well for the rear its not a baidaid its a solution. i rolled mine in my pretty low black civic and it never rubbed!

now the front is a different story.

when i had my first set of 17s i bought them used and the tires where quite a bit larger than the stock tire size and only time i rubbed was in the front when i hit a hard dip. never rubbed the rear tho at stock height.

 

So, I got a set of new 205/45R16. Works MUCH better, only problem is it still rubs. I can see that it's a bit off balance or something. On the rear passenger side I can fit my hand between the tire and fender, with my palm facing left so my hand is not flat. On the driver side, I cannot fit my entire hand in that gap.

What else could be wrong? Bad spring and shock perhaps?

 

When does it rub? What's the offset of the wheels?

 

It seems to only rub when someone is sitting on that one side when I hit a bump. How do I tell the offset?

I think it's something to do with the suspension and not the tire itself as I now have the correct size and when sitting on a level surface, you can clearly see there is a gap difference. Tomorrow when light is out, I'll take a photo with a comparison of the two.

 

sounds like a bad shock to me