Originally Posted by
JoePoonani
No way to cure this but to replace your tires with the correct size ones.
There is something else going on here. Stock height with 17's should look lifted and should provide more than enough shock travel to prevent rubbing.
Originally Posted by
JoePoonani
Usually when a shock is blown it doesn't affect the ride height, thats what I've always seen.
Right, but it won't absorb the rebound of the spring and the resulting bounce will cause things to bottom out.