16" JDM tires rubbing

[Karl]

when do the tyres rub?

full lock only? or whilst driving?

what does it sound like when it rubs?

Full lock.. not sure about when driving.. Also above the wheel.. So they be from bumps of somthing i guess!!

[Karl]

what condition are your lower control arm bushes in?

what about your steering rods?

what does the 'shake test' tell you?

Every things seemd good.. The shake test.. Very stiff.. Very hard suspension.. No bouncing..

[Karl]

hmm that looks like a tein spring , can you check could be just too low. im running 205 45 16 (yep under rated) on hrv rim with stock springs , shock and buddy club camber kit, no rubbing.

The shock's looked new.. so the springs may have been changed!! how could i tell!

[tinkerbell]

nah - they look like ITR springs to me...

[tinkerbell]

what tyres are on the rims that rub?

what does it sound like when it rubs?

[Karl]

there were 215 45 16 name bridgestone Playz.. sound.. i could only hear it on full look.. Like a rubbing noise.. there no knocking noise or any thing!

[KEVSY]

The shock's looked new.. so the springs may have been changed!! how could i tell!

springs have a green colour (same as tein ) sleeved drk brown at the top

[tinkerbell]

there were 215 45 16 name bridgestone Playz.. sound.. i could only hear it on full look.. Like a rubbing noise.. there no knocking noise or any thing!

hmm, so not ultrawide like semi slicks then.

if it is only on full lock, i doubt you are alone - mine rub on full lock too!

(i have 205/50R16's)

and *sometimes* on big pot holes the tyre hits the 'roof' of the wheel arch... but this hardly ever happens - except on The Lakes Way for example...

[michaelz]

I run 205/50/16 and haven't had rubbing issues. Haven't ran 215/45 yet mainly because they're a harder size to get and demand a premium over your regular 205s.

[Karl]

Ok i have a idea.. I have 205/50/16 on the back.. i could switch them front to back and see if they rub.. But the rubbing got pretty bad with the 215/45/16...
Ill let you guy no how i go!!

[Karl]

To add if i go and buy 205/45/16 what tyre do you guys recomond for around the 200 buck mark...

[anzai]

i was running hancock k105 205/50r16 lowered on bc coilovers 6k/4k, was rubbing like crazy at the roof and on full lock

was contemplating changing to stiffer springs but decided to change to lower tyre profile, got ku31 205/45r16 legal load rating 87v and rubbing is full gone.

i think the stiffer side wall of these new tyres helped

karl i got the ku31's for 165 apiece in melbourne, i was told they go for like 100bux in sydney, i ran ku31 on my last 2 cars and have nothing but good experiences with them

[Karl]

Thanks heaps mate..

[Karl]

Getting them for 150 each.. Also what you guys recommend for the rear camber??? How much negative you guys think!!

[Karl]

to add got them on.. and 1/2 degree camber!! all round.. hasn't rubbed yet.. need a night drive to see how it goes under pressure!!!