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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 06:16 AM
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ok one of my customers put 18 inch wheels on his 98 civic coupe and it keeps rubbing and making noise every damn bump. Is there anyway i can stop the wheel from rubbing.


Why put 18 on a civic?????????? :dunno:
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 06:39 AM
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how wide are they, and what size tires? I would recommend 16's... 17's at the most.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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What is the offset? That could be a major contributing factor.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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What is the:

Offset?
Size of the tires?
Width of the wheels?
How low is he dropped?
What is his alignment numbers?
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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Fender roller i sell these at my shop they work awesome http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...rID=140&KICKER
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Fastest hatch
Fender roller i sell these at my shop they work awesome http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...rID=140&KICKER
Remember though once you roll your fenders you cannot undo it.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
Remember though once you roll your fenders you cannot undo it.

yup... only way back is to buy a new fender and repaint it
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
What is the:

Offset?
Size of the tires?
Width of the wheels?
How low is he dropped?
What is his alignment numbers?
:werd: alot more info is needed. PS I have 18's on my civic

Originally Posted by Fastest hatch
Fender roller i sell these at my shop they work awesome http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...rID=140&KICKER

I was gonna recommend rolling the fenders too
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