MiniRX7

Hi, i just installed Konig Rated R's with Goodyear 215/40/17 tires on my girlfriends car..

She has stock shocks on Eibach Sportlines..

Problem is that it rubs like crazy on the fender..

Do you guys have problems with this size? i am not sure of the offset..

How much does it cost to roll the fenders... HELP!!

ED

Cantonagod

I have 205 40 17 and I don't rub but I am at the limit. It is probably the width that is the big problem.

Jugglez

yeah the offset is 40 on the 17x7's... you should be fine with a 205/40/17 tire....

or take a baseball bat and go to town.

MiniRX7

$hit,

On the website Konig website, it says it fits 215/40/17 on civics!

It rubs on turns, it rubs on bumps, and their is alreayd wear on the fender..

Is it hard to roll the fenders?? Or should i get a body shop to do it?? and if so how much does it cost?? If not i have to get rid of the rims and rubber..

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ED

Jugglez

roll them yourself... take a baseball and go ape ****

http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-ar...rticle_id=3511

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Jugglez

same article, diffeernt site

[1sL0CiviC]

Take it to a shop to roll it.........i wouldnt want paint cracking on me, unless i was expecting a new paint job soon.

Look at your rear tires, there is no way that you have enough clearance for the wheels to be tucked while going over a bump

I have 215 rubber on my 17's and they are and look wide, but it's hell if your lowered ( unless you've rolled the fenders ).

Their is a post somewhere i believe that 94EG6HB posted containing a link to a site that takes you through all the steps involved in rolling the "lip" using a baseball bat?



G'luck

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edit: make that 4
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StewPiddass

Sure! great idea unless you have a 1/2" of gap...anyone got a 1/2" baseball bat?!? Mine rub like a bugger too and they're 205-40-17, 215 is too wide for a Civic... I either need narrower rims or a higher offset...or both.

cibs

Jack your car up, i'm sure you'll have enough clearance then, and i have 205/40/17 i'm lowered too and i haven't rubbed even once, i only had that problem on the 5th gen hatch, but now with the 6th gen coupe it's not a problem, i think it's the 215's that make it rub because my 205 are at the limit i think, when the tire tucks under for a bump or whatever there's like 2 mm of space between the tire and the edge of the fender, if i had 215's i'd rub for sure....

1niceSi

first thing get rid of those 215 tires...i can only imagine how bad the rubbing is. change to a 205 tire, that should eliminate some the rubbing, if not all of it.

also, it could be that your is too low with sportlines. SilverSiG who also has a 6th has 205/40/17 but he has the prokits and he's to the limit. you must be tucking if you have sportlines.

first change the tires and then maybe the springs to a spring that doesn't lower the car as much. you won't have to return the rims, but you'll have to get rid of those 215 tires.

cee_mon

What is the rims size? 17x7 or 17x7.5
Did you buy the rims from a shop?

I was even rubbing with 16x7.5 with 205/45/16 and i was lowered 1.8 on a 95 coupe. I think you might have to get a different set of rims.

MiniRX7

Thanks, we bought the rims off a friend, but we are going to give the rims back, the rubbing is really bad!!!!

I hope this doesn't happen on my maxima, i am lowering it next year and getting 19" rims...

ED

illmatic_si

ED,
wussup its yasser from down the street!!

A friend of mine has sportlines on his 99 si, he's got 17's 40mm offset with 205/40/17 tires. he also has a camber kit on the front and did the 'washer trick' on his rear wheels.. so all 4 wheels are straight. he gets rubbing on the front wheels during u-turns and such.

I have 16x7's, 40mm offset with 205/45/16 tires on my 98 si, also with sportlines and had some rubbing in the front for 2 weeks, but after getting an alignment it stopped. switching to 205/40 tomorrow

if you want to stick with those rims, you'll be safe (minimal rubbing) with 205/40's... lates!!

MiniRX7

Whassup Yassir!!

Haven't seen you in a while considering you are my goddamn neighbour..

I aam trying to get our neighbour (lives in front of me) to get away from the 03 Accord V6 and get a damn NISSAN MAXIMA!!

He is going to test drive it this week.. Hopefully we will get more nissans on the block as opposed to hondas!! LOL

Anyhow, i gave teh rims back!! We decided to buy winter tires for both her car and mine... oh well.. Looks like black steelies for me!

ED