Wheel last week i had bought new wheels and tires. They are 18'' falkens. After a couple days, i had found that if i were taking a corner, and hit a slight bump, i would hear a rubbing sound. With passengers in the backseat, i would usually hear it just going around a corner. I stopped and checked it out, and there is about 1mm of the lip under the wheel well rubbing on the tire. What can i do about this? The amount it is actually rubbing is so minimal. Is there anyway i can move the wheels further to the middle of the car, anyway at all? Im stuck for idea. I was told to not grind the lip at all, nor roll the lip up because the paint will crack and rust. I was told maybe try stiffer springs, but i really dont want to spend money on springs if i dont even get to lower the car while im at it. Maybe something to do with the rotor or something? Any help and insight would be so much appreciated! I attached a low quality cell phone shot of the rear wheel.

Regards,
Adam

 

Roll it, if you do it right (get a pro-shop to do it) it won't crack or rust. You just have to be patient with it and use a heat gun to "soften" the paint... I have probably the equivalent tire size you have if not worse cause i had really bad rub in back. I rolled my fenders and they're fine now...

 

I took it to a shop, and they told me that it will crack the paint..
If i were to roll it, would i eventually be able to lower the car also?

 

Well depends on how much you lower it.. if you roll the lip it will crack a little, but not that much if you do it right. Also doesn't help that you live in colder climates. If you rub now, imagine being lowered, with or without the rolled lip you will rub a little i believe.

 

Well i was thinking, if i were to just get the lip rolled up, that would be a solution for the rubbing. If that solves my problem, would i be able to lower the car? If the paint does crack, is there anyway to stop it from cracking more, and rusting?

 

I really suggest you sell those rims and get some that fit. In the long run, the cost of rolling professionally plus potential risk of paint jobs/cracking, make it worth it in my opinion.

Example:

You bought rims for $1000
Sell for $600
Buy some that fit for $900
Net, you lost $300

Cost of rolling $200+???
potential problems with future rubbing and paint cracking/rust??

 

Agree....roll the lip.

Further...research what will fit properly on your car in the future before you buy!

 

The only way to fix cracking paint is to either repaint it.. or if you want to be cheap clear coat it? haha
You're better off selling the rims, getting the right offset (seems like that might be your problem by looking at the photo's the rims look like they stick out a lot..) or get smaller rims.

 

Also keep in mind that some tires have a different sidewall profile. Like for example Falken Ziex work fine on my rear end, but Federals and i believe some other brands rub, mainly because the Ziex have more of a "rolled" sidewall-to-ground shift... (aka no right angled tires haha) I run Federal summer performance and falken all season performance tires. Can't rotate my tires, but i don't mind.

 

Well to be honest, i know i will lose a lot on these rims. The amount it touches the lip of the body is so minimal, its like the width of a key..i really don't know why i wouldn't be able to take a dremel, then repaint it, then re clear coat it....it wont even be noticeable for the amount i want to take off.....or i could just roll it up, then if it does crack, sand the part, use touch up paint, and use the touch up clear coat.

I love the way these rims look...they are so aggressive because they are wider, and i love the way they grip, it would be such a shame to lose these

 

When i purchased the rims, we put in the computer my year and model, and i got the fitment size it said. Since the rims were on sale, they were a final sale...because i really didnt think a program designed for the sole purpose of sizing cars would be wrong.

What is the correct size?

 

what's the offset on those things?
You can cut it.. but if you cut it and start to rub your lip is 10x sharper now and won't rub, just gash... Keep that in mind when you're dremeling it. If you're not gonna sell it i'd suggest either a lower profile set of tires or a tire combo with less of a defined wall (more of a rounded sidewall). And roll it as well with the new tires, better to be safe than sorry.

 

Size = 18x8.0
Bolt Pattern = 5-114.3
Offset = 35mm
Center Bore = 73.2mm

Now that i think about it, i feel like kicking both the salesmen in the nuts. I love the way they look, i just want my car to be able to handle them with no damage. GRRR! Funny thing is, they wanted me to get 19s :S

 

These rims, with the tires on them, are exactly the same size as the stock rims i had, so I shouldn't have any change in height should I?

 

......man I hope SiRuS is reading this , he also got 18s.......good luck to the both of you ......