ok well i traded my wheels for some 17s, cuz well kinda goin for showcar.

but anyways . the tires on my 16s were 205/35/16 and the tires on these 17s are 205/40/17 so yeh they rub like crazy especially cuz my car is dumped.
so can i cut out my fender wells or what. will it weakin the unibody?

 

check this bro
i am sitting on 205/40/17

at the moment the only thing i can tell u is
maybe something is wrong with ur ****
cause i only got rubbing in the rear when i had blown shocks and or to much weight

but be sides that nothing it rides coo

unless u got cut coils or cheap coil overs???


all i can tell u is everything is coo on ur ride then roll the fenders cuz it shouldn't

And what is this
205/35 series????

never heard of that
who makes them???

 

the 205 35 16s i had where hankook ventus tires. maddd nice too. the ones on the 17s are kumho ecsta and i hatee them so much.

thats how low i have it, made it lower in the front today. i dont hit the lip of the fender i hit up in the fender well, it rubs up in there i went around a curve like 40 for a bit and my tire was smoking cuz of the fenderwell.

 

so does anyone have anything they could tell me about cutting the fenderwell out so my tires dont hit it. i dont really want to raise my car up for daily driving. i might a little but i like it as low as i can get it.

 

okay id ur shocks fine

not blown

and well what u running coil overs or what???

 

yeh my shocks are fine and they are 89 accord shocks in the front and still have the stocks in the back and ive got some skunk2 coilovers w/ 2 coil cut off the back.

 

cut out the part of the fender well that is bothering you, form a metal plate in place of it that wont touch your tire, and have it welded in.

 

What's your wheel offsets? Maybe that's where your rubbing problem can be cured.

 

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thats how low i have it, made it lower in the front today. i dont hit the lip of the fender i hit up in the fender well, it rubs up in there i went around a curve like 40 for a bit and my tire was smoking cuz of the fenderwell.
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^^ your suspension isn't stiff enough.
i have 215/35/18's on my 90Si hatch and no rub. you could always grind out a little bit of your fender lip. i'm guessing that the edge/sidewall of the tire is rubbing rite? and also, if you have a camber kit that might be a problem.

 

actually i think the offset is part of the problem. i think ill just try to hit it w/ a sledgehammer or something and bend it up cuz theres only 2 parts that rub and arnt that big.

 

Yeah cut them out and just raise them up a couple inches. If you have access to a welder it wouldnt be too difficult.

Yager-

 

probably too low offset.....

 

highest i would go onany hatch 88-00 is 15 inch
thats just me though

 

yeh i understand why some of you would only go 15's but i like the look of bigger wheels. pretty sure the offset is +42. if it was a little lower offset then im sure it wouldnt rub, but it would probably rip off my fender panel itself.

i bought a grinder yesterday so ill try cutting out the parts that rubs.