04 Sedan - Rubbing with coupe 18s
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04 Sedan - Rubbing with coupe 18s (now with PICS)
Hey guys - so I recently bought a used 04 sedan and it came with stock 17s. The car drove good and had no issues.
So today I put coupe 18s (225/45/18 in the front, 245/45/18 in the back), and now everytime hit a bump I hear the tire hit the back fender . I dont think this should happen on stock suspension? How can I tell if the car was dropped? I mean it does it look low, but I am not sure. I pill post pics soon.
Passenger Rear:
Passenger Rear:
Driver Rear:
Driver Rear:
So today I put coupe 18s (225/45/18 in the front, 245/45/18 in the back), and now everytime hit a bump I hear the tire hit the back fender . I dont think this should happen on stock suspension? How can I tell if the car was dropped? I mean it does it look low, but I am not sure. I pill post pics soon.
Passenger Rear:
Passenger Rear:
Driver Rear:
Driver Rear:
Last edited by TripnG35; 08-03-2008 at 05:16 PM. Reason: add pictures
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Did any of you guys have your fenders rolled? I read in the forums that coupe 18s and 19s have a different offsett and requires to roll your fenders?
I guess i need to try rolling fenders or maybe go with 225 in the back. Currently whenever i hit a bump, I hear a horrible noise of the tire rubbing against the fender.
I guess i need to try rolling fenders or maybe go with 225 in the back. Currently whenever i hit a bump, I hear a horrible noise of the tire rubbing against the fender.
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The cross section width varies from tire to tire. The cross section width is the measurement of the tire width from the inner sidewall to the outer sidewall. Your tires appear to be pretty beefy.
For instance a Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R 245/45/18 has a section width of 9.6" while a Bridgestone Potenza RE050 245/45/18 has a section width of 9.9". Both have the same treadwidths and aspect ratios. I guess it is just depends on the design of the tire.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...p#sectionwidth
Tirerack also has the section widths spec'd for each tire.
That 0.3" is a big difference when you have very aggressive offsets. It could mean the difference of rubbing and no rubbing.
Also, you can take some painter's tape and tape the fender, drive around, and look at where it is hitting the fender (on the tape). It could be just a wee bit of rubbing. If that is the case you could take a dremel wheel and cut off just a little (if you are comfortable in doing that).
Otherwise just roll the fender, drop the car, and call it a day.
For instance a Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R 245/45/18 has a section width of 9.6" while a Bridgestone Potenza RE050 245/45/18 has a section width of 9.9". Both have the same treadwidths and aspect ratios. I guess it is just depends on the design of the tire.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...p#sectionwidth
Tirerack also has the section widths spec'd for each tire.
That 0.3" is a big difference when you have very aggressive offsets. It could mean the difference of rubbing and no rubbing.
Also, you can take some painter's tape and tape the fender, drive around, and look at where it is hitting the fender (on the tape). It could be just a wee bit of rubbing. If that is the case you could take a dremel wheel and cut off just a little (if you are comfortable in doing that).
Otherwise just roll the fender, drop the car, and call it a day.
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Originally Posted by TripnG35
Hey guys - so I recently bought a used 04 sedan and it came with stock 17s. The car drove good and had no issues.
So today I put coupe 18s (225 in the front, 245 in the back), and now everytime hit a bump I hear the tire hit the back fender . I dont think this should happen on stock suspension? How can I tell if the car was dropped? I mean it does it look low, but I am not sure. I pill post pics soon.
So today I put coupe 18s (225 in the front, 245 in the back), and now everytime hit a bump I hear the tire hit the back fender . I dont think this should happen on stock suspension? How can I tell if the car was dropped? I mean it does it look low, but I am not sure. I pill post pics soon.
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Originally Posted by TripnG35
Yea i think you are right. Where should I go from here? check out the suspension?