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Is the tire rim suppoused to have friction with the Brake Rotor?

Sent to Car Experts January 20 07:51 PM

I was changing my 17" tires to 14" stock tires And when i tightend the lugg nuts, I spun the tire and i noticed some friction between the Break Rotor and my rim. Is this suppoused to happen?

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1997 Honda Civic 1.8

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January 20 7:56 PM (5 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
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No you will have to find out what is rubbing that shouldn't be.Remove the wheels and look for rub marks.Were any other mods made to the vehicle besides the wheels(17 inchers)?

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January 20 8:04 PM (7 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
The 17 inch wheels are Falcons. they are not the stock tires however. do you know what size tires come on a 97 EX Honda Civic (Coupe)?

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January 20 8:15 PM (11 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
Reply to Davo/diablo666's Post: The 17 inchers are Rims(Falcons). they are not stock tires. they didn't come with the car. maybe i have the wrong size tire for my car. do you know what size tire goes with a 97 Honda Civic (Coupe)?
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January 20 8:26 PM (10 minutes and 59 seconds later)
         
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