Hello all! Been a while since I posted.
I've got an '06 MCS with (what I believe)* Hotchkis H-Sport lowering springs.
I just bought new tires for the rear and decided to change them from 205/45R17 to 205/50R17. I just like the look better and figured it would gain me a tiny bit more clearance off the ground. Well since the change I've noticed the rear wheels are rubbing inside the wheel well on every bump. Never noticed any rubbing before and now I've gotten 1cm more tire and now it's rubbing. I guess I was REALLY close before.
Do you think it's something I should be concerned about? I don't want the trim cracking off. I'll try to get photos this afternoon.

It IS possible for me to adjust the camber and probably avoid rubbing but I'd really like to avoid the excess tire wear that comes along with that.


*Prev owner never told me what springs were installed but it's got H-Sport adj control arms so I figure the springs probably match.

 

The tire is probably rubbing on the inner fender liner close to the wheel arch trim eventually wearing a hole through it and then you wont hear rubbing. Rubbing will chafe against the outer corner of the tire making it look like you've been taking on/off ramps at max speeds....and I guess some moisture will be able to get up in there but should not cause any issues. I would not recommend a camber adjustment as a fix if this is a daily driver unless tires come cheap to you.

 

Thanks for the input. The noise actually did go away after a couple days. I now only hear it if one side is higher than the other (like going halfsies over a speed table).