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nacartney 22nd May 2011 11:07

lowered flat arch
 
Hi, got my forte lowered a week ago 60mm on apex springs. The front is fine, maybe still a bit high but the rear is rubbing a bit when i hit any kinda bump. I have bout 2 mm clearance between tyre an back bumper/arch. Its on standard shocks an vtr wheels. My 1st car so never did this before. Is this normal?

Tom5190 22nd May 2011 11:10

Yea its normal for vtr wheels to rub on a flatty, they will be rubbing on the lip inside the rear arch's

Delboy 22nd May 2011 11:15

yep, remember to peel back the arches so theyre not touching. jack up your car, look under the arch and see if there is any marks from the wheel rubbing, on mine it was on a metal bump which surrounded the rear bumper bracket, i just hammered it in and all was fine lol

nacartney 22nd May 2011 11:58

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Originally Posted by Tom5190 (Post 5327395)
Yea its normal for vtr wheels to rub on a flatty, they will be rubbing on the lip inside the rear arch's

good thought id went too low lol.thanks

Delboy 22nd May 2011 12:02

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Originally Posted by nacartney (Post 5327471)
good thought id went too low lol.thanks

you havent gone too low at all, slammed flat arches look sweet!

nacartney 22nd May 2011 12:05

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Originally Posted by Delboy (Post 5327400)
yep, remember to peel back the arches so theyre not touching. jack up your car, look under the arch and see if there is any marks from the wheel rubbing, on mine it was on a metal bump which surrounded the rear bumper bracket, i just hammered it in and all was fine lol

yea i will give that a go. i like ur style. everything can be fixed with a hammer. lol.

Tom5190 22nd May 2011 12:27

If you break the paint remember to give the fresh metal a paint and seal it! I had a mission fitting some 195 wheels with a disc beam on mine.

nacartney 22nd May 2011 13:14

yea will do.goin slightly off topic here but is it possible to fit a raceland induction kit on the 1.1. i no there will be practically no gains but still want one. had a k an n on it but its stuck at the back taking in cold air. Thanks for the replys!

Shornoo 22nd May 2011 14:11

I'm slamming my car 60mm, good choice ;) I had to roll the arches before even putting springs on because of the wheel width and spacers I used. Gunna take off the alloys and replace with steelies.
Gunna sort out proper tyres after I've slammed :)

nacartney 22nd May 2011 14:55

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Originally Posted by Shornoo (Post 5327742)
I'm slamming my car 60mm, good choice ;) I had to roll the arches before even putting springs on because of the wheel width and spacers I used. Gunna take off the alloys and replace with steelies.
Gunna sort out proper tyres after I've slammed :)

thanks mate,
60mm is the way to go.my mate dropped his mk6 fiesta 40mm an nearly cried it was so high.whate wheels u runnin. yea my arches were grinded cause it was rubbin everywere. u keepin the standard shocks?
have a look at my progress thread to see it. its posi blue flatarch let me now what u think!

Tom5190 22nd May 2011 17:03

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Originally Posted by nacartney (Post 5327646)
yea will do.goin slightly off topic here but is it possible to fit a raceland induction kit on the 1.1. i no there will be practically no gains but still want one. had a k an n on it but its stuck at the back taking in cold air. Thanks for the replys!

Is it spi or mpi engine?

nacartney 22nd May 2011 19:18

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Originally Posted by Tom5190 (Post 5328105)
Is it spi or mpi engine?

Tbh mate i got a clue.can u tell by lookin at it?if yes thers pics of it on progress thred.its calle posi blue flatarch an its on page 1.


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