Wheel spacers?

[doodguy]

I have 315 nitto invos on rear and when i drive of bumps they sometimes rub. Would wheel spacers help this? Any cons to wheel spacers? What size would i need. They barely rub, but they do sometimes.

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[BlueThunder]

I have 315 nitto invos on rear and when i drive of bumps they sometimes rub. Would wheel spacers help this? Any cons to wheel spacers? What size would i need. They barely rub, but they do sometimes.

Rub what? Where do the tires sit now in relation to your fender? If they're hitting the fender then a spacer is going to stick them way too far out. If they're rubbing on the calipers then yeah, adding a spacer will help that. You can add up to a 5mm spacer on stock lugs IIRC, any more than that and you'll need an actual adapter.

Edit: Just looked at your build page (awesome btw). If your wheels are set the same as they are in that first picture, then they shouldn't be hitting the fender. I'm assuming the Steeda springs are lower but tighter than stock. Could it be the adjustable shocks in the back? Not sure about the settings on those but could there be too much play for normal/bumpy roads?

 

[doodguy]

Ill try stiffening up the shocks see what happens. It sounds like its rubbing on the inside fender wells.

 

[BlueThunder]

Ill try stiffening up the shocks see what happens. It sounds like its rubbing on the inside fender wells.

You should be able to see if it is. Look in there with a good flashlight, you'd see rubbed/cleaned spots on the inside of the fender or even marks on your tire. I don't think any sort of spacer/adapter is going to help that, in fact it would probably make it worse. If it is your tire, it's probably the curved edge/corner rubbing, so widening them any more is just going to rub more tire on more fender (if I'm not talking out of my ass).

 

[doodguy]

I don't think the tires are hitting the fender sounds like the inside area above the shocks. I don't see any rub marks on tire or anywhere but if i hit a bump i hear a rub sound from rear of car sounds like it's rubbing the liner back there

 

[5.0_MLC]

Are you refering to Spring spacers

 

[doodguy]

Are you refering to Spring spacers

I don't think so; if anything I'd do stock springs; but those weren't much better/worse. I'm going to tighten the viking compression setting a bit see what happens.

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