wheel arches

barts · Post by **barts** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:03 pm

I recenlty ordered my wheel arches from my local peugeot dealer, i went to pick my car up and it looked phat!!!

i then went on a little drive, only to smell my tyres rubbing and making horrible noises!!

when i stoped i looked at the back arches and they were hanging off!!!
and my tyres were scratched!!

i took it back to puegeot who said i had a funny feeling this would happen as your car is lowered, so they had to take them off, im now stuck with my arches in my boot gathering dust, i know have to pay for a bodyshop to cut them down and glue them on.

Has anyone else had this problem, and do you think puegeot should have told me before they put them on, as i have now wasted money getting them fitted with puegeot!!!!!

teddy206 GTi · Post by **teddy206 GTi** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:18 pm

How much have you lowered the car?
You running bigger wheels too??

i would have thought it would have been obvious that things would touch when they fitted the arches...

WebCode · Post by **WebCode** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:47 am

Yup that is a problem if the car is lowered much more than 40mm.. And/or the wheel offset is more than 28mm..
Basically the metal retaining clips protrude too much and that is what is rubbing on the tyre..

The way round it is to get the arches bonded on to the car, so there is no need for the clips to be fitted..

You could do it yourself..
Get some Mastic.. (the type that is used for bonding windscreens in) Run it along the inside or the arch where it contacts with the vehicle body.. Clip them on.. Let the mastic go off for 24hours then remove the metal clips.. Job done..

T3DCF · Post by **T3DCF** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:17 pm

Ive had my car lowered and have fitted wheel arch extensions - no probs at all. The only problem I have is that at the front the wheels rub on the inside shell of the wheel (at the back) so when on full lock it has rubbed the tyres a little Bald!

I have 17" wheels with 205,40,17 rubber.

barts · Post by **barts** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:54 pm

Thanks everyone,

i went to a bodyshop and they said it wont cost more then Â£100 for them to do it, i would rather pay then do it myself im a bird after all!!!!

Yeah i have 18in wheels as well so that doesnt help!!!

toot · Post by **toot** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:31 pm

I have 17"'s and have no problem at all with the lowering.

With 18"'s though, apparently you would need some arch work done.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:53 pm

i thought u needed arch work done too with 18's. mines is lowered 60mm at rear with standard 16s with w/a extensions and fine although the gap is very very small.

k80sty fitted 18s and had to get arches rolled if i remember right and i don't think she has w/a extensions.

toot · Post by **toot** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:06 am

Sounds about right. mine is dropped 35mm (although at the back it was 70mm which evens the car out) and the rear is now about 1-2 inches away from the rim with the wheel arches on.

barts · Post by **barts** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:49 pm

Yeah they said i will have to have the arches cut back, and shave some of the metal under the arch of the car!!!!

toot · Post by **toot** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:57 pm

The price you pay for style

I want some 19"s

I would have gone for 18" but I wanted to keep some of the stability in the ride. 17" is bumpy enough, 18" would be a nightmare for me.

charlieannear · Post by **charlieannear** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:04 pm

Have you guys never heard of a thing they call the "Land Rover"

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