So i have alittle problem, and first ill start with the history of the car

I bought the car about a year ago with 70k miles on it and now i have about 103k.

When i bought the car it had the old tires and i got them replaced at about 98k. When i bought the tires new there was no rubbing occuring. During the summers i would have 18 inch wheels and tires on there, and there would be no rubbing.
Only recently when i switched the wheels for winter, the stock rim and tire began to rub. If i am on the highway and i make a left turn, the body roll from the car lifts the car off the control arm and doesnt rub. I noticed that since the rubbing began, it is not doing any damage to my tire, only making a god-awful noise when im driving. Also, since buying the car i have not touched the suspension, and it still is the stock sport suspension.

So hers the question, Whats making the control arm rub on the tire?

Any help is aprreciated!

 

my suggestion would be to have a alignment done and make sure to tell the shop that you want the camber on both sides (left & right) even. don't let them tell you that it can't be done. check the alignment printout. before they perform the alignment they must first check the whole suspention to see if it can even be aligned. i used to work for firestone take it there and you can watch them do it. plenty of customers used to watch me work on there cars.

 

Are you sure its not a wheel bearing going out. If the tire was rubbing youd see wheere it was rubbing on the tire.

 

i can feel where the control arm is rubbing. Do you think it might be the shock is shot? I dont think they have been changed since new.