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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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i have 17 inch rims and i was wondering how low can i go for having rubbing problem will 1.5 be to low
 
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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well i have 17 and i rub when i go over a small hill and have stock susp.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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i had 17's but i took them off for the winter....never heard a rub...
as long as you have the right size tire, therewont be any problems with 1.5"
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:14 AM
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It also depends on the offset of your wheels. My neon is lowered prolly a good 3 inches with 17" wheels 205/40 17 not a problem.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 06:20 AM
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^ Ditto! ^
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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mine is only gonna be lowered about .75"
but im gonna get some 215/40-17's in the summer
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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well i have 17's on my new rt n they dnt rub at all. however i had 15's with realy low profile tires on my other neon but they did rub.( lowered really far
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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i need to get some bigger tires for my winter 14's because im gonna be lowering the car within a week or so and im worried about my intercooler pipe scraping......since my exhaust alredy does[&:]
 
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