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| Author: | Paul [ Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:58 pm ] |
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thinks im gna get a knife later and attack me arches.. good or bad idea? im not up for all this "measure from here to here" "execute a smooth cut with jigsaw" i'd rather js get it done than fanny about with anything special.. Des - how much you do to your arches? Scott - How much to yours? And then of course the lowering master: Chop_suey - how much work? |
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| Author: | Sy-orme [ Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:02 pm ] |
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i lowered mine 40mm with 16's rubbed quite bad. but had 45 profile. 40's would of been fine don't think this helps but never mind |
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| Author: | scotty_boy BSc [ Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:28 pm ] |
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Umm, i got the lip on the arch and whacked it with a hammer till it was bent up. took the arch liners out. then drove it like i stole it. rubs like a bitch on the Si. Do i give a flying fluck? At ?25 per tyre. No 
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| Author: | Percy [ Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:57 pm ] |
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?25 a tyre... sounds dangerous. After ?60 each for eagle f1's I will never go back, so much better to drive. |
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| Author: | scotty_boy BSc [ Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:19 pm ] |
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yeah but i have 185/55/14s popular tyre and not low-profile. filthy cheep. They're Firestones so they're not crap!
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| Author: | Percy [ Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:25 pm ] |
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That another reason I don't like 17's cost too much in rubber, I knew your tyres would be cheaper but i would have still expected closer to ?40 for good tyres. Oh well its too late for me, I can't fit 14's over my brakes
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| Author: | scotty_boy BSc [ Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:34 pm ] |
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I get discount too not sure on the RRP. Prob ?35 ish or something
I wouldnt go to 17s unless my car was huge. large family hatch size par example. |
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| Author: | EvilDes [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:15 am ] |
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No arch work for me, only rubbed on full lock and large dips in the road at high speed, lowered 35mm. However, now the Cossie splitter is on, it rubs like a bitch, but not sharp if ya get me, its like half of the tyre
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| Author: | chop_suey [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:32 am ] |
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right, i'm just gonna have to assume your putting on 2i arches, as without these i've got no idea how i would have got mine to work right, hes a crappy diagram showing what i cut (cross sectional view from the front) before 
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look into the arch and you should see that nasty piece of razor metal. this almost sliced my first tyres in half you may need to do a bit of diy arch rolling i did this by fitting the wheels and suspention, jacking the car up and then lowering it back down with a metal tube trapped between the tyre and the arch( i used the inside of an axle stand) then i just rolled it back and forh, professional i know. then i just ran it for a few days, jacked it up and applied the golden rule. IF THE METALS SHINEY, GRIND IT OFF 1 more thing, make sure you have 195 wide tyres. they make the world of difference after i did all of thia i could fill the car with people and i never had the slightest scrub. |
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| Author: | EvilDes [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:51 am ] |
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Absolutely loving that picture 
But its very informative 
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| Author: | chop_suey [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:58 am ] |
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i do try. which is probably what makes it so sad |
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| Author: | EvilDes [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:01 am ] |
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What about your back wheel arches mate, what did you do to them?
(awaits another quality picture )
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| Author: | chop_suey [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:11 am ] |
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rear arches? sorry to disapoint but i did sweet fook all to them. strange but true (que twilight zone music, doo do doo do doo do) |
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| Author: | EvilDes [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:28 am ] |
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I got some rubbing on mine before, so just thought I'd see what others done. I think I got some rubbing anyway. Only on mahoooooooooooooosive dips in the road though.
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| Author: | jdfiesta [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:58 pm ] |
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| Author: | Zetecfiesta [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:58 pm ] |
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| Author: | chop_suey [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:00 pm ] |
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| Author: | Paul [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:18 pm ] |
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| Author: | jdfiesta [ Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:43 pm ] |
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| Author: | chop_suey [ Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:40 am ] |
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