wide wheels/tires rubbing ... Options

[lagos]

just wanted to get some ideas on what people have done to eliminate the rubbing in the rear when using wide rims/tires or spacers. i have 17x7.5 45 offset rims with 15mm spacers. as soon as i put them on, the rears would rub like crazy on the inner lip of the rear fender. i cut slits into that lip and used vice grips to bend the lip up. this helped a lot and got rid of most of the rubbing, however it still does rub ever once in a while. any ideas?

[Kadett]

I had the same problem.

I have 225/40/18 GoodYear Eagle F1, my current offsett in the back is 28 (Rim = 48 +20mm spacer) Since I knew the paint would crack if not properly heated I went to the bodyshop department of my local Toyota Dealer (the one in charge there was the former owner of my car ) I let them grind down about 4-5mm of metal and resprayed with black+clear, everything is fine since. It only rubbed on about 1-2mm at most tho. DONT, really DONT grind/cut away further then the spotwelds since it hold 2 different parts together.

BTW tyre brand does matter here, my Toyo's are nowhere near the width of the Goodyear even tho its the same width, the Goodyear's are about 1-1,5 cm wider then my Toyo's. Which caused the rubbing.

EDIT

I looked at your photo's, and you car is really low in the back (compared to mine anyways) Because of this you probably have to roll/cut/grind a lot more then I had to do.

This post has been edited by Kadett: Aug 12, 2007 - 12:25 PM