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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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different tire rub problem than ive seen on here!

hey guys, my car is not lowered and i have 18x10 rota grids, with a 20 offset...they are not rubbing on my fenders, they are rubbing on the very front of the fender wall when i turn a bit either way. Are there any tires that will not rub? even when i lower it about an inch?
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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Heat gun to heat up the fender liner and use the handle of a hammer to make room.
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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thanks for the input man, maybe ill do that. Does anyone know what tires wouldnt rub though without having to do this?
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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i know the 245/35/18 i had did not rub
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 12:40 PM
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Tire Size? May need stiffer springs.
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 03:10 PM
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im on the stock springs right now. not even lowered. its rubbing on the part of the finder liner closest to the front of the car. I was just looking for a brand of tire and size that wouldnt rub there, even if i lowered the car an inch
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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What size tires do you have? I some people have huge tires that don't rub and some have tires like 255's that do. It would help to know your current tire size.

And +1 on just heating up you fenderliner and adjusting a bit.
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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 07:52 PM
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Cool I'll probably have to do the heating the fender trick. I'm not sure my current tire size, but they are almost bald anyways so time for new ones. I'm just trying to find out if they are any tires that fit 18x10 +20 rota grids, without any rubbing on the fenders or the fender liners. Anyone had any luck with this?
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 09:37 AM
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I think with that width and offset fender modification cannot be avoided.
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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lame! anyone else have any input? thanks for the insight so far
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 07:35 PM
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With a 10 in wide wheel, I would just go with 275s and roll the back and heat up the fenderliner. It will look good. You shouldn't go lower than 265s on a 10 in wheel. I don't know if you can run those wheels without doing some modding to the body atleast a little bit.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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well thanks again for the input! does anyone know of a thread on how to do the heatgun and mod the front fender liner???
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