[Oglealex]

My wheels have had to be changed back to stock as my new wheels stuck out way to much to be legal although i have stretched tyres on, does anyone know where i can buy some wheel arch trims or extensions?

 

[Davec86]

I doubt anyone had yet made such a thing. Might mean you can find a company that fabricates that kinda thing, and let them use your car as a demo, ideally meaning free body work too!
I'd be interested in seeing some pictures, if you have any?

 

[Oglealex]

Iv had to change the wheels back and i never had a picture of the car with them on but i do have a picture of the wheels!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNIVERSAL-WIDE-ARCHES-FLARES-4-/261175750577?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3ccf49afb1

I found these and wondered if they would work?
Edited by: Collas

 

[Davec86]

They may well work yea, may require some trimming/sanding/filling to get the right fit though.
What wheels are they?

 

[Oglealex]

Borbet 15x8j on the back and a 7j on the front

 

[Davec86]

Borbet A, by any chance? I'd been thinking about those, small and wide, certainly the way forward!

 

[Oglealex]

Im not entirely sure which ones they are, however the front one touches the brake caliper so im going to have to buy some hubcentric spacers for them, i tried some 5mm shims today but the wheel would not sit on the hub properly. Il upload a picture when i find out how too!

 

[Davec86]

Ah right. Sounds a plan
If you post the picture to somewhere like photobucket, you can then just the IMG code, copied and pasted to here

 

[shakotanVIP]

Those universal arches will look horrible on an up!

What are the offsets of your wheels? Sounds like you need to rethink your choices and get wheels more suitable for the car, rather than trying to adapt the car to fit the wheels.

Also, post the tyre stats.

 

[Elfy]

All depend son et of the wheels, you can fit 17x8 without issues.


Roll your arches if you want a slightly wider look, bodyshop will do it properly without cracking the paint.

 

[Oglealex]

The offset is 15/20 is the only problem, a body shop have suggested to get some arches bolted on

 

[Davec86]

That is a fair point, you can probably get the arches rolled, it would likely look better too, less faff that trimming, sanding, filling, riveting arches on. All depends on how much poke you need to cover though.

 

[shakotanVIP]

I'd be interested to see the wheels on the car before offering any further advise. It's becoming hard to envisage exactly your situation

 

[Oglealex]

I can put them back on when i get the tools sorted and upload a picture, but they stick out a good 2 inch

 

[shakotanVIP]

Like I said, I'd need to see a pic. Somethings not adding up, as I've seen 7" wide wheels on ET35 easily fit an up!, so your should only stick out another 20mm at the front, and 32mm at the back, and with stretched tyres should still fit without much poke.

 

[Oglealex]

I have had to use spacers on the front due to rubbing so the front stick out about the same as the back, it might just be my bad judging of mesurment

 

[Lambo-27]

I would suggest getting your wheels modified, get an engineering company to put them on a lather and modify the offset, or camber teh foooooooook but you'll need new tires every 2 meters, or just get new wheels!

 

[shakotanVIP]

Lathing wont help, he's already had to add to the offset to clear the brakes, so removing material will take him back to square one.

There's no option for cambering the wheels on the macpherson strut setup on the up!, I'd suggest thinking of different wheels. Edited by: shakotanVIP

 

[Lambo-27]

I thought the brake problem was only the front? I may be screwed with my wee 14" alloys :$

what?! no camber?! ****