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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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I'm new to this forum, and I have a 2006 n.b.m. tc dropped on tein s-techs. I'm running a 215/35/17 on the stocks. I heard somethin rubbing so I stopped at the next gas station, and I felt around and couldn't find ANY way that the tire could be rubbing. But there is a strip worn on the inside of both front tires, and sometimes it pulls to the right hard when I heard this rubbing sound..help?
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u mean 215/45? thats the stock tires. they dont make 35 series on a 215/x/17. and as far as your problem, i think your camber/toe is off. rotate your wheels and get an alignment.
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Is it rubbing when you hit a bump or all the time?
And yes they do make 215/35/17's.


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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....eMake=Hankook&

Don't make 215/35/17's eh?
Old Nov 24, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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I'm not quite sure when its rubbing, I imagine just bumps because its Arkansas' rough roads....
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And it usually pulls to the right, in a moderate left turn...
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damn, i just got shot down. hahahahhaha. i guess i was wrong.
Old Nov 28, 2011 | 03:09 PM
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soooo...? probably just a camber problem or what? i mean i just got new tires yesterday and im not rubbing at all...its still doing it. Could it possibly be a brake or suspension problem????
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It's obviously a suspension or brake problem. Without actually looking at the car in person, there is almost nothing anyone can do to help you.
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camber issue if its the inside of the tires. get an alignment, rotate ur tires.
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Yea getting a alignment helped me out a lot
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