When i had 17's on my corsa i just tapped the arches out a bit with a rubber mallet. This gave the wheels some extra clearance. Think they were ET45 wheels. Never scrubbed on a 35mm drop and could even have a full car load with no rubbing. If you dont fancy cutting your arches banging them out with a mallet is another alternative. :thumbs:

i thought i had replied to this post before :P

ur at coleraine uni?? if u decide 2 drop it gimmi a shout il do the arch work im v bored!

Im up past your way at uni!!

I'll maybe give da arch work a go, thanks for the advice!
Let you know what happens! ;)

you could drop if 40mm ok,

just trim the inside lip of the rear arches with a file and take off the bolts at the top dso and glue it back so the bolts dont hit the wheels and rip them, as for the front remove the 1 bolt at the top, glue on arch, trim some of the inside lip

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ur from NI arnt u?

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Yep, sure am! From hillsborough! Wer u from?

I didnt want to have to start messin with the arches - too much work to start doing myself and too much money to pay sum1 else to do!
Im a poor student! lol! :)

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its an easy enough job to do. cost you a tube of bonding agent.
tigerseal or sikaflex is your best bet.

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ur from NI arnt u?

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alrite kirsty... try lowering it 40mm on a full kit if it rubs do the necessary arch work (skimming the plastic archs/debolting etc) if that doesnt work go more drastic.. angle grinder etc if that doesnt sell the rims!!

ur from NI arnt u?

im on 17's et40 lowered about 40 mm, i get scrubbing, but it can be easily sorted,

remove the arches, cut off teh clips etc, angle grind off the arch lip, touch it up to stop it rusting, bond the arches back on, jobs a good un.

however i feel you would not get away with a 60mm drop

just drop it and suck it and see, you never know might be fine :look:

Doesn't stay like that long!

I would sell da rims but my dad got me em for xmas and I would feel too bad? I really like them too, its so annoying! :mad:

looks bloody clean in them pics :!

Swop your 17's for some 15's and deck it then :P

Apart from it being a monster truck!!! lol!
I love slammed corsa's but think im gonna have probs :-(

Me thinks that removing the bolts from the rear arch and bonding them back on will help but they will still rub on full lock and with people in the back. Id stick with what you have on there, looks schweeet :)

Hello all, my name's Kirsty and I need some help please!

My dad got me a set of 17" FOX 4 evo for my corsa B, but they are ET42, I know the right ET for a dropped corsa should be ET49 (eg Speedlines!)

Do u think that if my car gets dropped on these ET42 17's that it will be a mess? Say if it was lowered 40mm or 60mm should it be ok with just some trimming of the arch clips etc or will it just rub and be a nightmare?