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jaygsi
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1st Apr 06 at 19:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will a wide arch kit go on my corsa with out looking out of place, or do i need a body kit
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sorry mate, don't understand the question.
Do you want fit wide arches, but keep the standard bumpers?
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yes mate
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All depends on to what extent you widen them ?
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i have 195/50/15's on me corsa but the back arches are catching the tyre




so i was thinking of added wider arches
eg like CORSA B COMBAT 2 WIDE ARCHES will these blend into my bumpers ok?

[Edited on 01-04-2006 by jaygsi]
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get a small profile tire
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You need wheels and tyres that fit the car.
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well the standard wheels are 185/60/14 but don't give enough grip any other ideas as i've just some new alloys
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i had 195/45/15s and they used to scrub but thats because i had a full car and a full boot build. so when there isnt any one in the car the arches sit just above the tyre. but now ive got 195/55/15s and it scrubs alot more.
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if you have the correct offset wheels then it shouldn't rub.
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correct offset, 195/45/15 and you shouldnt be getting any problems at all...mine et42 (still not that good offset) 195/45/15 and lowered 50mm...ok..
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mines lowered 30mm the offset is 38 on 195/50/15 but still scuffing with me and someone else in
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offset wrong just as the profile, imo
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yep, wrong offset and wrong tyre profile. Get the right ones and you will have no problems.
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so whats the right ones?
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The right offset between borderline et42 and best et49
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I have 195/50/15's on ET 49mm rims and it has never scrubbed once.
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I've got the psg2 arches on mine. alloys are 205/40/17 and it's dropped -60mm. The metal arch is shaved away underneath the fibreglass arch so no catching on tyres.

The back arches will fit with standard back bumpers but the front won't cause the front bumper needs to flair out to meet the arch
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cheers for that so its either have just rear arches done and not the front or get some diffrent alloys

just bought these aswell
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if your using the standard arches the u need offset et49-45 anbd they won't rub. Anything lower than et45 and they will.

If u fit just the back arches it's look stupid cause the arches are quite big and they won't match the front of the car AND you'll need some side skirts to blend into at the bottom of the arch cause they stick out
Mo
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The bottom of the arch joins onto the side skirt which is also quite chunky
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ok, can someone explain what offset means?
Mo
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lol offset is how much your wheel sticks out. The lower the number the more it sticks out
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i guessed that but which bit sticks out the rim?
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the whole alloy sits more outward than it should if u got the wrong offset

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