On the newer model rangers its now a horizontal clearance issue for bigger tires. Check your wheel well liners and make sure the tire isnt rubbing against it when you turn the wheel.
New Wheels Tires Rubbing A Little With Stock Suspension
Tires rubbing when turning. Similar to all other bushings suspension bushings tend to lose their life after some time and they are often found torn cracked and completely broken. This how to video shows the way to correct it without undesirable consequences. Changing to a different tire can result in undesirable tire rubbing noise. Over time shocks can fail springs lose elasticity bushing and shock mounts wear. When turning left there is a rubbing sound coming from the right front tire. Its a rubbingwhiningwoo sound.
My 6th gen accord has a torn liner on the front right wheel well and it rubs every time i turn the wheel to the left. I turned the wheel and checked for clearance between the wheel well and tireit seems like a tight fit but the left front wheel has the same amount of clearance and there is no rubbing when turning to the right. If tire rubbing occurs when driving over bumps or taking corners where the weight transfer compresses one side of the vehicles suspension you might have failing suspension components. Vehicle shock components have a finite lifespan. Aftermarket rims with different offset from stock often create rubbing issues. Your cheapest solution is superatv offset a arms.
When you install larger tires with your lift you will always are wondering. Fixing tire rub in this video journey along with us as we fix the notorious problem for the toyota tundra. Poor suspension bushings also cause annoying and unusual sounds to come out of your cars while you turn them around. This causes tires to produce creaking noises on turning. On the earlier model rangers 05 08 it was a vertical clearance issue when you wanted bigger tires.