Keep in mind every company sizes there tires differently, a 245/45 BFG may be a little wider than a 245/45 Goodyear or vise versa. The KDWS is one of the wder 245/45 I have seen and I tried many different ones on my old 2003 Mustang GT.
My car is a 2006 with the 17" wheels and there is a little under a 1/4" between my strut and tire.
Why band aid fix a $30,000 car?
Because the 245 is wider than Holden intended in the first place, but GM probably got a good deal on a truckload of 245s for the 17s.
So it looks to me that the 18" wheels are ok? I got the 18" with mine and I have been checking about once a week or so and have seen no rub. Mabye if that is the fix GM should upgrade customer cars with 18
Had my 06 with 7500 miles on odometer inspected today and what a suprise tire rub with both struts with the left side leaking oil.While on a lift there is only a quarter of an inch between them.Taking the car back thursday and see what they will do about it.So 18,s don,t cure the problem
Had my 06 with 7500 miles on odometer inspected today and what a suprise tire rub with both struts with the left side leaking oil.While on a lift there is only a quarter of an inch between them.Taking the car back thursday and see what they will do about it.So 18,s don,t cure the problem
Certain cars with 18s will rub still, but at least on mine, the little more added space from the 18s instead of the 17s solved my rubbing problem.
How close is the inside of your tire to the strut,just wondering.I was talking to a wheel aligment guy and he told me a 1 degree increase in camber would realy change the way the car handles and this is what some dealers are doing to correct the problem.
With the car on the ground and even with the wheel cranked I still have about a half an inch from the strut. With the stock 17s the tire was resting against the strut with the wheel turned.
Ok now you guys got me all stressed out. I do not have a lift but I just went out got under the car and looked, I can just kind of get my finger in-between
but I did see that the tire still has those little pointy things on the inside and do not see any signs of rubbing on the tire.
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