Wheel Rubbing in reverse

[Vermtown]

So I'm new but looks like I came to the right place. just got a new to me 08 Yukon XL and put new 20" rims with 275 55 R20 tires. All was going well till I backed out the next morning and cranked it to the left out of my driveway and heard a dreaded rubbing sound. I thought 20 x 9 would fit no problem! What am I missing? Only does it in reverse when cranking to the left. It's rubbing directly above the mud flap area in the wheel well. Should I try and hold the well back with something? Thanks for any help

PS Almost ordered some projector headlights off of amazon till I read serge sticky thread. emailed BFC and dude emailed me back in 10 mins. Is that what most of you guys go with?

 

[yates ™]

x9 is only part of the factors you should be looking at, offset is also important as well as tire size/width.

 

[Vermtown]

The originals were 17" with a 31mm offset and the new ones have a 10mm offset. I put that into a calculator and it says 4mm less inner clearance and it extends an extra 46 mm. So do I need to put some spacers in or should the tire shop have handled that? Thanks, ignore image, I pasted the wrong info

 

[Vermtown]

Does it look a lot lower in front at all, it has 78,000 miles? Would a new OEM shock strut combo give it more clearance?

 

[Vermtown]

I think some other threads provided the solution, going to get a 2in leveling kit from rough country.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

I think the main problem was the offset on your wheels. 275/55/20 is a factory size tire and should not give any problems, but you stated that your new wheels have a 10mm offset which would make them stick out more. I'm running a 295/35/24 on my silverado at stock height and these wheels have a +30m offset and have no rubbing issues. Same wheels were also used on my 2/3 dropped 2008 tahoe and also had no rubbing.

Nice looking vehicle also. I love that color

 

[01Konvict]

I would do a 1.5" level kit to match rear height and your only rubbing due to the offset

 

[Vermtown]

But the level kit will take care of the offset problem right?

 

[Erik G]

hold up

only happens in reverse? It doesnt do it going forward?

If thats the case, you have either a) bad wheel bearing or b) bad tie rod ends - there is no other reason why only in reverse

In my opinion, both are totally normal by the way

 

[Erik G]

you can check - jack up that wheel

grab the wheel at 12 and 6 and rock it. Any play? bad wheel bearing

If no, grab the wheel at 9 and 3 and rock it. any play? tie rod ends