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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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I just noticed this tonight I have an ap2 on coilovers and wheels they are 17x8.5 and 17x9.5 +38 and +44 offsets and it seems like the passenger side wheels stick out about an inch past the fender but the drivers side wheels are flush with the fender can anyone tell me why? I looked under and didn't see anything that looked out of place
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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camber settings? I know there have been a few people complaining of this issue. No one really knows why and on all accounts all owners have said there were no previous accidents. Weird that this happens.
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Yeah as far as I know I've had no accidents either clean carfax and camber setting are still stock I'm getting an alignment this weekend does that usually correct it?
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 09:07 PM
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Does your right fender still have matching numbers?
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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Sounds to me like you've got your rims mixed. You probably have both 9.5 wide rims on the right side and both 8.5 wide rims on the left side. Those are aftermarket rims so it's easy to put front and rear rims on the wrong end of the car. A 17 X 9.5 (+44) on the rear should stick out about an inch, so the left one should also stick out the same inch. If both 8.5 rims are on the front, then both sides should be about the same (ie, flush as you say).
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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I'll check to see if the fenders match in the morning and I'm positive the 9.5 are in the rears
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Don't be fooled just because you may have the same tires on both rear rims. The rims may still be different. A 1" difference in rim width is hard to tell when a tire is mounted on them and are mounted on the car.
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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Yeah they are three piece wheels so maybe they mixed some of the pieces up
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 06:57 AM
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Can anyone who had this problem tell me how they fixed it
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 07:38 AM
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pics?
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