I just put on some 17's on my 4th gen Prelude. There's a grinding noise coming from my driver's side rear wheel. None of the other wheels make this grinding noise. Does anybody know what the wheel can be grinding against? The wheel size is 17x7...

 

is your car lowered?

what size are the tires?

i can imagine that it is rubbing either on the inner fender wall (slightly) or the fender plastic linings. if your offset and/or the tire size is too wide for your vehicle it can also be rubbing the suspension

 

^^^ Good advice from OP.

The most likely culprit is if you have the wrong tire size. For 17" wheels on your car, you should have 215/40-17 tires, and that size should not produce rubbing, as long as the wheels are the proper offset for your car.

If you have the right size tires, then your wheels probably have the wrong offset. I would suggest jacking up the car to see where the rubbing is occurring. If it's the suspension, you might be able to see where it rubs when you jack it up, without removing a wheel. Otherwise, take off the wheel/tire and look to see where it's rubbing (you should be able to find a spot on the wheel well, suspension, fender where any dirt/corrosion is worn off from the rubbing).

 

Yes my car is lowered 1.5" on Tokico Blues. The grinding noise went away, actually. Right after I put on my new rims, I drove the car with two people in it. I guess the added weight of the people was causing the tire to grind against something. When I drive by myself, it's perfectly fine.