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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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OK mods are almost done for now, just waiting on my LED tails. MB Five-X wheels, 16x7 40mm offset, Yokohama AVID H4S, 205/45-16. I had some rubbing over the back on the way home from work with the stock wheels and tires back there, hoping that goes away. I wasn't expecting to get any rub issue since I am not lowered at all, so that was a bit disappointing! Any suggestions on a way to remedy that?





 
Old May 14, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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looks good...
 
Old May 14, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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looks good
 
Old May 14, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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good looking BOM. i rub with 15x7 +40 but im lowered. im sure removing the weight from the car would remedy it, aslo the bumper bracket inside the fender sticks out a ways. slicing that baby off a little bit should really take care of it. there how-tos on the forum somewhere. hth<~~~steve
 
Old May 14, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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It may be due to the offset of the 16", unless try the 205/40 instead but there goes another set of tires and they're not cheap. Hope that will help out your situation. I'm surprised that those wheels rub on stock suspension.

Nice set up, by the way!
 
Old May 14, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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yeah thats crazy you rub and you're not lowered.
it would look great with some springs though!
 
Old May 14, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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Im not feeling the wheels because your car isnt dropped i think, drop it and i think it will make the car overall look better, wheels included!

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Old May 14, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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they will look 10x times better with some droppage, sucks that they rub
 
Old May 14, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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nice look!
now drop
 
Old May 14, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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those wheels look great. what the crap are they? why havent i ever seen them before? what does MB stand for?
 
Old May 14, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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MB Motoring, its the brand of wheel, Five-X is the style. Discount Tire sells a lot of their wheels.

Well I still had some rubbing even after the extra weight was removed. Its not a lot, only over decent size bumps, but being a new car and all I'd prefer that not to happen. I also have no plans to lower it at all, though I do agree it would look good that way. I have to carry crap in back a lot, and have my 2 kids in there every day, so lowering really wont work for me.

I'll have to look around back there some more to see if I can tell exactly where it is hitting.
 
Old May 15, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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i don't have any idea why you'd have rubbing? you aren't even lowered./ right? i have 16x7 wheels +38 offset, same tire size, AND im lowered and i don't rub in the back.. hmm
 
Old May 15, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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It must be that slightly different offset, mine are 40mm. Mine doesnt rub hard, at least it doesnt sound like it, so we'll see what I can do to fix it.
 
Old May 15, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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they almost look like the stock AP1 wheels

nice pickup
drop it and you're set
 
Old May 15, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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looks gd, def needs a drop.. the kids wud agree...
 
Old May 15, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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not sure if i like the shiny lip... but it looks decent.
maybe once you drop your car, itll make the wheels look better.

i thought my wheels were ugly till i dropped my car. made the wheels look 100X better
 
Old May 16, 2008 | 12:28 AM
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Eventually everyone will have theirs dropped it seems, then mine will stand out even more lol!
 
Old May 16, 2008 | 01:34 AM
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could be the tires man. you could be running the same specs of tire but in another brand and maybe rubbing would stop. Many people claim the falken ziex to be the 1 tire that fix this prob. due to its sidewall
Looks good man btw
 
Old May 16, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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I will still be with u because mine is a family car and it doesn't need to be dropped for that.
 
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