Okay so i just bought some kyb agx shocks and h&r race springs for my em1 and the drop is way too low!! my tires rub the wheel well bad when i turn. i didnt think they were supposed to be that low. could my tires be too big? cuz they are real bolky for stock wheels. should i just buy the sport springs and swap them out or did i install something wrong? PLEASE HELP I NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO SCHOOL AND WORK!!

 

what size rims are you running? so you still have the 15 in SI's on it? what is the drop suppose to be with those springs? perhaps you purchased the wrongs springs and or struts maybe?

 

the h&r race tucks tire, as i've read, on em1

 

yeah hr race slams the car and tucks the tires, you need 195-50-15 if you dont already have them and if you still rub cut some fender, but usually hr race with 195-50-15 does not rub...

 

i just went from sportlines to the h&r's and it's not tuckin or anything with the stock del sol 14's. the h&r's are atleast another 1/2" to the drop though, i go a set of eibachs for sale if you want somethin just a ted higher

 

is it just rubbing on the inner fender? this is the first time i have ever heard of someone complaining about being too low.

 

Wait... So is it rubing from the front or rear?

 

1. what size tire?
2. rubbing on the inside, or outside of tire?
3.^^ what he said.

 

my tires must be too big cuz im pretty sure they are like 195-60-15. yeah when i turn the wheel the tire rubs hard core on the wheel well im assuming. The sound is very distinct as if it was on the plastic not on the acutal fender. its just in the front and i put the shocks on the stiffest setting to prevent more rubbing but even when i hit bumps my front tires bounce up and rub on the wheel wells. im pretty sure my back tires are doing pretty good through all this. Lower tires seem to be the trick but i just bought the suspension so i cant just pull that out of my ***.

 

You did put the thicker springs in the front, right?

 

haha yeah they were labeled. im pretty sure i installed everything right.

 

post a picture of the car on the H&R

 

yeah your 195/60-15" is too big

195/55-15" is what it should be for a 97-00 Civic

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1188922

 

thanks but does anyone know if the 55's will not rub? there is a set of blades for sell on a local forum and they are 55's but im still iffy. ill look for some 50's and see what happens or maybe some hx for now. thanks guys

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bpr0422 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah your 195/60-15" is too big

195/55-15" is what it should be for a 97-00 Civic

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1188922</TD></TR></TABLE>

ehhh, not really, 195/55/15 is the stock em1 size, most people run 195/50/15

 

okay thats what im looking for on a local forum

 

Why not run 205/150/15? Do you have a pic of the height?

 

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that tire is still smaller than what he is running now...

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don't you mean 205/50-15 thats a wider tire...

imo, before you run anything.. check out the wheel and tire section...

read this: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1188922

and follow the links to the tire size calculators...
going +/- 3% in size from oem, isn't recommended.. messes up your speedo, and braking performance.

 

like bpro422 and everyone else, you're going to have to go down the the height. with the 60 you're getting a bubble/bulging effect. which in turn is giving you that rubbing when you hit bumps. 55 is stock and well make your tire more rounded. 50 would be even better. you could run 205 but you run the chance that your square out your tire, and you might need to roll your fender. so if you go with a 195/50, you'll have a nice rounded off tire and you might not have to roll your fender.

on another note, you could get/buy if you have the money to adjust your camber. if what your saying is that it's only really rubbing the inside, a little less camber well cure this too.

 

I run H&R springs on my EM1 with 17" wheels, i have 205/40/17 tires but the wheels have a 37mm offset. no rubbing to report so far, so i think it could be your tires. It is very low though

 

you probaly going to have to get new tires... im running 195/50/15 on my set up and im hella low and i dont have any rubbing issues

 

alright so i will be getting new tires for sure then. but anyone have any suggestions until i cal get them. i have some oem integra wheels but the tires have like 0 tread left haha anything i can do until then. just try not to turn sharp?

 

bump

 

pretty much, HR Race springs tuck sick, especially with stock struts. i had them on with 205/50/15 tires, i rubbed on full turn sometimes, but i had a blown strut too, your tires are probly stock, so there too fat. replace with 195/50 and youll be BUTTA!