just got rims need help

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acoustics_940

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Ok I just bought some Limited 17" chrome rims maybe not your taste but I dont have time for criticism ok my quesiton is as soon as I put them on and I turn the slightest bit they scrape like mad need to take my fender weels out how in the world do I do this?

 

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Re: just got rims need help (acoustics_940)

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but I dont have time for criticism ok

damn,

 

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is your car lowered ? if so raise it. If your on stock suspension and scraping 17's there is something else wrong, maybe wrong offset. or something but they should clear no problem.

 

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Re: just got rims need help (OnelowcabriO)

did you buy the right offset for your car or did you buy them and hope they fit right?
whats the et on the wheel i had 17s and didnt have that problem of course i rolled my arches too

 

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well Its stock suspension they seem to fit fine its just the tire is scraping a tiny bit on the plastic peices in front of them how do I take it out

 

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what you mean offset? lol I dont know much at all just starting this is my first car

 

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Discussion starter · #7 · Nov 23, 2004

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bump

 

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were gonna need pics for this one

 

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the tire is scraping a tiny bit on the plastic peices in front of them

Sounds like you're running tires with too high of a profile.

 

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I bet your tires aren't 205/40/17's. If they are....you probably have the wrong offset. Offset the measurement of where the mating surface of the wheel is in relation to the lip.
Think about it...if you had a 17x7" wheel that bolted to your car in line with the inner lip or in line with the outer lip you'd have verrrrry different fitment problems, so you need to know more than just the diameter and width of your wheels, they'res more to it.
Get more info (write down all the #'s printed on the inside of the wheels and report back) and find out what size tires are on them there things.