will +45 offset rub?

[Striker187]

i looked at rishie's fitment guide but i'm still not sure....am i gonna rub with 17x7.5" wheels with 215/45/17 tires? or could i fit 17x7" with +42 offset even?

 

[Vampyre]

if you do rub a little it is easily fixed. the only part of the fender that rubbed for me. i got 17 by 7.5 at 48mm offsett but i have 225/45 for tires. but the only part of the fender that rubbed is the front where the lip is about 3 times wider than the rest of the fender. it is an area about 3 or 4 in long and i hand rolled it with a rubber mallet was very easy and no more rubbing

 

[122 Vega]

I have 215/45/17s on 17x7s with +45mm offset. On the rear I am currently running 5mm spacer which gives me a +40mm offset. The rear does rub occasionally, but only over large dips and sometimes during heavy transient changes of direction (switchbacks). I don't think you'll rub at all. I'm gonn go out and use Vampyre's suggestion to see if I can cure it. I will likely take the spacer out when I put the coilovers on so I can lower it without rubbing.

Note: I also have 1.5 degrees negative camber on the rear. Without that, it would rub more most likely.

Britt

 

[Striker187]

thanks guys. maybe i'll bite the bullet and get the rims i want. guess i could always get lower profile tires when it comes time to get new ones again.

122 vega, isn't -1.5 degrees a pretty heavy camber?....i have no idea what the stock setting is. if it's different from stock, what'd you do to change it?

 

[MoJoeTCM]

i cant lower my car...i have 17x7's with a 42 offset...you need to read up on the offsets before you buy, i made the mistake of purchasing them and finding out the hard way...you can forget about lowering it...

 

[Striker187]

yeah i read about your situation. i'm not planning on lowering the car right away so i think i'll be ok. i'll prolly get 215/40 or 215/35 tires later on to give me a little more room.

 

[FunkyBuddha]

get 215/40 tires and +48mm offset on 7.5 wheels. problem solved.

 

[Striker187]

i really wish i could but the wheels i want only come in a +45 offset.

 

[DE31]

is it very obvious when it rubs? like what would give it away? sound? steering feel?

 

[mavespeed]

i got no rub w/+45 2154517 tire even after H&R drop

 

[Striker187]

wow really? cool. what brand of wheels/tires are you using?

 

[rjspeed]

get a 205/45/17 tire and try that

 

[mavespeed]

My speed wears O.Z superleggara's, 7x17, +45 off set, 2154517 nokian tires...I run -1.3 camber up front and have no rub problems...with the stock wheels I pushed it to -2.2 camber and it rubbed on the forward inside section of the wheel well...if i did wheels again I'd go for a 16 inch +45 off set and run a 225/45 tire...to get those camber #'s I used H&R camber bolts+turned the strut perches(as per delsing web page), any adjustment beyond -1.3 camber with the lowering springs made simultanious braking/steering an odd experience+I can say I've experienced "bump steer"...I recently went back to the stock springs but thats another story...

 

[Striker187]

is -1.3 degrees a lot of camber? i have no idea what the stock settings are and i'm pretty much a newb when it comes to suspension details. all i know is that most cars run about -0.5 degrees stock.

 

[MoJoeTCM]

what happens to the camber when you add sportlines? if stock is -0.5?

 

[Striker187]

if you drop the car, i know you get more negative camber. how much, i don't have a clue.

 

[mavespeed]

what happens to the camber when you add sportlines? if stock is -0.5?

The stock set up as per mazda is around 0.9 or -0.5, it saves tires and causes understeer for 'safety' reasons, with about 1.5 inch drop people suggest camber bolts, which I did so I don't know if I could have done with out them...anyway...Eibach pro-kit is a good choice for springs, my H&R's handled great but the rear was always to high for my liking, most protege springs are not designed for the speed, there is something different in the rear strut design.

 

[16902]

Ok, so if I'm getting 18x7.5 wheels w/215/35R18 tires, what offset would I get? 42mm? I don't know much about how the offset works. I also have Eibach prokits so the car is only dropped about an inch and a half. This is just for future ref.

 

[Striker187]

^^^^
according to rishie's guide, you'll need a +48mm offset, though you may be able to run a +45.

mavespeed, what camber kit did you get?

 

[mavespeed]

^^^^
according to rishie's guide, you'll need a +48mm offset, though you may be able to run a +45.

mavespeed, what camber kit did you get?

I just did the H&R camberbolts, I think eibach makes some...and go to delsingmotorsport.com to turn the strut bearing