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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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I have 20" Breyton rims and they are 255/30/20 in the front and 295/25/20 in the rear. When I have a full car and hit a bump on the highway, I hear wheels rub on the fenders. What can I do to fix this problem? Is flaring the fenders the only way?
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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rolling the fenders would help. also though, do you know the widths of the wheels?
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='940474' date='Jul 13 2009, 12:59 AM
rolling the fenders would help. also though, do you know the widths of the wheels?
I believe the front are 9.5 and the rears are 10.5.
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigfoot' post='940451' date='Jul 12 2009, 09:25 PM
I have 20" Breyton rims and they are 255/30/20 in the front and 295/25/20 in the rear. When I have a full car and hit a bump on the highway, I hear wheels rub on the fenders. What can I do to fix this problem? Is flaring the fenders the only way?
your tires might be a little too wide...
i'm running 245/35/20 fronts and 275/30/20 rears and i'm not rubbing at all.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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Had the same problem with my Lexani 20's, that had the blue book setup for a 5 series of +35 offset. Rubbed bad all the way around, in the front it actually pulled my fender lip up. They took my rims off and shaved 5mm off the center, put 4 brand new tires (different make with a more rounded edge) and now are fixing my fender. Will post pics when i get it back. I did get to drive it for a couple of days before it went to the body shop, and had no more rubbing. Was really trying too, flying over railroad tracks and everything. Didnt have my fenders rolled. But happy with what they did. Agree with Leggomysakyo, width could also be ur issue, im running 245 front and 285 rears. Leggomysakyo lovin that 5 in ur sig bro! Looks good!
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigfoot' post='940451' date='Jul 13 2009, 12:25 AM
I have 20" Breyton rims and they are 255/30/20 in the front and 295/25/20 in the rear. When I have a full car and hit a bump on the highway, I hear wheels rub on the fenders. What can I do to fix this problem? Is flaring the fenders the only way?
I'm having the same problem with my tires and I'm running a 285/25/20 tire in the rear. But I only get the rubbing on the driver side rear fender. I think I'll go with a narrower tire size next time. Probably 275/25/20 if I don't roll the rear fenders.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by patb23' post='941280' date='Jul 13 2009, 07:04 PM
I'm having the same problem with my tires and I'm running a 285/25/20 tire in the rear. But I only get the rubbing on the driver side rear fender. I think I'll go with a narrower tire size next time. Probably 275/25/20 if I don't roll the rear fenders.
you can go 275/30/20 ... 25 is actually too skinny in my taste
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by leggomysakyo' post='940562' date='Jul 13 2009, 02:26 AM
your tires might be a little too wide...
i'm running 245/35/20 fronts and 275/30/20 rears and i'm not rubbing at all.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by monsterj34' post='941283' date='Jul 13 2009, 07:08 PM
you can go 275/30/20 ... 25 is actually too skinny in my taste
Yes, it definately is too narrow! I love the low profile look though!! Looks like your actually rolling on the rims.

Im going to run these tires out before i get new ones. So what do you guys recommend I do? Is rolling the fenders an easy thing to do (not as a DIY but for me to rely on bodyshops to do)??
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Originally Posted by flopper1988' post='941100
I'm having the same problem with my tires and I'm running a 285/25/20 tire in the rear. But I only get the rubbing on the driver side rear fender. I think I'll go with a narrower tire size next time. Probably 275/25/20 if I don't roll the rear fenders.
275/30/20 should do the trick.
Originally Posted by monsterj34' post='941283' date='Jul 13 2009, 04:08 PM
you can go 275/30/20 ... 25 is actually too skinny in my taste
+1.. you need some meat on the wheels to protect it.
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