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Old 10-23-13, 08:22 AM
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Recently got new wheels on and it rubs slightly when I go over bumps. Is this common? I have 19" cv3s with 235/35 in the front and 265/30 in the rear. Is there any solution to the rubbing and will it affect the tires if I continue to drive like this.

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Also I am lowered on Megan coils. My mechanic told me I would have to raise a good inch to even cure it. I have a half finger gap.
Old 10-23-13, 09:23 AM
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what are the rest of your specs? offsets, and widths...

and I'm currently on 20's but I have narrower tires; however, my offsets are also probably slightly lower than the vossens so based off that I'd say we are about similar and you are most likely just rubbing on the fender liner. If that's the case, you're fine. You can rub on that all day until it just burns off. Your tires won't be majorly affected.. at least nothing you'll be able to spot with your naked eye.

If you are rubbing on your fender than that's a different story..
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roll your fenders problem solved
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It's most likely your fender liner. Like RVCAis250 said, either deal with the rubbing and let the plastic burn off on its own, or use a heat gun and push back parts of the liner that are sticking out and cut the liner where you are rubbing the worst. A fender roll would be good too.
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Off sets are 32 front 38 rear, 8.5 front 10 rear, it is the fender liner I am rubbing on. My main concern is will the rubbing affect tread life?
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Originally Posted by Icy350
Off sets are 32 front 38 rear, 8.5 front 10 rear, it is the fender liner I am rubbing on. My main concern is will the rubbing affect tread life?
no it will not.
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if youre rubbing RUBBER tires on a PLASTIC fender liner? no, it will not affect your tire life.
if anything, eventually the TIRES will wear a hole in the plastic liner
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