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I suppose I'm the first person in the world to have scratched a rim while parallel parking! Try doing it thousands of times on the hills of San Francisco, and I'm certain you'll scratch a rim once or twice.
I'm thinking about buying CV1s but I'm worried about curb rash. I live in the city and parallel park frequently. I currently have the G37S OEM 19" rims and the back right rim is pretty scuffed up from years of parallel parking. However, the stock rims do stick out quite a bit. How could I "protect" my rim? Can I get a different type of tire that would stick out farther? Or is it all about the shape of the rim?
Originally Posted by LegitMW
It's called parking better...
Aeonking, I agree with LegitMW. You just have to be very careful when parallel parking. No tire out there will protect your wheel against curb rash. Tires with lip protectors may help against debris, but not with a curb. CV1 would look good, though.
Aeonking, I agree with LegitMW. You just have to be very careful when parallel parking. No tire out there will protect your wheel against curb rash. Tires with lip protectors may help against debris, but not with a curb. CV1 would look good, though.
The sport OEM rims stick out about 2-3 inches past the tire since they're convex. The CV1s do not stick out past the tire at all. It's much easier to get curb rash on the OEM rims since they stick out so much. You have to be careful to not park closer than 2-3 inches to the curb. But if you've got rims that are concave, it's more forgiving.
And yes, thanks for again saying that I have to be careful when parking. Have you ever parallel parked on a 60 degree hill in SF when you've got about 6 inches in front and behind you of space before there's another car? It's not easy to fit, let alone make sure you're exactly 2 inches from the curb. Oh, and once you're parked, you have to turn your wheels into the curb or you'll get a ticket. That doesn't help either
The sport OEM rims stick out about 2-3 inches past the tire since they're convex. The CV1s do not stick out past the tire at all. It's much easier to get curb rash on the OEM rims since they stick out so much. You have to be careful to not park closer than 2-3 inches to the curb. But if you've got rims that are concave, it's more forgiving.
And yes, thanks for again saying that I have to be careful when parking. Have you ever parallel parked on a 60 degree hill in SF when you've got about 6 inches in front and behind you of space before there's another car? It's not easy to fit, let alone make sure you're exactly 2 inches from the curb. Oh, and once you're parked, you have to turn your wheels into the curb or you'll get a ticket. That doesn't help either
I know what you are saying. I've never parked in SF, but I have had to park uphill in certain parts in Philly and I know exactly what you are saying. I hate parallel parking and I'm always as careful as I can be. Been curb surfing before. Not cool.
Question for everyone. Has anyone successfully been able to run Hankook v12 275/35 or 30/20 tires in the back for the CV3 wheels without rubbing?
I currently have 255/30 in the back and the wheels are taking a beating from the rocks all around the lips. I want to get the wheels powdercoated and avoid the issue of chipping by putting a thicker tire.