Help! My coilovers rubbing rim!

[sicwitit11]

i have 18x8.5 xxr 962s in the front of my 91 s13. my front left rim is rubbing the spring on my new godspeed coilover setup.. i am already using the biggest possible spacer before i run out of thread on the wheel studs.(not sure what size spacer) im not sure what to do next? will a alighment fix anything? it does pull to the right. im kinda new at zilvia. any help would be appreciated.
thanks

[sicwitit11]

o ya my tire size is 225 40 18

[karl wasabi]

Is the rim or tire rubbing? If it's the rim, get better offset wheels. haha. Or a bigger spacer (bolt on). Changing camber won't do anything for the front.

[sicwitit11]

its actually rubbing the rim itself but its not constant only if i make hard turns or i hit bumps in the road. im confused doesnt everybody run 18s with coilovers?

[codunc]

its actually rubbing the rim itself but its not constant only if i make hard turns or i hit bumps in the road. im confused doesnt everybody run 18s with coilovers?
it should never change.. either it hits or it doesn't. are you sure you're not rubbing somewhere else?

[Addicted2Kouki]

you have 18x8.5 sportmaxes [xxr's] probably with a 35mm offset.
IT WILL RUB.

get spacers.
or buy rims that actually fit.

[sicwitit11]

that makes sense... but it sounds like metal to metal and thats the only place... and i was having fitmint issues when i did the install. im going to get a alignment 2marrow and see if that does anything. it pulls hard to the right.

[sicwitit11]

i am running the largest spacer i could fit. any bigger i cant put the lugnuts on.

[s13boy89]

akignment wont do anything for that get a 15 mil spacer

[all show no go]

Get these kind of spacers.


http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj232/Bowtie350V8/AugustPictures043.jpg

[codunc]

i am running the largest spacer i could fit. any bigger i cant put the lugnuts on.
you do know there are bolt on spacers right?

[sicwitit11]

um i heard of them... how do those work?

[codunc]

Pretty simple man. courtesy of powered by max


http://gtfactory.jp/cms/maxcat/wls/large/P1000907.jpg

[sicwitit11]

oo ic.. thanks i will look into those. they make them for the 5 lug conversion 2 right?

[sicwitit11]

haha nevermind just saw the 1st pic...
thanks guys

[karl wasabi]

oo ic.. thanks i will look into those. they make them for the 5 lug conversion 2 right?

haha. I've heard of those. But then you would need to get 5 lug wheels. hehe. And then in that case, you should get better sized wheels so you don't need spacers. lolz.

Get a bolt on 15mm or larger spacer. It should clear the coilover. Are you sure you aren't rubbing your fenders?

[sicwitit11]

haha. they are 5 lug wheels if i knew this would be a issue i would of bought different rims way bback then. i rolled the fenders so it doesn hit there. but left tire does hit the inside fender wall in the front when i turn hard right

[uberdrifterx]

hey i hade the same problem i have 17x9 sportmaxs on mine and it was rubbing the coilovers to i got a 10mm spacers from (orilly auto parts) and the bolts that hold the coil overs on the hub the top one on my ksports was slotted so i moved it out and it fixed it check that when u get the alingment done :>

[Grimsta]

35mm offset Sportmax wheels interfere with coilovers. If running Sportmax either get a lower offset or a big spacer. I've had to deal with this before alot

[240!]

extended studs and bigger spacers should fix the problem...

[fliprayzin240sx]

Hahaha...this thread is full of fail...thanks for the laugh in iraq...

[gotspins13]

Hahaha...this thread is full of fail...thanks for the laugh in iraq...

haha just what i was thinking and also:newbie:


come home soon btw:)

[SoCal-s130]

Why would you bump this thread to say that. You're an idiot.

[FaLKoN240]

Look at his reg date, maybe he hasn't signed on since he registered so EVERY thread is new to him. :ddog: