That tire/wheel combo should clear. I wonder if you were sent ET37
wheels by mistake?

ET37 fits Syncros so vendors sell wheels with both ET setups.

Mark

Aaron wrote:
> It's time to replace tires and ordered some Nokian tires and some of the 16" euro-look alloy wheels. The tire place just called and said the front wheels are hitting the upper control arms.
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> The wheels are the 16x7.5 ET 23 ones that seem to be popular with many list vendors. The tires 215/60/16 (26.2"). It's a 91 carat with stock suspension.
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> I wasn't expecting to run into issues. Is that to be expected and in either case is there a remedy?
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> Thanks!
> Aaron
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