flat arch owners ? need help

[robster247]

I have two of my alloys on so far as i havnt had time to convert the front to 4 stud they are on the back and are 15 inch with 195/50/15 toyos on and it catches everywhere even with just me driving . I have cut away the top off the arch where a lip was and it has 25mm spacers . What else can i do to stop it ?

[kennym1987]

get a scissor jack and some wood and open up the arches that way. and a big hammer :y: worked for me

[mcjacko1987]

it will look a mess doing it that way, paint will crack unless heated up. if you can fit thinner spacers. if not then try get access to a arch roller. still requires a bit of heat but looks more tidy. to buy there about £100 if i remember correctly. if not you could raise the torsion bar but would look stupid.
if i where you id see if thinner spacers will do the job, if not then get it rolled, dont diy it with wood and jack, been there done that turns out a mess.

[kennym1987]

it will look a mess doing it that way, paint will crack unless heated up. if you can fit thinner spacers. if not then try get access to a arch roller. still requires a bit of heat but looks more tidy. to buy there about £100 if i remember correctly. if not you could raise the torsion bar but would look stupid.
if i where you id see if thinner spacers will do the job, if not then get it rolled, dont diy it with wood and jack, been there done that turns out a mess.

my paint didnt crack?

[mcjacko1987]

my paint didnt crack?

i did it to my old punto, paint cracked and peeled and i didnt open up much. il never do it like that again. the punto was leadbased paint, dont think the saxo is so maybe something to do with that???

[1-1dicky]

Change the tyres from 50 to 45 , I had 50 on my vtr and it rubbed on that

[billytalbott]

/\ what he said mate, put some 195/45R15 tyres on and they will rub no more! also dont get the scissor jack out, do it properly not bodging it!

[robster247]

Im nt arsed bwt bodging only paid a few hundred for the car :-D can some top bloke put a few pics up on what i have to do ?

[mcjacko1987]

you want an easyer way of bodging it then? instead of wood and hammer use a pole that you can wedge tight between the tire and arch,then drive forward and the pole will move with the wheel and open your arch.

[mcjacko1987]

How to roll your arches, quickly... - YouTube
or like that lol

[billytalbott]

Imo I would just get some cheap tyres that are the right size, but that's just me I'm not a bodge artist....