I just purchased a set of Enkei RPF1's 17x8.5 +40mm (F) / 17x9.5 +38mm (R) with BFG G-force 245/40/17(F) & 275/40/17(R) for my 94. The car has Tienflex coilovers with 8KN front and 6KN rear springs. The top of the fender wells are at about 25" from the ground front and rear.

With this tire setup and the the car sitting level in the garage, the rears are about 1/4" from hitting the fender lip. When I compress the rear suspension it touches sheetmetal. It appears that even if I roll the fender lip under, it will still contact the inner liner upon compression.

The front tires appear to clear the fender sheetmetal, but upon full lock they contact the liner on the front of the fender well with the outside edge of the tire. I have not driven the car yet, but fear that there may be significant damage from hitting a bump while at full lock.

I've been reading posts from people who are running much larger tires and report no problems with rubbing. What am I missing??? Does everyone have greater offsets than these wheels? Do people generally keep their suspension much stiffer or higher up to avoid contact with the body? How do you do it?

Thanks.

 

The trick would have been to get a better offset for the car. 45+ is what is generally recommended.

 

Your offsets are too low. You shouldn't have a problem at the rear though with rolled fenders. Cranking the ride height up a 1/4" would help a lot as well.

 

need more offset. Try increasing camber. If you don't want more camber, then increase height and reset to correct camber. Repeat until it tucks under. Rolling fenders will work like Tyler said but that can turn ugly. I run 285s in the rear with no fender roll.

 

What offset are you running with your 285's?

 

Wow I was considering this exact combo except with 265's in back. I didn't realize the rear offset was cutting it so close! Any chance you can take a pic?

 

I sent back the BFGs and ordered Michelin PS2's in sizes 265/40/17 and 235/45/17 and they fit nicely. I've had no rubbing even when running over the roughest roads. I have not rolled the fenders or done any other mods except for the Teinflex coilovers set to ride at 25.5" and a -1.2 degree camber adjustment.

Seems like the Michelin profile is a lot more rounded than the BFGs' so I'd guess that you could get away with a 275 on the rear with this setup if you were using the PS2s.

BTW, the ride with the Teinflex with the setup I outlined earlier is at least a nice as stock, but a quantum leap better in cornering. Power off oversteer has been eliminated. Huge improvement!