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Old 07-26-2011, 02:49 PM
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i bought 15x10 race stars with 275-50-15 et streets, they sit about a half inch from the bump stops, which is ok i guess, so i started it and put it in gear and they are rubbing the damn caliper, anybody have this problem????
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this is a common problem when switching to racing rims..it usually is only on the front from what i have seen...most ppl just see where the rub spot is and take a grinder to it and grind it down..grind in a lil then put rim back on and redo if nessary until it stops rubbing...only take off what you need and take your time on it
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Race stars are not suppose to rub at all...
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they are race stars, and they rub. 15x10 with 7.5 backspacing
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ill try to grind on them tomorrow
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I have 15x10's and 15x4's

They rubbed on the little fins on the calipers. It took a total of 20 minutes to get them to fit.
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Yea Ive heard of people having slight clearance issues and some with no issues at all. You shouldnt have to remove much to get them to clear.
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Originally Posted by projectX
Race stars are not suppose to rub at all...
on ls cars they will slightly still, on lt1 cars they will not. it will literally take 5 mins on each side to clear em.
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Calipers and their flashing vary, as do wheels and the amount of roundness. I had to work my rears a little for my RTS's. No big deal. Just takes awhile.

Tip, slide a piece of paper in between the hoop and the caliper to identify exactly where it is rubbing, get grinding with a nice carbide drill bit, repaint the caliper.
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i grinded very little off, awesome fit now....
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ill have pics when the fronts are on
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Same thing on my old rims. Just grinded a little on the fins and it was perfect. Rear only!
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Race star rims look awesome!
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Originally Posted by vbls
ill have pics when the fronts are on
awesome..got any pics with them on ?
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Where can I get a pic of the fin ya are talking about. I want to get theses wheels andI don't want to grind anymore on my calipers. I had to grind for my weld pro stars and they are sligh rubbing still that's why I never used them..
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Originally Posted by 1Bad97WS-6
Where can I get a pic of the fin ya are talking about. I want to get theses wheels andI don't want to grind anymore on my calipers. I had to grind for my weld pro stars and they are sligh rubbing still that's why I never used them..
If you already grinded slightly on them for prostars you will not have to worry about grinding with the race stars.
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it took me 10 minutes on each side with an angle grinder
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yeah , all the people that say im not grinding , ill just by better wheels, news flash ,,,, you still might have to grind, might not be as much ,but you still do, i like the racestars i was just not a fan of there one size fits all approach lol, you have any pics yet, cant post a question about new wheels and not show us the goods

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