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Nov 3, 2014 | 12:05 AM

felixlau

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Rubbing problem ... need advise

Brothers & Sisters,

Appreciate any advice and sharing of experiences as the rear left side is rubbing over bumps with 2 adults in the back...

Specs are as follows :

Rays VR G25
19x8.5 ET45
19x9.5 ET42
Goodyear AS2 Front - 225/35/19, Rear - 265/30/19
Lowered on HKS Max IV GT

Really want to keep the lowered look and in fact I want to lower the rear 5mm more.
Thinking of changing to 255 in place of the 265 for the rear.
Will it help ?

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Nov 3, 2014 | 12:32 AM

Fooz

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Mustn't be much in it, my wheels will sit in 3mm more but slightly wider tyres & no rubbing. 255's would definitely fix it I think.

Nov 3, 2014 | 02:06 AM

felixlau

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Fooz

Mustn't be much in it, my wheels will sit in 3mm more but slightly wider tyres & no rubbing. 255's would definitely fix it I think.

Does 19x9.5 ET42 vs 19x9.5 ET45 literally means 3mm difference ?
275 vs 265 , how much difference in mm ?

19x9.5 ET42 with 265/30 vs 19x9.5 ET45 with 275/30 , which is wider ??

I hate mathematics ...

Nov 3, 2014 | 02:26 AM

Fooz

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Quote:

Originally Posted by felixlau

Yep my rims would sit 3mm further inside the guard & the tread of the tyre 5mm out, but being different brands of tyre there wouldnt be a direct comparison.

Thats why I said there mustnt be much in it, maybe a mm?

Nov 3, 2014 | 06:16 AM

NVMarkus

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the 255 would help, you could also have your fender rolled... and it would probably be okay

Nov 3, 2014 | 07:07 PM

felixlau

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Sorry guys, after checking again, it is the front that rubbed

Thanks for the inputs, now I gotta deal with the front....

Nov 3, 2014 | 08:08 PM

Fooz

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Quote:

Originally Posted by felixlau

Sorry guys, after checking again, it is the front that rubbed

Thanks for the inputs, now I gotta deal with the front....

lol looking at your front offset it is probably rubbing on the inside of the wheel.

You need some 10 -15mm spacers.

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Nov 4, 2014 | 12:31 AM

xpandabl3

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This car' front and rear fenders are already rolled from factory except this one part at the front. With your ET45 at the front, you're simply hitting the inner liners. If you want to go any lower for rear, you will need 255 tire or thinner. This car's rear fender is a ***** to pull and the rear bumper support bracket needs to be grinded out as well.

And even when your tires clear the fender, doesn't mean your wheels will. I'm currently running 255/30/19 with 19x10.5 ET40 at the back and this gave me alot of headache to get the fender to work without major pulling.