I just recently purchased a 96 GSR that had aftermarket rims on it already. They are 17x7's with 215/50/R17 Khumo tires. Whenever I have more than two people in my car or simply take a turn faster than "grandma slow" my tires rub on the fenders. The car has stock shocks and springs. Does anyone know if the tire is too big or is it the whole rim and tire combo? the rim offset seems the same as stock rims ( just from eyeballing it).

 

Your new tires are almost an inch wider then your stock tires. That might have something to do with it?

And also... how many miles are on your suspension currently?

 

those tires are wayyy too big

 

and maybe your shocks are dead..does your car bounce a lot.. u know my buddy had that same problem with is car but he did weight over 300 pounds..aha.

 

woooooowWWW

you might wanna downsize there lol, unless you actually like off proportion rims there (imo 17s too big for a teg)

well heres what you can do if you want to stick w/ the same wheels

-hammer subframe
-roll fenders

 

try getting smaller tires

 

Yup. The tires are too big - they're MONSTERS, over two full inches (almost 9 percent) larger in diameter than your stock tires! They're also causing your speedometer and odometer to read lower than actual by that same 9 percent. Sell them and get the proper size tires for your car - for 17" wheels, that's 205/40-17 - and you shouldn't have any problems with rubbing or with the accuracy of your gauges.

Here, look at the outer diameter of the tire sizes and see for yourself:

195/55-15: 23.44" (stock)

215/50-17: 25.46"

205/40-17: 23.46"

 

Yeah, I looked into it and after reading the replies i decided to get a set of 205/40-17 Yoko's. thanks for the input.

 

tires are too big. go smaller and roll the fenders