Rubbing tires Konig Heliums..stock suspension..?

[soujiro25]

Got yokohama's 205/45 16 on konig heliums 16x7 *EDITED* -> offset 40.. the first day of install.. brought stock tires back in rear.. noted noise over dips at medium speed.. and i thought it was weird.. checked everything unbolted konigs,checked air pressure.. looked for rubbing in the front.. and nothing i could see.. and looked fine.. today i had two friends in the rear.. and if i picked up speed over hilly surfaces.. i could hear that weird noise again.. like something scraping.. i went back to their place.. and looked at the rears this time and the left side was maybe like a finger and half away from the "wheel well" with them sitting and right side 3 fingers. My tires being dug out/scratched on the edge of sidewall only on left side.. is this to be expected even though i'm on stock springs and no other suspension mods?? or is something wrong with my left shock?? When the weight was out.. the car evened out RIGHT vs. LEFT. looking for answer if this is something i need a warranty repair on or what the solution is? It's a 08 fit purchased FEB.. only 5120 miles.. any help appreciated..

[jscooter]

sounds like one of your shocks is fu*ked...i would take it in for a look

[soujiro25]

guess i'm going to the dealer.. should i put the stock 15 wheels/tires back on?

[jscooter]

i would to be safe...if you come in with new rims they will try to pull that BS about the rims doing it

[Sugarphreak]

Originally Posted by soujiro25

Got yokohama's 205/45 16 on konig heliums 16x7.. the first day of install.. brought stock tires back in rear.. noted noise over dips at medium speed.. and i thought it was weird.. checked everything unbolted konigs,checked air pressure.. looked for rubbing in the front.. and nothing i could see.. and looked fine.. today i had two friends in the rear.. and if i picked up speed over hilly surfaces.. i could hear that weird noise again.. like something scraping.. i went back to their place.. and looked at the rears this time and the left side was maybe like a finger and half away from the "wheel well" with them sitting and right side 3 fingers. My tires being dug out/scratched on the edge of sidewall.. is this to be expected even though i'm on stock springs and no other suspension mods?? or is something wrong with my left shock?? When the weight was out.. the car evened out RIGHT vs. LEFT. looking for answer if this is something i need a warranty repair on or what the solution is? It's a 08 fit purchased FEB.. only 5120 miles.. any help appreciated..

I don't think your shock is toast, sounds like a common problem with the tire rubbing on that plastic clip on the inside. If you can, shave it down.

The big question here is what is the offset on your rims? You are going to want at least a +45 to avoid rubbing on a stock setup. Another option is switching to a lower profile tire, using a 205/40/R16 might be the way to go. If you plan to lower the car, even a higher offset is better as I had rubbing issues with a +45 after I dropped down about an inch.

Another thing to look into is switching tire brands, apparently BF Goodrich and Falken have narrower tires widths than the theoretical width and this alone can make the difference if the rubbing is minor.

Here is a sketch that shows theoretical tire sizes, your current overall diameter is going to be between the 205/50/16 and the 205/40/16. I will tell you I had a ton of problems with the 205/40/17 and I switched to the 195/40/17 which fixed everything for me. Bear in mind offset is a big factor, find out your offset first.

[soujiro25]

thanks sugarphreak.. seems like the konig heliums have an offset of "40"
.. so that seems to be it.. seems so abnormal that the left side could drop so much versus right side.. so guess no cargo or people in back for a while.. thanks for the help..

[mahout]

You didn't mention the offset of your wheels. If its less than 45 mm your tires are likely rubbing. Check the inside of the fender well.