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Guest Message by DevFuse

wheel rubbing

Started by bigjim5551212 , Apr 01 2004 01:49 AM

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#1 bigjim5551212

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Posted 01 April 2004 - 01:49 AM

Tonight I bled the brakes in my Sube. I also took a back wheel off and put it on the front. After that, the front wheel (silver paint 5.5") started to rub the caliper. The one that was on did not. I put the wheel on because the car was pulling slightly to the right and the other tire was newer. So, I switched the other back tire/wheel to the front. It rubs too. I didnt want to put the original one that was on, b/c I didnt like the handling. The other wheels are black 5" steels.

Im not sure on the width of the wheels, but the silver wheel for sure is 1/2" wider than the black ones.

Can anyone say what is going on and why?

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#2 NoahDL88

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Posted 01 April 2004 - 02:17 AM

you are useing an EA-81 wheel on an EA-82, the EA-81's wont fit, the caliper size is different compared to the models.

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#3 GLCraig

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Posted 01 April 2004 - 02:19 AM

It sounds like you have a set of EA81 wheels on your EA82 subaru. Having the wheels rub is a know issue with this combination. Your best solution is to put your good tires on a set of EA82 wheels.