My car is rubbbin my rear wheels

[Cdn_Solara]

HELP ! i just got 19" konig unknowns on falken low pro tires for my 99 lara....and aat first it was rubbin on the fender- inside all over the place..first i thought its just cause of the wieght of my old 4 tires n rims tht i was transportin......but now its not:(
my back rims is reallly hurtin my car...what should i do? is it dangerous? i have to drive back north 800kms is tjhat a bad idea??? and its not really the fender first it was cause of the weight now its more like the spring in the back inside... please help meee

[Gangis]

Simply put, your tires are too large.

[MCOjerry]

You should stop asking the same question in five million different threads. Give people time to answer your question.

[Gangis]

Jeezus, you've posted three topics in the same forum about this.

PostForum: Toyota Solara Gen 1-1.5 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:45 pm Subject: My car is rubbbin my rear wheels

PostForum: Toyota Solara Gen 1-1.5 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:39 pm Subject: ?? about lowering and aftermarket wheels

PostForum: Toyota Solara Gen 1-1.5 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:37 pm Subject: quick wheel question

I thought you would have figured out by now that your tires ARE TOO LARGE. Sorry, but you need to go with smaller ones. If they're wrecking the fender, then... god damn. You may want to scale them back an inch or so. Yes, that means getting a whole new set. Nope, not my problem.

Please, stop spamming the forums like that... Thank you.

[hskrsolara]

where are they rubbing? strut or fender? do you see rubber on your fender or burn marks on the struts? you may just need to roll or shave your fenders.

[onefiend]

19's are too big for the Gen1, exchange them for 18's.

[unbalancedwood]

19s can fit the Gen1, but it depends on what size tires hes running.

You should be fine with 225/40/19 anything bigger i think you will be having these problems.

Whats your tire size??

[PXLpainter]

Jeezus, you've posted three topics in the same forum about this.

PostForum: Toyota Solara Gen 1-1.5 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:45 pm Subject: My car is rubbbin my rear wheels

PostForum: Toyota Solara Gen 1-1.5 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:39 pm Subject: ?? about lowering and aftermarket wheels

PostForum: Toyota Solara Gen 1-1.5 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:37 pm Subject: quick wheel question

I thought you would have figured out by now that your tires ARE TOO LARGE. Sorry, but you need to go with smaller ones. If they're wrecking the fender, then... gee willigers. You may want to scale them back an inch or so. Yes, that means getting a whole new set. Nope, not my problem.

Please, stop spamming the forums like that... Thank you.

I noticed that he did that as well... I deleted his other posts so people wouldn't keep responding to the same questions in other threads that he wasn't the OP in (hijacked threads) so we'll keep this one open.

So now, as long as Cdn_Solara doesn't hijack any more threads or start new posts on the same topic/question, we'll just let this one run.

[ozone]

I noticed only one person bothered to address the actual question, by responding that we need more information. He is correct. However, I will give it a shot with the minimal info you provided.

The answer is, yes. It can be dangerous. It depends on where and how and how bad it's rubbing.

If it's rubbing on the tire and it's bad enough, it could eventually cut through. Sudden loss of pressure in the rear tires can be a very bad thing.

This is unlikely, but it certainly could mess up the appearance at a minimum.

If it's rubbing on the strut, then it could eventually overheat the tire and same, thing. Sudden loss of tire pressure. If that doesn't happen then it would still be bad for the strut, which will at first lose it's paint and then start rusting. . . a long term problem of not much concern.

If it's rubbing on the inside fender lip, it will rub the paint off and you will start getting rust there. This is a relatively short term problem that would be very bad, but not dangerous. It gets very wet in that area and you don't need to expose it to rust. My bet is the paint is already rubbed off there. I'm guessing this because my rears are rubbing every now and then on my Corolla and it only really takes one rub before the paint is gone. If the tire fits otherwise, you can have the fender rolled, as someone pointed out. This needs to be accompanied by some paint protection on that lip because the paint cracks like 99% of the time, not to mention what you've already done.

Lastly, if it rubs fairly often and you are driving down the highway and hit some major bump, the interference between the wheel and the fender could be so bad you really mess up the fender, the tire or both.

So it is up to you to determine HOW bad the situation is. If you just have a little rubbing under only the most extreme conditions, then you are probably ok driving home. Obviously you should avoid the situation that causes the rubbing, like hard cornering and major bumps. Once you are home, you will need to address the problem by spacing the wheels, flairing or rolling the fenders, replacing the wheels or all of the above. If the problem is very bad, then I recommend you fix it now to prevent some serious damage or injury.

I'm surprised the shop allowed you to leave with wheels that close. Guess some shops will do anything.

Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for any problems you encounter as a result of following my recommendations. You must decide for yourself the level of destruction that is likely and how it should be handled.

[WTF??]

19's are too big for the Gen1, exchange them for 18's.

19's are NOT too big for the Gen 1... there are threads on here showing Gen1's with 20's GROSSS!!... but 19s are fine if he runs 235/35/19 tires...

keep in mind the offset of his rims also has a huge role in the rubbing issues... cdn didnt identify his offset yet so its a possible issue aside from the tire size

[Cdn_Solara]

im sorrrrry:( this is actually the first forum ive ever been part of my whole life ..so yeah i didnt know about the effects of highjacking and how it would seriouslyy upset some ppl, but honetly ive learnt my lesson..okay now back to my problem.... thank you so much for those who are trying to help me, i really really appreciate it

well heres my story, i was looking for rims ang couldnt find a great deal, one day i stumbled upon these beautiful 19's on ebay the guy was about 1200kms away from my place so shippin was gonna be a fortune, so i asked my very intelligent highly qualified (MOFO) mechanic if they would fit, he said shouldnt be a PROBLEM at aLLL so bid on it and decided to drive there to pick them up

heres the info, rims: 19" Konig Unknowns (19X8jj) and offset says its 30
and the tyres are Falken Azenis ST115 thats all i really know:S

so i pick them up pay 760 for them and get them installed, and drive about 60miles and im here in boston now....trying to solve this problem

and i have the lara for maybe 1mth now so i really didnt noe much about her....
at first im pretty sure the fender was rubbin my tyres on bumps an turns, cause of the weight in the car, but now i can put my hand in between the tires and the fenders (rear) but theres about the space of a quarter in between the struts and tires... so when the car is on a slant or when the rear lowers or when im takin a turn or when im driving fast its rubbing my strut but really i have a feeling its only by a lil bit...
thanks alot all you guys that are trying to help mee

so so far i guess the rolling fenders and spacers would be my best options right?

once again SORRRY bout the hijackinnn

[---CAMRAZY---]

225/35/19 is the tire size you need, and roll or cut your fenders.


Good Luck.

[rossman945]

what about using spacer plates, thats what i'm using

[SolaraBlue]

^^^he's rubbing the fenders not the struts!

19x8" wheel with 30 offset.... you got the wrong offset for the solara!
the only way youre going to stop your wheels from rubbing will be to roll your fenders....

[Cdn_Solara]

oh darnnnn
my fenders are rubbbin and i think my strut might be touching it ..but im not sure :S but i think theres a big chance that it does when theres mad weight in the back:S so okay so far FEnder Rolling is a mustt...now just the spacer plates iz in question...okie so if i got the base ball bat and roll it my self? it should be cool for now...just a question will it give me any problems when ill be putting on a lip kit or anything...like will it change the mold of the bumper in any way at all? like enuf to mess me up when i put a kit on?
thank u guys so much