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Old Jul 13, 2003 | 04:54 PM
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im rubbing any ideas?

on my 93 rx7 I have a set of 18x9.5 wheels with yokohama avs sport 275/35 18's. on flat roads im fine but when I hit a bump Im rubbing the quarter BARELY. I have the eibach drop kit with stock shocks for now, any ideas? I have a set of (4) kyb gas shocks on the way because I wasnt sure if that would help, let me know asap
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Old Jul 13, 2003 | 05:35 PM
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What's the offset of the wheels? That tire size is way too tall for the fronts. At most, you should be running a 265/35 and that will still rub if the offset isn't high enough. Running stiffer shocks and sway bars will also help.
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Old Jul 13, 2003 | 06:47 PM
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The stiffer shocks will help, may not completely eliminate the problem tho.
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Old Jul 13, 2003 | 06:53 PM
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275/35/18 is way too tall. You gotta go to a shorter overall diameter.
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Old Jul 13, 2003 | 07:27 PM
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I should point out that the frots are 18x8 and they arent rubbing only the rear are rubbing
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Old Jul 13, 2003 | 08:11 PM
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I run 285/30/18 on my 18x 9.5 Volks out back with a +40 offset. Never rubbed. I have problems with my fronts though.
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Old Jul 13, 2003 | 09:13 PM
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damn, I bet its the damn shocks, they are original, I never noticed that it rubbed that bad before and it seems like its getting worse, ill figure it out
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