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Old 05-03-2005, 05:13 PM
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Unhappy Suspension

Has anyone ever had a problem with there rear suspension when there are 2 adults sitting in the back, there is no room between the top of the rear tyre and guard. Its constantly rubbing the tyres. I have put aftermarket rims on my car so it may have something to do with that.

If anyone has any ideas of what type of springs/shocks to buy because I rang up a suspension shop and not only did they never hear of an SVX, they didn't have a listing for them. Could there be another type of subaru springs I can use? Please help......
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Old 05-03-2005, 06:35 PM
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It's that the rims are sticking out more than stock.

As it is there's not much room to play around there.
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Old 05-03-2005, 06:47 PM
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....and springs won't help, as any available would lower the car, making the rub worse. A new set of OEM's might sit taller, and bear the weight better, but most likely culprit, as David pointed out, is wheel offset and tire width. Bad news.

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Old 05-29-2005, 04:00 AM
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Exclamation Solution is simple:

Make them walk. Can't have them destroying your car

Ok, Let's take a lookee... What are the numbers on the side of your tyre?

I need all of them. Should be [number]/[number]R[number]

If possible, look up the offset of your rim from the manufacturer. Post them here and I'll take a squiz. It's quite an easy calculation to see how much extra space your wheels are taking up.

[Even better, if you still have your old rims, pop them back on and see if you can replicate the problem]
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