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HELP! 255/40/R18 Rubbing Issues

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Old 11-27-2011, 07:15 PM
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I'm hoping to make an appointment with this guy who rolls fenders here in CA this week. I'm having difficulty with the idea of going back 10MM...255's well they are awesome. The KW's solved a lot of the standard road driving rubbing, but pulling into shopping centers are still difficult haha.

What do you suggest for camber setting? I'm not entirely sure what ride height I should set my car at either, I'm going for functional. I don't care about HELLAFLUSH. It seems like KW set the ride height from the factory at a great height.

I'm just excited to finally have a car I can take back to the track.
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for a temporary solution, run the rear suspension at full stiff - this will make the tire rub the fender less. I rode around like this for two days before I got my fenders rolled and it make a huge difference.
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take note though, this will make the car have more of a tendency to oversteer more, so be careful.
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Originally Posted by super_mut
I'm hoping to make an appointment with this guy who rolls fenders here in CA this week. I'm having difficulty with the idea of going back 10MM...255's well they are awesome.
Once more: 255/35-18s are probably gonna be fine, and (I bet) LESS likely to rub than 245/40-18s. Certainly WAY less likely to rub than 255/40-18.

What do you suggest for camber setting?
Try -2.0 to -2.5 degrees, with toe-in around 0.2 to 0.3 degrees *total* (0.1 - 0.15 degrees per side). You will get more wear on the inside, but with minimal rear toe tire life will be fine.

I'm not entirely sure what ride height I should set my car at either, I'm going for functional. I don't care about HELLAFLUSH. It seems like KW set the ride height from the factory at a great height.
Try the 255/35s at the height you have now, with the camber above. If wheels are +45 (looks like it), you should be OK. No promises, though!
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Dan thanks again for the input. I should put my order in for those 255's today

What would you recommend for a front camber setting?

Fronts:
Rears: -2.0 to -2.5 degrees of camber with 0.1 degrees of toe each side.

Thats what i'm thinking.

aCab...I want to go a little lower...maybe. Did this REQUIRE a fender roll for 255's? Did you take your S to a bodyshop for the roll?
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