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Old 06-05-11, 03:22 AM
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+22 is not the right offset for people who want to avoid rub. That's the price for looking good, unfortunately. Your best option is stretched tires.
Old 06-05-11, 03:34 AM
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I have the exact specs, except for a 255 rear and I don't rub.
Old 06-05-11, 04:15 AM
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very nice drop!
Old 06-05-11, 05:13 AM
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The car looks good, I had those size and offset before and all I did was shaved the rear, cut the tab up front and rolled the fender. Although the front fender liner is basically gone, but that's normal for people who are low and runing the same size and offset. So in other words if you're rubbing from your fender liner, it's normal and will eventually stop.
Old 06-05-11, 07:18 AM
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looks great!
Old 06-05-11, 09:24 AM
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looks sweet
Old 06-05-11, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
Looks really clean! Love the look.

Is that a streak through dirt/dust in the last pic? or that some sort of damage? I cant figure it out lol
Haha I haven't washed my car for awhile so it is a streak of dust smeared off when the coils were being put on.

Originally Posted by koksik
Im running on 19x9 +30 on 215/35 and 19x10 +25 on 235/35 and I dont have any rubbing tires. Of course I shaved rear fenders.
im having most of my rubbing problems in the front. the rears dont rub TOO bad. its the front that is making the most noise on bumps on the freeway. its a pretty nasty sound and my tires now have marking all on the outside.

Originally Posted by datplayaz
The car looks good, I had those size and offset before and all I did was shaved the rear, cut the tab up front and rolled the fender. Although the front fender liner is basically gone, but that's normal for people who are low and runing the same size and offset. So in other words if you're rubbing from your fender liner, it's normal and will eventually stop.
im praying it stops. were u running on the hardest damping setting?
Old 06-05-11, 04:19 PM
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just did some more work on my fenders and it stopped most of all my rubbing. hopefully i can go a little lower now.
Old 06-05-11, 04:38 PM
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you're probably rubbing on the fender liner. just take a heat gun directly to the liner and push the liner up against the actual body of the car. (use a rock or something other than your hand).

There is also a piece of metal behind the fender liner that potrudes obnoxiously, if you continously rub it will become apparent where this is. I just cut my fender liner where the problem area was and blasted down the metal to allow for a few more mm of clearance. hope this helps. looks good.
Old 06-05-11, 05:09 PM
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wow that drop looks awesome!
Old 06-05-11, 10:37 PM
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it's probably the fender tab that is doing wonders for your tires. you'll need to take care of those.

speaking from experience, the rubbing won't go away w/ those offset of wheels, but the best you can do is minimize it.
Old 06-05-11, 10:51 PM
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man, you are brave driving around So.Cal. like that, lol
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Originally Posted by projectdna
it's probably the fender tab that is doing wonders for your tires. you'll need to take care of those.

speaking from experience, the rubbing won't go away w/ those offset of wheels, but the best you can do is minimize it.
yea we did some work and moved the fender tabs and also cut some metal out. stopped most of the rubbing and hopefully i can go a little bit lower.

Originally Posted by norapat01
man, you are brave driving around So.Cal. like that, lol
yea the freeways are not great to my car. ive been driving really slow lately. lol.
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