Rolling arches

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GHOST
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Rolling arches

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New knocking aside, it appears that my new wheels (et35, 8" front and 9" rear) and my recent Apex spring spring drop (35mm), are making my rear wheels catch my arches.

So, rolling arches? Is this my only choice? And if so, what exactly am I looking at?
Nic
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Re: Rolling arches

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Is it the outside edge of the tyre catching the wheel arch or the inside edge of the tyre catching the inner arch liner?

Fitting slightly narrower tyres may help, getting the arches rolled would be a lot cheaper and is a straight forward process, done properly it should increase the clearance without effecting the paintwork.

This company is popular on the Supra forum http://www.archenemy.co.uk/
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GHOST
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Re: Rolling arches

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Its definitely on the outside mate. I can see a slight scuffing on the tyre. More so on the drivers side though. Could there be some misalignment somewhere too?
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Re: Rolling arches

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Archenemy are great and it'll be done in an hour or so without any damage to paint work. Certainly sounds like the solution and they will also flare the arch slightly if needed.
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Re: Rolling arches

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Whereabouts are they based? I'm way up north
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Re: Rolling arches

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GHOST wrote:Whereabouts are they based? I'm way up north


Archenemy is a franchise fella!

Just go to the website and you can contact them through there!
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Re: Rolling arches

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There you go, buddy.

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Re: Rolling arches

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Or run camber bolts and accept some inner tyre wear.....
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