17"s, full lock and insurance?

[kylesax]

Hi,
Recently moded my arches D.I.Y. style for 17s. Well pleased with the job, it is a vtr down 35mm allround. I managed to keep all arch liners (front and rear)with a little bit of cutting/melting/reshaping and kept ventilation boxes in the rear arch. No scrubbing (with me n front passenger anyways)!

My question is, i know that rubbing on the chassis on full lock is unavoidable, I only have very slight rubbing on extreme full lock, (I have correct offset/ falkon ZE512 tyres etc). But even though 17"s are declared on insurance, would this rubbing void it in any ways? Answers from any peeps in insurance much appreciated smileys/smiley2.gif

[SaxoAL]

Wont affect insurance at all mate.
be careful MOT, as ALOT of rubbing MOT testers wont like.

[Sean]

rubbing on full-lock is an mot failure. i would speak to the mot tester first tho, maybe they'll be sympathetic, but as it's on lowered 35mm, you could just put your standard wheel back on for the mot. smileys/smiley4.gif

[kylesax]

didnt think it would, just nice to get some other opinions smileys/smiley8.gif

[Scott]

it is possible to be rub free on full lock, simo's is, you just need the biggest hammer you can think of, then the size up from itsmileys/smiley17.gif

[kylesax]

biggest hammer??

So its ok to knock to chassis back 5-10mm, it wont cuase any structural failures?

[Sean]

not the chassis, the metal inner arch. take the plastic arch liner out, then knock back any metal lips on the inner arch which look like they may foul the tyres. do the same on both sides and you should have full-lock with no rubbing.

[kylesax]

yeah i have got rid of the metal lip, it rubs on the smooth metal at the back of the arch. Hammer this back?? (offset is as spaced out as you can get for a direct saxo fitment - 14).