My tires are tucking but rubbing on turns. Running 195/55/15 now, would 195/50/15 help much?

 

what year and model car do u have and what is your rim width, offset?

 

stock si rims on a 00 civic cp

 

only thing i can think of is that your ride height is too low or maybe you have a blown shock that is giving you too much play in your suspension and causing you to slightly bottom out? bad camber, toe ?

do u notice any cupping on your tires?

195/55-15 should be the correct size for your car.

 

I know of someone running the same setup as you, he threw on some 195/50's and took fender liners out. hes also tucking all 4 tires.

 

Not a problem bottoming out, just the rubbing when turning. when he switched to 195/50 it took care of the rubbing or helped? Already took out the lining. Checking to see if it's worth it to switch

Also just checked and there is little bit of rubbin on the inside of the fender on both sides of the UCA


Modified by accorkie at 12:23 AM 5/27/2007

 

195/55-15 is the right tire size for your car. If the tires are rubbing, the problem is that the offset of your wheels is wrong (too high a number if they're rubbing on the inside, too low a number if they're rubbing on the outside). If they're rubbing on the inside, one way to fix it is to get spacers (and possibly extended lugs) to move them out. But the best way to deal with the problem is to sell the rims and get ones with the proper offset for your car, rather than compounding your problems by getting the wrong size tires for your wrong offset rims.

 

If you like your wheels go with 195/50R-15 tire size and that will definitely solve the problem.....


Modified by l2al3l3it at 12:54 AM 6/2/2007

 

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i dont believe that size exists

 

sorry 195/50R-15 like stated in his question.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by l2al3l3it &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> If you like your wheels go with 195/50R-15 tire size and that will definitely solve the problem.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

Using the wrong tire size to fix wheels that have the wrong offset is a really half-assed way to go. When you compound one problem by adding another problem to fix it, you're likely to encounter even more problems.

Get the right offset wheels, and the right size tires.

 

..or just lift the car up a bit :shrugs:

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Opossum Jenkins &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">..or just lift the car up a bit :shrugs:</TD></TR></TABLE>

doesn't look as good :shrugs:

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Opossum Jenkins &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">..or just lift the car up a bit :shrugs:</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not necessarily. You can lower the car quite a bit and still use the proper size tires. But if you have wheels with the wrong offset, so they position the tire where there's less clearance, then you may very well find that they rub even if you try using wrong-sized tires. Most cases of rubbing are caused by improper offset, more so than excessive lowering.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Not necessarily...........
</TD></TR></TABLE> trust me ken..i know all there is to know about offset but these are oem rims that should fit perfectly on the vehicle.... lowered or not. why would u have to run spacers on oem rims?

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doesn't look as good :shrugs:</TD></TR></TABLE>

i didnt say go 4x4 stance or stock but dang, how low do u need it? seriously? i have been around imports for almost 15 yrs now and i never heard of anyone having trouble rolling oem rims .. dumped or even slightly tucked.

i guess u guys just think about looks first over the way the car functions. whatever.. u guys can learn the hard way.

remove the inner plastics or cut them like ken said because going lower profile is going to be a big waste for rims that should fit w/o mods

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Opossum Jenkins &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> trust me ken..i know all there is to know about offset but these are oem rims that should fit perfectly on the vehicle.... lowered or not. why would u have to run spacers on oem rims? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sorry, I overlooked the part about the rims being stock Civic rims. Taking that into account, you're correct.