flat arch owners ? need help

  1. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 cumbria Posts: 1239 Satin black furio
    #1
    I have two of my alloys on so far as i havnt had time to convert the front to 4 stud they are on the back and are 15 inch with 195/50/15 toyos on and it catches everywhere even with just me driving . I have cut away the top off the arch where a lip was and it has 25mm spacers . What else can i do to stop it ?
  2. Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Armadale, West Lothian Posts: 1230 flatty 16v sleeper and a regular vts
    #2
    get a scissor jack and some wood and open up the arches that way. and a big hammer worked for me
  3. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue
    #3
    it will look a mess doing it that way, paint will crack unless heated up. if you can fit thinner spacers. if not then try get access to a arch roller. still requires a bit of heat but looks more tidy. to buy there about £100 if i remember correctly. if not you could raise the torsion bar but would look stupid.
    if i where you id see if thinner spacers will do the job, if not then get it rolled, dont diy it with wood and jack, been there done that turns out a mess.
  4. Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Armadale, West Lothian Posts: 1230 flatty 16v sleeper and a regular vts
    #4
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    Originally Posted by mcjacko1987 View Post
    it will look a mess doing it that way, paint will crack unless heated up. if you can fit thinner spacers. if not then try get access to a arch roller. still requires a bit of heat but looks more tidy. to buy there about £100 if i remember correctly. if not you could raise the torsion bar but would look stupid.
    if i where you id see if thinner spacers will do the job, if not then get it rolled, dont diy it with wood and jack, been there done that turns out a mess.
    my paint didnt crack?
  5. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by kennym1987 View Post
    my paint didnt crack?
    i did it to my old punto, paint cracked and peeled and i didnt open up much. il never do it like that again. the punto was leadbased paint, dont think the saxo is so maybe something to do with that???
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 maidstone Posts: 702 saxo vtr
    #6
    Change the tyres from 50 to 45 , I had 50 on my vtr and it rubbed on that
  7. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch
    #7
    /\ what he said mate, put some 195/45R15 tyres on and they will rub no more! also dont get the scissor jack out, do it properly not bodging it!
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  8. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 cumbria Posts: 1239 Satin black furio
    #8
    Im nt arsed bwt bodging only paid a few hundred for the car :-D can some top bloke put a few pics up on what i have to do ?
  9. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue
    #9
    you want an easyer way of bodging it then? instead of wood and hammer use a pole that you can wedge tight between the tire and arch,then drive forward and the pole will move with the wheel and open your arch.
  10. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue
    #10
    or like that lol
  11. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch
    #11
    Imo I would just get some cheap tyres that are the right size, but that's just me I'm not a bodge artist....