Will Bilstien HD & IE stage 1 springs help with Tire rub?

[3rd02]

I have bilstein rear shocks, but do not know if strut inserts and front springs are OEM.

Tires rub on fast corners, bumps. Other than that the suspension is stiff but good for everyday drives.

Im thinking of buying B6 Bilstien strut inserts + IE stage 1 springs.

Im thinking the stage 2 springs would be too stiff for street

Would like to hear thoughts, comments or advice.

[danco_]

What are your wheel and tire specs? 

[SydneyTii]

I’d suggest your wheel offset is one of the issues? if the et is low suspension will offer little help if any, if you have low et with wide tyres it’s even worse.

[3rd02]

15" wheels, 195 75/15 Yokies

[2002iii]

Where are the tires rubbing?

 

I hope you mean 195/55/15 which is the closest to the stock diameter tires.

[Schnellvintage]

What sway (anti roll) bars are you using?

 

[tech71]

17 hours ago, 3rd02 said:

15" wheels, 195 75/15 Yokies

Thats not enough info, what brand of wheels and what offset?

Confirm that tire size

Edited February 28 by tech71

[Gordon]

195/75-15 is part of the problem. Consensus tire size among the 02 crowd for a 15" wheel is a 195/50-15 or 195/55-15. The other potential part of your rubbing problem is the wheel offset.  We need to know your wheel specs. Spend some time in this thread to learn more. 

 

[TobyB]

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195 75/15

 

My pickup called- it wants its tires back.

 

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[Vicleonardo1]

[jimk]

No rubs there!

[3rd02]

yeah--so sorry for the brain fahrt.. 195/50/15 tires

[3rd02]

My wheels are Rota RB 5x7 

Offset = 30

I had to install 1/4" spacers to get the wheel to fit over the hubs...even though the sales guy said they install these on 2002's all the time.

so I guess you are all saying that new springs/struts (non-racing) will not help if the tire is flush with the outer edge of the lip of the fender, and I should either:

1- use 14' wheels/tires

2- find a 15" wheel with a smaller offset that will bring the tires inboard

[Vicleonardo1]

Maybe roll the fenders a little? 

[Conserv]

Those 1/4” spacers (1/4” = 6.4mm) convert your 30mm offset to 23.6mm. But what was hitting that you needed the spacers? Are your rims’ center bores possibly too small for an ‘02? An ‘02 requires a center bore of at least 57.1mm.

 

Regards,

 

Steve