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I just purchased ADR Reactions for my SVT and they are 18's.
The size of the tire is 215/40R18!
Does anyone know what my chances are that these will rub?
And if they will how bad is it and what can i do about the fenders?
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They'll rub. I have 225 on 18's and my car is slammed. It rubs when I hit big bumps and when there is too much stuff in the back (people).
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I have 225 40 18"s on my ride they rub like HELL pieces o Sh!t actually my problem is my Eibachs. ------------------ Garrett Stines (sponsored by Duct Tape) '99 SVT Silver Frost~#925-2760~01/21/99~painted Rear valance silver~18" Masitaly's~Kumho Rubber~Eibach Springs~OMP Strut Bar~Carbon Fiber sail panels~SCA CAI~K & N dual stage filter~Series 5 superchip~Bosch +4~SVO Tach~B & M Edge Short Shifter~Richbrook Knob~Pedals~Razo Dead Rest Pedal~Side Markers~lots 'o Carbon and Chrome~Boomin Tunes~and more THE RIDE!
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My car is lowered on Eibach springs also, so how bad will the rubbing be?
Just when I hit bad bumps and have people in the back?
Or will it happen alot?
And is there anything I can do about it, to make it stop?
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From what i have recently learned u should be ok with the 215/40....they actually have a smaller rolling radius then 205/55....from what a gentlmen at tire rack has told me. i have 225/40 and rub. i am lookin to get the 215"s and eibachs also...so i fu can please let me know on how everything is working for u so i don't piss my money away and still rub. thanks
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What's the offset and width of the wheel? One guy here used to have a 99 SVT, he purchased Axis TC's, in 18x7.5's, offset of 42mm, with Parada 225/40-18's, it didn't rub at all. He didn't trim the fender-lips, but on my 98 with 18x8's, 40mm offset, 225's, it rubs. Not so badly with my fender-lips trimmed, but still rubs. Dion 98 SVT Originally posted by Silver98.5SVT:
I just purchased ADR Reactions for my SVT and they are 18's.
The size of the tire is 215/40R18!
Does anyone know what my chances are that these will rub?
And if they will how bad is it and what can i do about the fenders?
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How do you shave your fenders?
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Humm, interesting... So if I had found 18x7.5's in a 43mm offset, would I be rubbing on my SVT with 225/40's?? Pascal Originally posted by dion:
What's the offset and width of the wheel? One guy here used to have a 99 SVT, he purchased Axis TC's, in 18x7.5's, offset of 42mm, with Parada 225/40-18's, it didn't rub at all. He didn't trim the fender-lips, but on my 98 with 18x8's, 40mm offset, 225's, it rubs. Not so badly with my fender-lips trimmed, but still rubs.
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The Contour came with the fender lips rolled starting with 1999 1/2 models. Most cars before the 99.5 models can not use 225's because they rub
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