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Scotty C

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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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23rd May 10 at 10:59

Seeing as i'm down so low at the rear, the arches tend to rub on the tyre under hard conering. What is needed to sort this out? Completly new to this arch rolling crap! So any advie/tips would be appreciated!

fillmecca

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Registered: 16th Jun 07
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23rd May 10 at 11:19

witch bit of the arch is it rubing on?,as your have to bash,cut bits of arch abit!

there is a lip on the arch i had to cut out then paint ect to stop mine rubing

Jake

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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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23rd May 10 at 12:40

as above, newer corsas have an inner skin to the rears and you normally have to smash that in with a hammer

Gareth F

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23rd May 10 at 15:45

Monster you shouldnt need to do any modifications, i have alesios which are the same offset as your softstars. It will be down to the tyres you have. i run 195/43/16's and go for a brand that has a curved sidewall profile. Mine dont rub at all and i was down the same as you.

davieslim

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Registered: 15th Sep 08
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23rd May 10 at 20:20

does your current tyres have a rim protector? i had my avos reset with 195/40/16 tyres with no issues at all

aron

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Registered: 10th May 07
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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23rd May 10 at 21:38

paint them to keep the rust out then tigerseal the arch back on.

in the end i cut my rear arches back about 10m from the top of the arch, but my wheels weren't et49 like yours

Fro

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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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24th May 10 at 08:15

The rears on my corsa were rolled, looked

from behind too but were a couple hundred to do.

dan-sport

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Registered: 9th Oct 07
Location: Bushbury, West Midlands
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24th May 10 at 16:48

its probably the nuts monster, just glue the archs on and it will fix it

Scotty C

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Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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25th May 10 at 16:18

That whats I thought Dan, Those little plastic nuts? i'll get some 40 profiles too.

fillmecca

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25th May 10 at 18:17

quote:
Originally posted by Monster
That whats I thought Dan, Those little plastic nuts? i'll get some 40 profiles too.

yes them more,dnt glue them on ffs sutch a shit way of doing things and your be stuff if you need them off agen

scottyp1989

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Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
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25th May 10 at 20:01

you can make an arch roller out of a scissor jack

dan-sport

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26th May 10 at 10:44

the metal inner arch on my corsa is cut(previous owner) and my arch's dont stick on propperly because it so id rather not do anything to do with cutting the inner arch.

scottyp1989

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26th May 10 at 12:34

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=113070

something like that on there you want, but can make the same sort of thing with a jack

Scotty C

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Registered: 6th Nov 05
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26th May 10 at 17:22

What can I use to stick them on then when I remove the nuts?

cjohnson

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26th May 10 at 17:45

quote:
Originally posted by davieslim
does your current tyres have a rim protector? i had my avos reset with 195/40/16 tyres with no issues at all

I had the same problem with the speedlines I bought!

Brand new goodyear eagle F1's, (195/45/16), which have rim protectors, and they caught on the coilover and the rear arch, so had to get rid

[Edited on 26-05-2010 by cjohnson]

cjohnson

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26th May 10 at 17:48

Also, use tiger seal to stick them on mate, or sticker flex. Can get it from some car spares shops. Just used some to do my gsi skirts. Good gear!

Gareth F

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26th May 10 at 19:29

quote:
Originally posted by cjohnson

quote:
Originally posted by davieslim
does your current tyres have a rim protector? i had my avos reset with 195/40/16 tyres with no issues at all

I had the same problem with the speedlines I bought! Brand new goodyear eagle F1's, (195/45/16), which have rim protectors, and they caught on the coilover and the rear arch, so had to get rid

Hmm dont understand that as i had exactly the same alloys/tyre setup on mine and had no problems