Scott Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Seeeeee, job done. You should have just taken a wheel off to find out earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 Lol waaaaay to simple for me dude! Next mod may have to be rolled arches! Thanx so much for all your advice and drawings!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 No worries bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I wouldnt roll the arches, I would get them shaved back. Rolling the arches can lead to a wavey pattern on the outside of the arch where the rolling equipment pushes the rivets out more than the bodywork. I may have missed it in the thread, but why do you need spacers when the wheels are now fouling the arches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I wouldnt roll the arches, I would get them shaved back. Rolling the arches can lead to a wavey pattern on the outside of the arch where the rolling equipment pushes the rivets out more than the bodywork. I may have missed it in the thread, but why do you need spacers when the wheels are now fouling the arches? I think he miscalculated the size and just went with what he thought was a good size. Sounds like 10mm would have been fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 I wouldnt roll the arches, I would get them shaved back. Rolling the arches can lead to a wavey pattern on the outside of the arch where the rolling equipment pushes the rivets out more than the bodywork. I may have missed it in the thread, but why do you need spacers when the wheels are now fouling the arches? Thanx mate. Funny u should say that when i got my skyline arches rolled i went one further and got them flared and the whole arch lookd like cr@p. Ended up getting overfenders!! How do u mean by shaved? Is that like just cutting the lip away rather than rolling it back? And no you didnt miss it in the thread i just wanted the wheels to be flush with the arch. It does look just how i wanted it now. seen a few like trig whose are actually slightly wider than the arch - maybe they have mega hard coilovers for that look??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Thanx mate. Funny u should say that when i got my skyline arches rolled i went one further and got them flared and the whole arch lookd like cr@p. Ended up getting overfenders!! How do u mean by shaved? Is that like just cutting the lip away rather than rolling it back? And no you didnt miss it in the thread i just wanted the wheels to be flush with the arch. It does look just how i wanted it now. seen a few like trig whose are actually slightly wider than the arch - maybe they have mega hard coilovers for that look??! I could be wrong but I reckon those guys will have the inner arches shaved right back. Also, the tyres can be stretched onto the wheel. That means that the further up the tyre goes, the further into the arch it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 I could be wrong but I reckon those guys will have the inner arches shaved right back. Also, the tyres can be stretched onto the wheel. That means that the further up the tyre goes, the further into the arch it is. Yeah gotcha that gradient prob helps a fair bit. However trigs one stick out quite a bit more than the arch so that must either rub or be rock solid. So maybe i just have the inner lip cut off for now and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 Oh! Maybe i am. Was sure its his car. He put a thread up last week saying 'finally finished my exterior' I'll have a search for it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 My bad it was jazz1 on this thread: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=199036&highlight=Exterior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 The pic is throwing you off. Its higher than you think, if you got a pic dead on it would show that there is a good inch between the tyre and the arch. Also, you can see that the tyres are stretched on like i said before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 The pic is throwing you off. Its higher than you think, if you got a pic dead on it would show that there is a good inch between the tyre and the arch. Also, you can see that the tyres are stretched on like i said before Yeah true mate - i spoke with him too and he had his arches rolled and has coilovers fitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 You know what to do then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 Yep - spend more dosh on the car!! arches first - thats the cheaper option at £80!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 You wanted to copy what Jazz1 did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 You wanted to copy what Jazz1 did? na mate i just wanted to have the wheels looking nice and wide - however when i looked at Jazz's car i noticed his wheels stuck out further than the arch so asked him about rubbing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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