need help with 90 civic si
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need help with 90 civic si
i have toxico shocks, eibach sprigns, and i just got some 16x7 rota grids with 205/45/16 and i can turn and all, but when i pull in somewhere and there is a dip, my tires hit the fenders just a little bit, what can i do? thanks in advance 
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Re: need help with 90 civic si (t3h WIN)
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You can get tires that are the proper size for your car, which means 205/40-16, not 205/45-16.
You can get tires that are the proper size for your car, which means 205/40-16, not 205/45-16.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by t3h WIN »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have seen people run 45's allday. </TD></TR></TABLE>
They can run the wrong size tires all day. And that wrong size can rub all day.
You increase the chances of rubbing when you use tires which are wider than stock or when you use tires whose outer diameter is larger than stock. It's even worse when you do both.
Fact number 1: Your car came from the factory with 185/60-14 tires.
Fact number 2: 205 treadwidth tires are 20 mm wider than stock.
Fact number 3: 205/45-16 tires are 2.3 percent larger in outer diameter than stock, which increases the chances of rubbing.
Fact number 4: 205/40-16 tires are 1.3 percent smaller in outer diameter than stock, which decreases the chances of rubbing.
Those are the facts, and that's why your tires are rubbing.
They can run the wrong size tires all day. And that wrong size can rub all day.
You increase the chances of rubbing when you use tires which are wider than stock or when you use tires whose outer diameter is larger than stock. It's even worse when you do both.
Fact number 1: Your car came from the factory with 185/60-14 tires.
Fact number 2: 205 treadwidth tires are 20 mm wider than stock.
Fact number 3: 205/45-16 tires are 2.3 percent larger in outer diameter than stock, which increases the chances of rubbing.
Fact number 4: 205/40-16 tires are 1.3 percent smaller in outer diameter than stock, which decreases the chances of rubbing.
Those are the facts, and that's why your tires are rubbing.
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