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MrMillar
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23rd Jun 10 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok so I went for my MOT in a local garage, and the car was fine apart from a few things (which I have now sorted) but they also failed me on the fact that my back wheels sometimes scrape when I go over bumps...my arches have been sanded down as far as they can be and been cut away etc etc, and still it scrapes... I have seen Corsa's my year and shape lower than mine that don't scrape and as far as I'm aware I have good springs and shocks, am I missing something?

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P.S I have bought 4 wide arches to be fitted but apparently the tyre will still scrape against the inner arches.
redtom
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23rd Jun 10 at 17:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
one word. offset.

raise it up for the mot then sort it out.
SnK
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23rd Jun 10 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As above. wheels are wrong offset for car. Means they stick out more than they should. Either get some alloys with 49 et or just buy some standard vauxhall alloys.
MrMillar
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23rd Jun 10 at 17:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I might sound nooby but how do I raise it?
MrMillar
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oh I see, that's solved my problem then thanks
MrMillar
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ok I have decided to take the 4 wheels off and put on normal steal wheels to get my MOT out of the way
SnK
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23rd Jun 10 at 19:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh that'll sort it.
Adam-D
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i have 2 sets of wheels that wont scrape.
sri_baby
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its the offset of the wheels if u want it to pass mot get sum corsa steel wheels put them of get it retested then put ya old ones back on easy lol
redadair85
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put some smaller alloys on for mot then change them back again
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sounds like your mot tester is looking for Money lol yeah just put standard wheels on then swap em over = fresh Mot

 
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