Tire rubbing against coils

[BMAR240SX]

I installed my stance gr+pro's and my front tires are rubbing i was told to put spacers but i am not sure what size to go with without inflicting with my wheel studs. Anyone know what i should go with

[impact240sx]

What wheels and tires are you running? They shouldn't rub at all. Be careful wit spacers.

[96NismoZ]

the guys at sport compact car magazine are building a track s13 that had a similar problem in the Feb 09 issue. they re-drilled the strut towers NOT SAYING THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO! i just never thought about that before. thought id pass on the check it out!

[fast_s13]

the guys at sport compact car magazine are building a track s13 that had a similar problem in the Feb 09 issue. they re-drilled the strut towers NOT SAYING THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO! i just never thought about that before. thought id pass on the check it out!

umm NO...that will give yuo negitive camber it will not change the distance between the tire and strut..... get some 5mm spacers

[martins_240sx]

if its harldy rubbing try removing your wheel, loosen the two bolts on the base of the coil. Now pull the spindle towards you. it should barely move out. tighten everything and put wheel back on and check for clearence. if it still rubs remove the wheel and the coil all together. get a round file and oval the top holes horizontally, you want the oval to go towards the outside of the car. dont do anything to the bottom holes. You dont need much of an oval at all... now reenstall everything and pull out on the spindle like earlier. put wheel on, should clear now. you may need to adjust camber through the pillow mount at the top. hope this helps

[S13Teddy]

Get better wheels.

[impact240sx]

Well in his sig he has stock wheels and the stock wheels shouldn'r rub, so maybe skinnier tires?

[xX RB Xx]

Well in his sig he has stock wheels and the stock wheels shouldn'r rub, so maybe skinnier tires?

see i have struts and springs and my tires rub the corners but thats it..

[BMAR240SX]

There stock se's and i have tien tie rods so i guess thats why it rubs it is only at full lock and im not to fond of it cause i , i may get 5mm spacers but i do not know if that will allow me to have better clearance or not

Why should i be careful with spacers?

[BMAR240SX]

Get better wheels.

I would like to but i have other things i would like to take care of first

What diff do you have i have been meaning to ask you?

[adrianfromthecastle]

if its just rubbing, and not rubbing that hard, 5mm should be good enough.

[Coolwhip]

if its harldy rubbing try removing your wheel, loosen the two bolts on the base of the coil. Now pull the spindle towards you. it should barely move out. tighten everything and put wheel back on and check for clearence.

This is 9/10 the solution to your problem, I suggest you start there.

The holes on the lower bracket should be slotted ever slightly allowing you to induce some camber adjustment and strut positioning.

As mentioned, just loosen those two bolts that go through the spindle enough and tug the rotor, spindle, whole assembly towards you. You'll notice right away whats happening. Get a wrenching.

[nifares240]

you want to get hubcentric spacers. you may have to replace your wheel studs also. the cheap spacers will throw out the wheel's balance when you're driving. happend to my boy's 240 back in 98. this is from my memory.

[nifares240]

are you running 225's on stock SE wheels? I don't see why you should get rubbing issues if you are running on coilovers. I have 225 on SE with kyb and sportline, and I have a small cleareance between my tires and spring seats.

[96NismoZ]

umm NO...that will give yuo negitive camber it will not change the distance between the tire and strut.....

Thanks for the correction. Guess I really didn't notice what his problem was. Sorry!