i just put some 17" Konig rims with 205/45/17 tires on my 4door civic (96) yesterday and they rub..my car previous to this was already lowerd 1.5 inches all around..i was wondering what are my options to get rid of this problem. i spoke with a mechanice yesterday and he told me to bring it by, that he was going to get rid of that problem. but he didnt tell me what he was gonna do..so im jus wondering what my options are before anything happens..

 

have ne pics?

i'm having similar probs with 16's on the rear.
my rears have major neg offset and the way i'm fixing it is w/ oem springs.
i'll be installing them tomorrow so i can let u know if they work.
see my link a few entries down.

here's also a good link:
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/foru...ad.php?t=74554

 

1) Get 205/40-17 tires; your 45's are too tall.
2) Rolling the fender lips should help
3) I'm going to say it's a mix of too-tall sidewalls and you wheel offsets. With a 205 treadwidth, you want a +42 to +45mm offset. Even if your offset is close (+40mm), you'll probably have some slight rubbing problems.

Also, is the camber corrected on the car since it's been lowered? If it has been, that could also be part of the problem. Zeroed-out camber might look cleaner (personally, I like a bit of negative camber), but if you're low enough, it can potentially cause rubbing problems.

 

45s are better for potholes..and where i live there are alot of pot holes...plus the 45s are acutally a lower profile...
and i have negative camber a lilttle too.... it actually helps...because the wheel is turned in more...
im going to post some pix now.

 

here they are

 

any more suggestions?

 

I'm not trying to be a douche or anything, but you're dead wrong on the 45 being a lower profile than a 40. 40% of 205 is 82mm or 3.22 in. 45% of 205 is 92.25mm or 3.63 in. The higher profile is why 205/45's are more comfortable over potholes; more sidewall to deflect when the tire hits a bump/pothole/etc.

And the negative camber helping is what I was getting at. Trust me, saying I know a lot about tire sizes, wheel dimensions, suspensions systems, and suspension setups is an understatement.

trust me, I know what I'm doing with lowering civics and not rubbing... here's my old civic:





no rubbing whatseover with 17's tucking that much tire

 

Listen to the man^^. He is correct.

 

i got it fixed