That tire/wheel combo should clear. I wonder if you were sent ET37 wheels by mistake? ET37 fits Syncros so vendors sell wheels with both ET setups. Mark
Aaron wrote: > It's time to replace tires and ordered some Nokian tires and some of the 16" euro-look alloy wheels. The tire place just called and said the front wheels are hitting the upper control arms. > > The wheels are the 16x7.5 ET 23 ones that seem to be popular with many list vendors. The tires 215/60/16 (26.2"). It's a 91 carat with stock suspension. > > I wasn't expecting to run into issues. Is that to be expected and in either case is there a remedy? > > Thanks! > Aaron > |
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