Help! Alloys Are Rubbing On 1999 Corolla Hatch

[levi501]

hey all,

ive a serious problem to sort out, i got a lovely set of white multi spoke alloys for my corolla (99) hatchback, there 195/45/R16 and they rub in the back if anyone is in the car or on very bumpy roads. if they were 17's id say fair enough but i thought 16's would be fine!! can anyone help?? any suggestions welcome.

thanks very much, this site is brill for info.

shane

[Beachbuggy]

You will probably just need to go and get your arches rolled, this should solve the main rubbing unless the wheels are going right up into your inner arches. You obviously got some really cheap shocks too, you need to spend a bit more on shocks if you want them to be sterdy or even buy coilovers (for future reference) how old are your shocks?? maybe they have leaked and lost pressure ???

all i can think of.

[ae111sr]

You haven't said what offset your alloys are. I had this problem with 16" alloys with a 38mm offset - as recommended by OZ but the correct offset is 42mm. I now a set of Rota Grids with 42mm offset and they are fine.

[addz_slh]

Wrong offset.

You can find the offset in the back part of the alloy

[levi501]

Thanks alot guys for the replies. It was indeed the wrong offset, recommend by the company i got the alloys off!! their mistake so they took them back and gave me the proper ones.

But thanks for the help, great site for info

[rollacar]

wats the width of ur alloys as normally 7.5 touch the arches.. best off to get them rolled