I just got some 17's for my lude, I love them, the tires on them are 205/45/17 and after a few hard corners I realized that they rub. My car is NOT lowered or anything so I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. It is a 98 lude, base. Also the rubbing seems to come from the rear not the front.

 

here's my guess, sounds strange to me BUT you put on tires with a larger than stock rolling radius so if the rear is somewhat low to begin with then you may be rubbing. To see what you should have go to preludecrazy.com and check tire diameters ( I think you need 225 40 17's). You maybe rubbing on the inside of the rear not the outside. This is just a guess cause I have no idea what kind of clearance you have. It still sounds strange though.

 

You're probably rubbing on the triangular plastic piece on the rear bumper. It's a common problem with 5th gens on rims that are larger than stock size. Once you cut that off it should be ok. However, you may want to check the offset of your rims. I'm just gonna take a guess that your offset may be a little high, if you're rubbing with those tires without being lowered at all. Stock offset is +55mm. I wouldn't risk running anything less than a +45mm offset on aftermarket rims. Also there's only one company that makes 225-40-17 tires and that's Nitto. The next closest to stock tire size you can buy is 215-40-17.