Tokico Suspension Rubs like mad!

[Smoothie97]

I'm FWD so I only got about a 1.5" drop. Installed Ingalls Extreme camber correction kit. Immediately got an alignment done to correct awful camber and toe. Everything went back to specs.

I'm getting major wheel rub. The car looks awesome but rubbing sucks. Even the tiniest bumps or inclines to a store entrance, the top of my tires rub the bottom edge of my fenders. It makes a horrible noise too. I hit a spot where the road texture changed...it only looked like 1" height increase. But when I hit it, I felt like my whole suspension was gonna fall off.

Wheels: Konig Tantrum 18 x 7.5 with 45 mm offset
Tires: Yokohama AVS ES100, 235/40ZR/18

I think my offset is too large so that my wheels stick out slightly outside of the fender well. Is this my problem? What's stock offset suppose to be?

 

[wret]

Are you sure they are rubbing the fenders and not the suspension? Stock offset is about is +46mm. I have +40mm with 235s and no rubbing with rolled fender flanges. VFAQ.COM warns that if you go wider than 225, you should go with less offset, like 40 mm, because of clearance problems with the suspension. Less offset puts your tire further out.

 

[Smoothie97]

Well my suspension components may be rubbing. But my tire is defintely rubbing against the fender. When the spring compress, the tire moves up and the first thing in the way is the fender.

Can I roll fenders on a GST?

I know lots of people run the Tokico Advanced Handling setup. But not many people seem to have my tire/wheel combo. Anyone else out here rubbing with Tokicos?

 

[Smoothie97]

Wret

Ok so you so the lower the offset, the further the wheels will stick out of the wheel wells. But wouldn't this increase my chance for rubbing because now the top of the tire would rub.

You noticed on show cars that are super duper slammed. You can't even see the sidewall on the top of the tire because the wheels are more inside the wheel well.

 

[onepimpclipse]

Just roll the fenders and you should be fine. Thats what I have to do. I've got Tokico blues and 2" lowering springs and mine does the same thing on the rear passenger side.




Stephen

 

[wret]

The super-slammed show cars are likely undrivable due to the tires resting against the suspension.

If you haven't rolled or bent up your fender flanges then do it. You can notch them with a good heavy pair of snips and it should only take a few minutes. Give the whole thing a liberal coating of roofing cement afterwards. It comes in caulking type tubes at Home Depot. Just wear a latex glove and squirt a bunch on your hand then work it in there.

If you still rub after that, I feel sorry for you (really). I was very nervous about the wheel/tire combination I chose but luckily all the advice out there that I referenced was pretty good.

 

[Smoothie97]

I see how the rear fenders can be rolled or cut. But my main problem is rubbing of the fronts! It doesn't look like I can do anything with the fronts can I??

So a 35 mm offset would push my rims further inward toward the car right?

 

[wret]

Offset pushes the wheels in.

The more offset, the more in.

Offset is related to backspacing, which is perhaps an easier term to understand intuitively.

Most of the dsm fitment advice is based on stock camber settings. If you adjusted camber for a lower suspension, you have pushed the top of the wheel further out, increasing the chance for contact with your fender and flange. You may have to compromise on your camber settings to allow proper clearance.