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Iain M
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11th Oct 05 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
HELPRight first of all i have a big dilema, my car looks sweet as fuck the way the front and back sit over the tyres. the front doesn't catch at all. the back however catches like fuck when someone is in the passenger seat and sometimes when i am on my own. the problem is is started bringing thread through on the tyre on the very edge. the arches have bein grounded down what should i do HELP!!!!!!!
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random dav
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11th Oct 05 at 18:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cut more hack away until it stops thats what i did on my old one

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Iain M
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11th Oct 05 at 18:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
grind more off the inside of the plastic arch. i thinks its catchin on the top of the wheel arch aswell. when i took the wheel off i could see clean bits where tyre was rubbin against it:
Iain M
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11th Oct 05 at 18:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
somebody help my girlfriend won't get in the car untill i sort it
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its probs the screws/nuts holdong the arch trim on, cut 'em off and bond them on with sikaflex, thats how i'm going to do mine i think, also what offset are the wheels?

also aint it a good thing keeping her out the car

[Edited on 11-10-2005 by random dav]

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Iain M
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11th Oct 05 at 19:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no not really coz when she out the car and me out the car me get ear ache. coz she want come with me and i wont let her coz of my tyres. like i said there aint nothin there the arches ahave been ground down
Mo
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11th Oct 05 at 21:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you'll have to pull the arches out by banging it out with a rubber hammer or summat.

didn't someone do this? lisa?lawence?
DIRKxDIGGLER77
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11th Oct 05 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are you just on springs or have you got uprated shox 2
Adam_B
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11th Oct 05 at 21:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what size are the tyres? What offset are the wheels? How much is it lowered by?
marklawton
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11th Oct 05 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its down 60mm
Iain M
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it has got uprated shox they are g-max shox. The tyres are 205/40/17 haven't got a clue what the offset is. if a choose the way of springs with less of a drop what you recomend then it 60mm at the mo. would 40 be ok and still give the low look.
Iain M
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12th Oct 05 at 09:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
has anybody got 40mm drop springs just for the back i need them asap before i fuck my tyres good and proper

Let me know asap cheers
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12th Oct 05 at 11:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
rexy has got some 50mm back springs

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Iain M
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12th Oct 05 at 12:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How much for? or would he do a sraight swap?
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12th Oct 05 at 16:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u2u him 'rexy' or i'll speak to him later fella

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Iain M
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13th Oct 05 at 11:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the problemo is solved thanx mate. not by me though someone who knows what their doin sorted it
Rexy
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Pmsl, Was going to say "where dya live" I'll pop up and sort it for you. Had the same problem myself on my corsa with 17's... Glad to see its sorted now
Iain M
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13th Oct 05 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
left the car with my mate says he knows what hes doin how did you sort yours mate?
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13th Oct 05 at 13:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
all the problems he has means the angle grinder and twatting bar comes out

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Rexy
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Pmsl - I've gone a little more sensible now dave, the tools have updated to 2ton Dent puller
Gav_corsasport
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19th Oct 05 at 16:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
alrite mate i had the same problem
i just cut my metal arches bk now it doesntcatch and looks sweet dropped 60 mm

 
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