juruki

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Hey, anyone else used the Eibach prokit to lower the car? I did and theres a little rubbing going on. Anyone else get this? im planning on getting 19's but im rubbing with my stock tires on any suggestions?

juruki

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oh, 1 more question. I just got the HKS super drager intalled and my friend that has a 2002 TL wants my muffles. Will they fit?

Allout

No problems here. I've got the Comptech/Eibach springs in and I'm running 03 CL-S wheels w/ 235/45-17 Toyo T1-S. No rubbing issues at all. I do have my struts dialed up pretty stiff though.

mattg

i don't understand how you could be rubbing.


i ran 235/40-17's on stocks with H&R race springs (2.2"drop) + koni's on the lower perch. that = 3" drop.

never rubbed, ever.

Allout

He says stock tires but doesn't specify stock wheels I agree - if everything else is stock, it shouldn't rub unless there's something else going on.

ghost_masterCL

yeah. it could be a bent perch-shaft housing?

fuzzy02CLS

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Stock rims should not rub ever with stock size tires. Maybe your shocks are gone? Something bent, or you have a freak of a car.

juruki

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well my tires are 215/50/17 could that be a reason??

juruki

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I have 215/50/17 Ventus HR2 tires and they rub against my fender... Whats the tire size i need to use? like the range. Plz help me

RaviNJCLs

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Those should be fine. That's the stock size for the CL-s. Here is the spec page for the CL.

http://www.acura.com/preowned/modlib...=CL&txtYear=01

Red-CL

What kinda drop do you have?

That is the stock tire size.

juruki

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hmmm, what could be wrong? Its killing me, I asked in another post and they say i can't be rubbing but i am. Should i take it to the dealer and get it checked out? Btw, i have Eibach pro kits and a pretty big system in my trunk (if that makes a difference).

juruki

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In tire size wut does 215 mean? what does 50 mean?

mattg

215 is the width in millimeters. 50 means the sidewall height is 50% of the width.

RaviNJCLs

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edit....what MattG said.

The 215 is the width of the tire from sidewall to sidewall. The 50 is the aspect ratio, whis is a ratio of height to width. So the height of a 50 series tire is 50% of the width.

You drop may be too low, and with the system, could be causing it to rub.

mattg

can you try to keep this to one thread? i'm going to merge this into the other thread.

Edward'TLS

Your new tires may have a wider tread face than stock.

Different models of tires, even from the same tire company, have different tread width even if they are all labelled 215. Some have rounder shoulders, and some have squarer ones. Just go to a tire store and line up a few models of 215 tires side by side. I have seen the narrowest and the widest can differ by 1/2 an inch in tread width.

mattg

are you only rubbing in the back?

juruki

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I rub in the front too, when i turn the steering wheel all the way

DarkSithCL

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sounds like the tire sidewalls are too wide, esp if you rub when you turn...the system in the back does not explain the problem comletely...

Any pics?

what brand are the tires?

juruki

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the tires are Ventus HR2, ill take some pics and post them soon

rondog

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If you have stock wheels and those sized tires, with a drop, it might be the bumpstop you are hitting, not really the fender rubbing on the wheel. There are a ton of guys running slammed cars with stock wheels and 225-235/45/17 tires. I personally am running 235/35/19 tires on RonJon Wheels 19" x 7.5", 50mm offset slammed on coilovers, barely 1 finger gap, never rubbing. Also, if you are too low, it might be scrapijng that is making the noise, not wheel rubbing.