Grind the fender well? How do I grind the fender well? What tools do I need? Sorry I really dont know much about cas and tools. can I just hit the fender well with a hammer? Is it safe? Thanks.

 

Go look at the rear fenderwell. Look and see where the bumper meets the fender. Look at how they attach. On my 99 sedan, there is a tab on the rear bumper that kinda juts out and isn't really needed. I could see that my tire was rubbing on it, it had worn some of the tab off. Some people will grind that tab off with a dremel, etc (it's just plastic). If that doesn't help, and it's rubbing on the fender, then your best bet would be to bend or "roll" the inner metal fender lip upwards. Hammer...no. There are a lot of methods out there, even some specialty tools for it. I've personally never done it, but others I know have simply just taken the handle end of a baseball bat, or a metal pipe and just used the tire for leverage and bent the lip upwards. If you are lowered, you'll probably need to jack the car up a bit to get the pipe/bat/whatever in there, but it sounds like you aren't so you won't need to.

If you do it, go slow and see if minor changes help before getting crazy with it.

 

I only found a 42 offset rim by enkei, If I get these and have my fender lip rolled up do you think it will eliminate the rubbing? Thanks again.

 

This is how my wheel look like from the top and under the fender

 

yes... thats the lip that need to be rolled/folded up

but from the pic... it looks like the tire still sticks out too much for that to help.

 

So even if I roll it up and change the rim with a 42 offset, it will still rub? Thanks.

 

42 offset will move the tire only 2mm more inside the car, not much, but sometimes that's enough to decrease or eliminate the rubbing. Have you determined where it's rubbing yet? Take a picture of where the rear bumper attaches to the rear fender inside the wheel well and post it.

I'd try to roll the fender a bit and see if that takes care of it.

 

42 offset will move the tire only 2mm more inside the car, not much, but sometimes that's enough to decrease or eliminate the rubbing. Have you determined where it's rubbing yet? Take a picture of where the rear bumper attaches to the rear fender inside the wheel well and post it.

I'd try to roll the fender a bit and see if that takes care of it.

 

What if I get a 17x7.5 with 45 offset? Will that make any difference? Cause the one I have is only 17x7. Thanks.

 

I cant find which part is rubbing, but I definitely here the back tire rubbing, could it be my suspension? Is there any relation with using a wider tire or rim that can mess up the suspension or shock absorber? Here are some pictures of the fender