ok so i have 17" rims on my civic and I'm thinking of lowering it about 1 to 1.5" with some coilovers from ebay, my question is, would the tires rub alot? because the tires that came on the car when I bought it rubbed and I hadn't even lowered it, or do you know what exacr size will not rub. any advice is appreciated.

 

What year is your car, what tire size do you have, and what's the offset on your wheels? If you don't know the offset, it should be stamped on the inside of one of the spokes.

Also, are you willing to run a little negative camber and possibly roll your fenders?

*edit: proof that I know what I'm talking about as far as lowering a car on 17's and not rubbing:

 

its a '00 civic EX, as for the offset and tire size I'll get you tomorrow, "Also, are you willing to run a little negative camber and possibly roll your fenders?" I'm sorry but i'm a n00b still, can you explain this? thanx.

 

First off, reaper you use any chance you get to show off your pics of your slammed on 17s lol.

Now op, negative camber is pulling the top of your tire in. // \\ Pretend those are your tires, that's ton of negative obviously, put putting the negative camber in will increase the area between your fender and top of your tire (which is where the rubbing occours). Obviously running too much negative will cause the tire to hit the inside of your fender well (not good). This negative camber will obviously cause camber wear on your tires (more wear on the inside since they are running on there most of the time), but should solve most of your rubbing problem. You may still get some rub at full wheel lock on a moving uturn. And rolling your fenders is using a tool that will bend out the fender for my clearence, it usually isn't noticeable unless you have to roll out a ton. My friends autox Mr2's fenders are rolled out a ton so he could lower it as low as possible.

Honestly though, with a 1-1.5" drop I wouldn't worry too much about the rubbing, unless you are doing fast uturns, you should be okay.

 

Of course I'll use any excuse I can find to post it... I loved that car

My biggest concerns right now are the tire size and offset. If both of those are too far off, rubbing is possible with even just a 1.5" drop.

 

ok the offset i believe is 4x100...i think, and the tire sizes are as follows, i got P205/50 R 17 on the back and the front have 2 different..lol one has 215/45 R 17 and the other has 215/ 45Z R 17, i really like how the 215/45Z R 17 looks though, but what do you guys think? i think the back will rub..

 

The 4x100 would be the bolt pattern. The offset will be stamped next to the bead seat pattern (usually "J" or "JJ" for aftermarket wheels), and will likely be something along the lines of "+38mm", "+40mm", "+42mm", or "+45mm".

With those tire sizes, rubbing is pretty much guaranteed, though. The size you want is 205/40-17.

Also, the "Z" is the speed rating; the 215/45ZR17 is the same as the 215/45R17 as far as size goes.

 

oh ok kool, thanx alot I'll see if i can get some cheap one's on ebay before I lower it haha

p.s. what do you guys think about this fender roller?