tires = 205/50/15
tiens 1.5 lowering springs...

the tires have a rubbing sound when driving, but when i look under the car, turn wheels all the way each way, nothing is touching.... any ideas here?

 

shouldn't be rubbing at all.

what rims and offset?

 

x2

 

stock rims, offset dont know

 

how old are the tires? how long have the springs been on the stock struts?

 

could be the shocks are shot!

 

true shocks could be gone, always best to use a camber kit and aftermarket shocks and struts even when only lowering 1.5 inches. saves tires, and shocks in the long run.

 

i dont think so otherwise the car would be very bouncy

 

not necessarily

 

Lift car and look so you can be sure

 

how's the weather down there? 205/50-15 tires are way smaller than the stock size 195/60-15's.

the guys are right, you should not rub tires with stock rims unless you have some of those hella flush wheel spacers to kick the wheels out....when you say a "rubbing sound"....whats that? most tire rubbing sounds are like sticking something rubber into a fan....Is that what it sounds like?

 

yes thats the sound... the only thing I can think of is on turns o gign high speed the car lowers down more causing to rub.. guess it would make sense if the shocks are blown

 

shocks control the springs, the springs hold up the car....ether way, with tires that are almost a inch shorter that stock and stock ep rims, there is no way you should rub....you need to find out where that noise is comming from.....is it comming from the ft or rear? Then look at your tires and find out where its rubbing( inside or outside of the tire)...then look at the car and find where the tire is rubbing( there should be marks)....let us know where the rubbing noise is comming from.....

My interwed guess without looking at the car would be a couple of things...
1) could be a wheelwell liner is missing some of those little plastic clips and hanging kinda low in the wheelwell.
2) could be one or more ripped compliance bushings and this is allowing a lca to flop aroundunder corning load.
3) could be a really shot wheel bearing or lower balljoint....