I received my Fit this week and i put my Rota Torque (16x7 +40, 205/45R16) and it rub a little bit in the back on hard bump and most when people are on the back seat. I whant to know if somebody know if i have to cut plastic or roll the fender or where exactli where it toutch in the fender.

 

It rub the tab that screw the fender to the 1/4er panel. No rolling,
only a dremel on the plastic tab and you're good to go. I hope that
you understand my english

Philippe

 

You two must be liars like me...jlb's Dustin says that it's impossible that you have any rub with that tire size.
Still won't take back the wheels that he guaranteed would fit without any rubbing.
We see now how much that word is worth!
I even tried narrower tires and still rub a little.

 

The wheels we sell are all a little higher offset. They are in the 42 to 45mm offset range.

 

Yes, thats exactly what I had asked for, an offset of 45mm.
But I was assured with a gaurantee from Dustin at jlbmotorsports.com that if the 40mm offset rub they'll take them back.

Of course, they would not!

 

What tire are you running? I've noticed it is a lot more to do with the kind of tire, then the offset when in the range of offset you are at.

I ran + 38s for 6 months straight and never heard one rub once with bumps and people. I also had a very flat more aggresive dry/wet tire tread.

Pics of the tire/
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...=df210+springs

 

You could always roll the fender lip and or run a little more negative camber.

 

Could do that, yes. But it was said regardless of specific tire that it would not rub..Gauranteed return if it does because "WE are Honda experts, we know what fits" (sic).
I took a chance and it was close, but it did rub quite well with a 205 tire. So my tire store, who by the way do tires and complete sae certified full repair and maintenance and have been in business for 60+ years, got in another tire in a 195 to try.
This was the compromise I'll have to stay with as it will only rub at the extremes and I can safely avoid it.

If they had said "it might rub a little...maybe" I would not have bought them.
I do think a 45 offset could still be a close call on some tires and situations and might have "just" missed but my next set will be 16x6.5< with no less than 45mm offset to be sure.

 

WOW! I'm surpised that it rubs.

I just got new rims too........17x7.5 with 205/40/17 w/ 42mm offset and no rubbing issues!

 

Maybe drop down a tire size. for the packages we sell for the fit I choose the 195/50r16 tire. I also trim the bumper bracket to avoid any rubbing.

if they said no rubbing or they will take them back, then at least try and get a smaller tire from them, its a gurantee otherwise what the hell are they doing selling?

 

I agree with you. If we said they fit without rubbing we would take the package back. I am not sure what tire you have but you could go with a little narrower tire. Sometimes even in the same size you can get a tire that is narrowe than others.

 

I don't know about blowouts, but I definately feel a harder ride when I raise it from 32 to 35. Living in Queens, NY I can't hardly go anywhere without going over a bridge and I cringe every time I hit those expansion joints. I think I'm gonna lower my tires back down to 32 tomorrow morning.

 

All:

Check out the Kumho Ecsta DX Aroma tires in the current TireRack catalog. They emit the smell of lavender as you drive.....

Kumho ECSTA DX Aroma at The Tire Rack.

.....anyone find this alarming?

Lavender smell is known to be a sleep aid (works wonders on my youngest), a quick google check found this:

Sense of Smell

And then add this:

Drowsy Driving

Hmmmm, wonder when the first links and lawsuits will hit?

 

i went to a nhra drag race one day i think it was john force and when he did his burnouts in the brute aftershave car the tires let out the brute smell

 

I got a tire rack catalog in the mail yesterday. I'd like to try them out one day. Too bad they only come in 16" from tirerack.

 

Has anyone put 195/60 tires on the stock sport wheels? The overall height with the stock 195/55 tires is 23.4" and with the 60s it will be 24.2". Is this going to be a problem?

The tires I want, the H-rated Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S aren't available in 195/55. I'm looking for all season, with a balance between good wet and dry handling and good comfort. My understanding is that the V-rated Michelins (which are available in 195/55) are not as comfortable as the H-rated and are noisier.

The Michelins are much higher rated than the Bridgestone Turanza EL 41 that are on right now. I'm assuming that the extra height will improve the comfort. Are there any negatives to the extra height? The only one I've thought of is the actual speed will be slightly higher than the speedometer reading.

I'm taking delivery of an Alasbaster Silver Sport tomorrow.

David

 

Shouldn't be a problem. The increase in diameter is 195mm × 5% × 2 = 19.5mm = 3/4 inch, and some people have dropped the suspension over and inch.

The change in speedometer / odometer reading is about 2%; that'll probably make it more accurate.

 

Thanks. That makes perfect sense to me.

However when I went to Costco to order them I was told that since the diameter varied by more than 3% from the OEM that I would be risking brake failure with the 195/60-15. I have no idea why that would be.

I did notice that the diameters of the three different stock tires/wheels 175/65-14, 195/55-15 and 205/45-16 are well within 3% of each other.

 

The idea is that larger wheels/tires have more mass further from the center of the wheel, so they have more angular momentum and therefore are harder to stop. I doubt 0.27% is a problem, but I'm not a Costco lawyer.

For similar reasons (avoiding a V-rated version with poor wear rating) I've ordered 185/60R15 for my summer wheels.

 

[quote=kps;127846]The idea is that larger wheels/tires have more mass further from the center of the wheel, so they have more angular momentum and therefore are harder to stop.

Thanks for the explanation. I never considerd this when I went for bigger size tires... you just educated me!