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post Dec 12, 2007 - 2:31 PM
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I have a 17" but recently got some fat donuts for a more smooth ride... The whole wheel fits perfectly inside the wheel well, the only problem is when i turn the wheel to the extreme, the back of the wheel will rub the plastic coverings. I can live with that, should be no problem right?

So today, I was going South on Rosemead Blvd onto the 180 degree ramp onto the 60 East fwy. In the middle of the ramp, there's a slight dip. I was prolly going around 30 ~ 40 (regular speed) on the ramp through that dip, and I heard a nasty rubber VS plastic scratch noise coming from the front. Seems like the outer corner of the tire is rubbing the plastic during the 180 turn, with the wheel depressed running over the dip.... if I keep doing that, the tires are like rubbing on the wheel-well like a eraser huh?

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Is there something I should do? like take out the plastics or something? Or no way to avoid it, just go slower? I see some BMWs and G35s have their wheels perfectly fit into the wheel well, how the hell do they turn that without rubbing?


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Posts in this topic
- tomazws   Rub problem   Dec 12, 2007 - 2:31 PM
- - 94celigts   Because the BMW's and other Sports Cars are En...   Dec 12, 2007 - 4:09 PM
- - playr158   put a proper sized tire on. I do NOT suggest cutt...   Dec 12, 2007 - 4:28 PM
- - Hanyo   i sugest getting a heat gun and try to bend the pl...   Dec 12, 2007 - 5:48 PM
|- - Celicam8   QUOTE(Hanyo @ Dec 12, 2007 - 5:48 PM...   Dec 12, 2007 - 8:14 PM
|- - tomazws   QUOTE(Celicam8 @ Dec 12, 2007 - 5:14...   Dec 14, 2007 - 4:01 PM
- - Celicam8   dont heat it up with a lighter.... heat it up with...   Dec 14, 2007 - 7:19 PM
- - elvasoshexai   wat size tires did u get?   Dec 14, 2007 - 7:21 PM
|- - tomazws   QUOTE(elvasoshexai @ Dec 14, 2007 - 4...   Dec 19, 2007 - 7:10 PM
- - Celicam8   first 4 words... I have a 17"   Dec 15, 2007 - 12:14 AM
- - elvasoshexai   there's more to tire size than just 17".....   Dec 15, 2007 - 12:41 AM
- - trdproven   Almost everyone here has at least 17" wheels....   Dec 16, 2007 - 12:10 AM
- - Celicam8   they might be wider and the rubber itself is fatte...   Dec 16, 2007 - 1:31 AM
- - tim86   mine rub every now and then and I have 215/45/17.....   Dec 16, 2007 - 5:17 AM
- - k-weaver   This all seems very interesting to me, I'm run...   Dec 16, 2007 - 11:16 PM
- - trdproven   Maybe its the plastic that is warped and rubbing t...   Dec 17, 2007 - 5:48 AM
- - tim86   probably is the plastic... I need to check mine ou...   Dec 19, 2007 - 9:42 AM
- - Batman722   I have the same size tires and had the same proble...   Dec 20, 2007 - 12:25 AM


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