DK668

Ok, so I went to lower my car 1.5" with Megan Racing springs few days ago, and put in some 17" with 215/45/17 tires.
The passenger's rear wheel rubs ALOT, against the fender.
I can see that it's sort of sticking out a bit and hits the fender, but all 3 other wheels are perfectly fine, even with little bumps and holes.
The right side will rub even on some minor slanted roads, left turns, etc.

I have a camber kit and have alignment done by honda already. It still has the same problem. I went back to the garage where i had it installed and they said it's the wheels that are too big. But I'm not sure if that's really the reason, since all the rest are fine.

So I need some input quick on how to get this fixed asap, because it's driving me insane, and rubbing so much today that i just want to leave the car on the side of the road lol.

Thanks for all the input and info!

bbarbulo

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those tires are too big, should have 215/40/17 I think? Mike may be able to shed more light on that.

DK668

really .. I mean if both the rear one rubs, or more than one rubs, i'll say it's too big .. but it's only 1 tire that rubs ... thanks though!

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

well if you have a camber kit, perhaps that wheel could use a lil more camber to clear the fender as it compresses. so you could prolly make it fit, but I still think your tires are too big. what's the stock tire size?

DK668

Stock wheel size is 185/70/14.
I checked with hdave and he has 1.7" drop, exact same car and size of tires, but has no problem at all. He told me he even had the car full of people and still wont rub.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

well, that tire size is a lil bigger than stock. again, try to dial in a lil more camber in the back.

DK668

Hmm .. I guess I'll give it a try then.
I asked the garage people to do it for me, but they dont want to touch it because i had an alignment, they dont want to ruin it.
They said its the best it can be .. so i guess i should touch it?

slowek4ever

u have a 04 civic??215/45/17 tires should be fine with a 1.5 drop....

u should check if the shocks are still good

try adjust the camber or take it out and see if it's any better

hope that helps

btw which body shop did u go to???they let u out with all the rubbing???that's not soo good

imported_damdam

everything should work fine....just double check...

imported_hdave

should be working fine
my guess is camber on the rear just needs to be adjusted in a little bit

i got 215/45/17 with approx 1.7" drop and no rubbing issues, even with over 700lbs of ppl in the rear

imported_eurojrak

should be fine bro

i have exact same dimensions

1.6 drop approx...teins

exact same tire size
had rubbing issues only at front..wheel well..did alignment ..no more rubbing...

since u did all u can do...im not sure..but id go with the camber kit problem.....i dont think u even need a camber kit with that drop...i dont and its fine

others usually say around 2" drop u need camber

tires should be 40...but mine are fine at 45

urs should be fine too especilly at back

one more thing..if u put springs on stocks....one side could of settled in more than the other

DK668

^^^
you mean thats the problem??
It settled more on one side??
It's been happening right after i got home from installing though .. not even settled ..

Or are you saying there might be problem later on??

imported_eurojrak

ya thats wierd then..no it takes a bit before they settle in
never mind that then

ummm..are u sure its rubbing....

check others things out...like this one guy today who put rims on and tires...but he didnt have it lowered...he thought it was the rotars making so much noice in the back..but it was some link(which i forget the name of) in the back where the bushings are...only one side

thats an example

so check aroun the tires..hoist it up...compare both end sides

other than that..im out of suggestions

DK668

Yeah man .. it's some serious rubbing ..
Rubber are peeling off on the edge lol ..

Thanks though, appreciate your help!

imported_hdave

hey dixon. try to take off the rear wheel thats rubbing and adjust the camber kit yourself.
make the camber arm a bit shorter and see if that works

not sure if itll work but i think it should

DK668

^^^ Yeah man, i went to the shop and they did it for me.
Now it's not rubbing at all!

Thanks for all the ideas!

Thread can be closed now.

imported_damdam

which shop???

imported_99CivicSiR

Im having the exact same issue, I just got 215/35/18 on my SIR with a 2.25" drop, and the rears are rubbing against the fender. Is there a way I can make the rims tuck into the wheel well, so it doesnt rub anymore ?