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slight scrapage on heavy corners-need advice!

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Old 12-19-11, 07:42 PM
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Default slight scrapage on heavy corners-need advice!

Hi can anyone gimme some advice, i just put these rims on my is300 and dumped the car on Tein Comfort sports. have had the guards rolled and fully lipped so there isnt any scraping of the tyre on the guards unless i hit a heavy corner but only slightly on the front.
Anyone got advice to what i should do to erase scrapage.
smaller tyres?
camber kit?
??
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Front 19x 8.5 +38 offset 235/35R19
rear 19x 8.5 +38 offset 265/30R19

** had rims machined back 5ml so changes that offset
suss the photo

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Old 12-19-11, 08:07 PM
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I get that too occasionally, I'm running the same size wheels & tires up front.
I had my fenders pulled a bit, and I still get scrapes on hard corners.
My trick is... I just don't take hard corners.....
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Old 12-20-11, 08:24 AM
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you may have to run a 225 tire up front
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