Would you mind posting up pictures of how far you rolled your fenders? I recently bought some new rims (15x6.5 Konig Feathers) and for some reason, thought the stock wheel offset was 45+, and I should be fine. Turns out it is 55+ and now it's rubbing like crazy. I did a minor fender roll, but still getting rubbing. Just need to know how much I need to bend the lip back. Again, pics would be great. Thanks.

 

What size tires are you using?

You shouldn't be rubbing unless you're really low or have HUGE tires.

 

205/50/15's (Yoko S-Drive), so not much wider than stock size of 195/55/15.

 

Are you lowered?

 

No, stock height. Every time I go over a bump, I can hear both sides scraping. Need to figure out exactly where its hitting.

 

The rubbing must be on the inner lining..
I have 205-50-16s on wheels with 45mm offset and no rubbing..

 

Thanks, Tex. You may be right. I'll have to check it out some more. Although we're talking 7mm difference between your rims and mine, so that could play a part as well.

 

Yours really should not be rubbing.

Even a little. Your OEM suspension is probably incredibly blown.

 

I highly doubt it. I see no leaks and it only has 77k miles on it. I'll double check, though.

 

Ok, I *think* I found the culprit. It's the plastic bit sticking out by the screw head. I put some masking tape over it earlier today and when I got home, there were some rub marks on it. I'm going to try and dremel that down a little bit to see if it alleviates the rubbing.

 

^^ Yep, that would be a good starting point. I would suspect trimming the black plastic down flush with the metal lip that the bumper butts to would be a good start... however...

If you want to verify prior to cutting either put some tape, chalk or white shoe shine/polish on the area for the bumper screw and test drive the vehicle. If it rubs away some of that marking then that is the culprit.

The first time I ran 205s, they nipped the rear bumper in that same location and I just let them wear down till they cleared. If you are rubbing up front, you should "pop" the fender liner over the metal tabs on the front fender and "squeeze/push" up the metal tabs to aid clearance.

 

Hootie, great minds think alike. Look at my post above yours.

I used a file to shave the plastic part down this morning. So far, no rubbing, but haven't gone over any hard bumps, either.

Worst part of this is, I trashed the inner lip pretty bad trying to bend them back, which apparently may not have been needed... I need to sand and spray some paint on them soon.

EDIT: Ok, so it looks like the little plastic tab was the culprit. Before anyone goes spending money on rolling fenders or doing a hack job on the paint like I did, file down that nub first!

 

I have +25mm offset and I had to take that screw out and zip tie the bumper. It holds really well. GL

 

Im runnin 16x8 26offset with 215 40 16s.... I had to completely remove the rear tabs trim the bumper and strech n roll the fenders...

 

TireRack warns about that tab when buying Enkei RPF1s at 41 mm offset, so I think it's common. Glad it's fixed!

 

Just an update for those that may come across this thread in the future:

Since the last "fix," I was still getting some rubbing when going over a hard bump and/or carrying cargo/passengers. Admittantly, much better than before, but still was an on-going issue. I filed down the plastic lining of the bumper quite a bit and have done enough hacking to call it quits.

Currently, I am in the process of buying some stock 15" Civic wheels with a 45+ offset. I am hoping this will resolve it. If not, plan B (or is it C?) is to sell the 205/50/15 tires and go with 185/60's. If that doesn't solve it, I'm walking.

 

Run some camber and it will help the rubbing. Get some camber bolts and go maybe -1* to start and see if that helps. Are you rubbing in the rear? Idle so again shim the spindle plate to get about -1-1.5*.

 

Thanks rollerboots. I ended up just getting some new wheels. 45 offset and no more problems.