When I bought the car, they told me it wasn't the stock tire size. I don't know what size it is. When I bought new tires, they did tell me that the tires were too big for the normal size (16?) and apparently I had wide tires. I didn't have any options other then some expensive tires. I thought they were just trying to get a lot of money. It's the outside edges that touch.
What I'm thinking is that I might have to get new rims that fit the original size of 16". The car doesn't bounce any bit more than normal it just scratches over bumps and curves. Also, when I brake hard, my car pulls to the right. You've helped me with this issue with the calipers so I'm going to change them out. But to answer your question, no, the car is not lowered.