shorty235
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Registered: 14th Dec 03
Location: South Shields, Tyne and Wear
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i fitted some 17" wheels last night. there supposed to be et45.
the rears were arches were sittinng on the wheel and the fronts scrub going over bumps etc.
the plastic arch wouldnt be a problem cos i could just grind it down but it also was catching the metal on the rear.
took it for a spin and wore away a lot of tyre and plastic. lol
can anyone help me on how to sort out the arches?
for the rears i was planning to remove the plastic arch and use a grinder to take away a bit of the metal, remove arch bolts and grind down a bit of the plastic.
what can i use to stop rusting? normal body paint?
the fronts arnt too bad but i would rather have more room for them.
not sure what to do on them as it catches the plastic arch cover thing.
i really want to put these wheels on, they look exellent.
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JUGGA
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
Location: BEDFORDSHIRE
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they must be et35 or something not et45. im down -60 on et40 17s glued arches and i get no rubbing at all. slight rub on 1 rear wheel when i have 3+ ppl on baord
[Edited on 24-03-2005 by Unr3al Rac3r]
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dna23
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
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hmmm i dunno about whether or not u got the right offset but i would have to say u cud use hammerite to stop the rusting when u have a cut away 
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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msut be wrong offset mate mine are et45 fit perfectly in the arch dont rub at all is only lowered 40mm tho
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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you changed your shocks too?
i was fine on 50mm before on standard shocks
changed to fk 40mm kit with shocks and was lower than my 50mm 
had to change back to gmax 40mm
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Waldbrand
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Registered: 22nd Mar 05
Location: Bavaria, Germany :-)
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fk is always too low... i wasn't able to drive FK75/50 with 14" ...
FK 40/40 is twice as low than my autotechnics 40/40...
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Corsa Racer 69
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Registered: 30th Aug 02
Location: Dumfries
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once u have ground the arch away paint then sumthin like waxoil would help stop corrosion
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shorty235
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Registered: 14th Dec 03
Location: South Shields, Tyne and Wear
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i had falken tyres on my old alloys. the wall of the tyre slope inwards and gave me more room to clear the arches.
i think i will fit those tyres and do a bit arch work.
does anyone know if that will help?
does anyone know where i can get a cheap set of falkens in the north east?
the offset is not stamped on the wheels. does anyone know what offset toora alloys come in?
they are toora t240 17"
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
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i think toora tend to be ET40 in 17's!
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
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I think they are et42 sure drunkenfool had them it says et45 in his garage but i remember him telling me they were 42
Tyres will help a lot i remeber going from BF Goodwritch to Toyo and it was much better,
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