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Old 4/17/13, 03:57 PM
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Wheels fitting issue.

So i found a ser of fr500 17x9 and 10.5s back. Front have 275s and are rubbing against my coilover setup. Need advice. Im very close to clearance but nothing. Funny thing is that my disalignment on my right wheel clears the tire from the coilover. Spacers are already on and still rubbing. Any advice? I got this wheels fro 150bucks so thats why i had no other choice... Im sure you understand
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Old 4/17/13, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Lando
So i found a ser of fr500 17x9 and 10.5s back. Front have 275s and are rubbing against my coilover setup. Need advice. Im very close to clearance but nothing. Funny thing is that my disalignment on my right wheel clears the tire from the coilover. Spacers are already on and still rubbing. Any advice? I got this wheels fro 150bucks so thats why i had no other choice... Im sure you understand
LOOK good!!! Roll your fenders is all I can think of at the moment.
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What are the wheels rubbing against?
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What are the wheels rubbing against?
Tire vs coilover. Lol
Old 4/17/13, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Lando

Tire vs coilover. Lol
Ain't much you can do but change wheels or get spacers. Unless you can relocate the coil overs a bit.
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Only solution is smaller tires like a low profile
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245s or 255s will give you the clearance... run/save the 275s for the rear.
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