Tires rubbing! Help! - Honda Prelude Forum

2kpreludewhite · 09-11-2010, 06:45 PM

I just bought new rims and tires and when there are people in my backseat the rear wheels rub on the fenders when i make sharp turns. The rims are 17x7.5 and the tires are 215/45/17. The driver side is much worse than the passenger side, so im thinking it may be a shock/strut going out causing it to dip too much, and im getting coilovers soon anyway. Any help? And no i cant return the tires for smaller ones lol thanks.

indylude18 · 09-11-2010, 07:06 PM

What is the offset of the new wheels?

2kpreludewhite · 09-11-2010, 07:15 PM

Offset is 45, they are drag dr34's

indylude18 · 09-11-2010, 07:37 PM

You are at stock ride height? They should fit without any problems...

Blown shocks usually won't cause rubbing, but worn out springs can.

2kpreludewhite · 09-11-2010, 07:45 PM

Yes the suspension is all stock.

skyyskyy · 09-11-2010, 08:44 PM

Is it rubbing the plastic guard inside the fender or do you have burn marks on the sides of the tires from the lip of the fender?

2kpreludewhite · 09-11-2010, 08:54 PM

yea i just looked and think its the plastic piece where the fender meets the rear bumper, ill file it down tomorrow and see if that fixes the problem, thanks.

2kpreludewhite · 09-13-2010, 06:17 PM

ok so i think removing the tabs helped a lot with the rubbing but i also noticed that on the side that was rubbing (the rear driver side) the space between the tire and fender is about a half inch smaller compared to the rear passenger side. What's going on? lol

indylude18 · 09-13-2010, 06:20 PM

Your old worn out springs are probably just sagging more on one side than the other. How many miles on them?

2kpreludewhite · 09-13-2010, 06:22 PM

81k

indylude18 · 09-13-2010, 06:26 PM

That's not terrible actually, maybe they just aren't seated right? Maybe one of them shifted on the spring perch when the car was jacked up to put the new wheels on?