DaveyDemolition Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I know I need a panhard rod because it my back drivers side, but at the moment it's really bad, its rubbing on the metal bit of the arch and I'm constantly picking rubber off the wheel, and earlier it cut it so bad that there was like 10 rubber bits hanging off the tyre and quite big ones too.... Just wondering can I like smooth it or something or put something there for now untill I get a panhard rod so when it scrapes it doesnt cut the tyre? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Take off the wheel and try to beat the lip round on its self. be carful though as you will split the paint if you hit it too hard. it maybe worth heating the area first to help make the paint more plyable. failing that use a different ofset alloy or the spare ect as it wont push out as far as your current alloy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Oh also easy fix. raise the car back up to oem hieght lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snails ep91 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Easy mate, hair dryer or heat gun. Heat the paint on the arch up so it becomes pliable, then use a rubber mallet and knock the lip up gently but firmly to stop it rubbing on tyre.I'd never done anything like this when I tried but was pretty easy tbh and stopped all rubbing Give it a go.Sam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveyDemolition Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Cheers guys! Yeah I'll give this a try tomorrow because i didn't think it was too bad at the start, but now I'm worrying about how much longer the tyres got left before it cuts through haha! Should see the amount of rubber! I'm tempted to try that scaffolding pipe haha! Has anyone got any pictures of what it looks like after? Will it look much different? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A L 3 X Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 My worry about the scaffolding would be chipping all the paint away, when my wheels rubbed the arches it rubbed through the paint as well as rubbing the tyre, so had to spend a bit of time repaintibg the arch lipsWith Seam seal and thick paint coats so it doesn't chip through an rust Quote Link to post Share on other sites
enots Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 i've seen people use rolled up magazines instead of scaffolding so it doesnt chip the arch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StuDoc 72 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 LMAO id love to see someone attempt that on a starlet with its nice metal arches that corsa has plastic arches which cover the damage being done it would destroy a starlet. Give it a go though just get a pal to video it and catch your reaction lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 We rolled and flared starbo moorleys archs all round fairly easily to fit his grid drifts onheat gun and a hammer plenty of patience Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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