H&R Springs

[MacProtege5]

my car is a 2002 p5. first i got some 205/45/zr17 tires and some nice rims, also i got the h&r springs soon thereafter. no rubbing whatsoever. then when those tires wore out i got 215/45/zr17 tires. and now in the rear they rub like crazy. not all the time mind you, mainly over bumps, and fast turns. i also have the whole back of the car stripped. no carpet, no back seats, so plastic trimming, the works. even with that bit of weight out and just with me in the car it still rubs like crazy and it sucks. the other day i looked at my springs while i was rotating my tires, and the springs almost looked collapsed. i don't know what collapsed springs look like. although each coil towards the bottom of the spring are really close. just wondering if anyone can tell me if the rubbing is just due to the slightly wider tires, possible collapsed springs or even blown struts (the struts show no signs of being blown) please help!!!

[WaatDaHell]

From what I know, with 17's, you should be using 205/40/17 tires. The 205/45/17 tires you used was okay along with 215/40/17 tires. Your mileage would be slightly off but not really significant. But the 215/45/17's should cause problems and apparently it did. I don't think it's your springs or struts, but it's your tires. According to tirerack.com and tires.com, the info stated above should be correct.

[ARD MP5]

First thing I'd need to know is what wheels you got so I can look into the offset. The 215/45 is too tall and that's problem number one. The ideal size is a 215/40/17 actually. But based on the offset and width of the wheel we can determine if this will work or not.

Rishie

[MacProtege5]

the rims are 17 x 7 moda r6 and i do have 215/40/zr17 on them, if i stated otherwise i am sorry

[Sir Nuke]

Originally posted by MacProtege5
the rims are 17 x 7 moda r6 and i do have 215/40/zr17 on them, if i stated otherwise i am sorry

then the problem most likely lies in the offset of the wheel.