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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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My car has a Eibach Sportline kit on it and the guy who had it before me put really narrow tires (235s) on the front of it. I'm about to put some 275/40s back on it like what it came with stock. Are they going to scurb considering how low the car is?
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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I asume that your not actually talking about tire wear and are talking about the tire making contact with the inner wheel well. My tires hit when cornering and I removed my fender liners. My wheels did have a good amount of offset though, so depending on the wheel they may not hit so bad.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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Yes, I'm talking about when I turn the wheel and it scrubbing the inner fender. I'm still on the stock SS wheels.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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You might be alright. Worst case senario is that you just cut out the small part of the plastic where it rubs. That's better than rollin on 235s.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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You should be fine...im dropped on 18's w/ 275 35's and only when i hit a nasty bump or pot hole do i notice any rubs on the outer side of the tires...but no biggie though. You'll be good on stock rims
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