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Old 09-18-2011 | 09:31 PM
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anyone else have their skinny rub front bumper on a hard turn? kind of annoying brand new wheels with 26" tall tire and they rub. bought the wheels for the car specificly. but it is way better than grinding the crap out of the caliper like on my old car to fit draglites.
Old 09-18-2011 | 10:41 PM
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The wheel shouldn't have anything to do with the rubbing, that should all be a result of which ever tire you're using on the wheel.
Old 09-18-2011 | 10:50 PM
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I would agree except for the fact I have measured the new tires and they are 26" tall. It has to do with the wheel. I can bolt the factory 26" tall tire on and no rubbing factory tire is even much wider. Also seems to me the pad height they call for to clear the brakes. Causes the wheel to be about 1/2" to far out toward the fender lip than I care for.
Old 09-19-2011 | 05:49 AM
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they dont rub on my 02 camaro with 26/7.5 mt
Old 09-19-2011 | 08:29 AM
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Offset has a lot to do with it.
Old 09-21-2011 | 12:05 AM
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...s-rub-tho.html

Looks like a 26" tire doesn't fit with the offset of those 15x4 welds. They stick out too far
Old 09-23-2011 | 11:30 PM
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dumb mine did the same thing, (link above)
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Yup same wheel/ tire combo. PicK my z up from body shop tomorrow had bumper holes filled and emblem removed. So also had bumper shave a bit where tire rubbed. Provlem should be fixed.




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