Spacers - Catching Solutions.

[CraigW]

Ive recently fitted 20mm rear spacers and I get abit of rubbing. But its hardly anything really, its just catching the lip of the rear arch and no more. The car is only lowered 40mm at the rear aswell.

One solution I think mite work is to bend the lip of the arch up the way somehow because that would stop it catching.

Would it work or is there other solutions?

Thanks,

Craig.

 

[Brummy]

Arch rolling used to be a fairly common practice...

 

[CraigW]

Arch rolling used to be a fairly common practice...

I did think of that but i dont really want to do that. I just need to get rid of the lip really.

 

[Fl@pper]

I did think of that but i dont really want to do that. I just need to get rid of the lip really.

thats what arch rolling does - slowly bend the lip inside moving it out the way

have you seen where it's touching yet ? most of the ones i have seen are at the rear

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

hammer

 

[surcalation]

getting your arches rolled will do it as Brummy suggested

 

[crezz]

if your doing it diy styly youl need to slightly warm the paint so it will flx and not crack

 

[EnGbudd]

Heat gun, rubber mallet. Eezeee

 

[mickeykdan]

Can the original bolts be used when adding 20mm Spacers?

I spaced my rears by 6mm. I thought 20mm sounded alot to space if I am going to keep original bolts.

 

[SKOT]

Nar i wouldnt of thought that the orginal bolts would fit.

 

[martin_hill_198]

get hub spacers a lot better and saver!!!

 

[crezz]

the original bolts can be used if you have hub centric spacers that mount to the hub via another set of bolts as they have 2 sets of holes.. so you bolt the spacer to the hub, and then the wheel bolts to the spacers

 

[martin_hill_198]

if ur spacing te back i wud get hub spacers to spaces the stub axle out so not puttin more strain on bearing etc

 

[OllieL]

Could you not get your spacer milled down a couple of mm?
Im thinking of doing that with mine.

Ollie

 

[crezz]

yeah thats what im getting done on mine for the perfect stance! lol.....well if i ever get it back

 

[OllieL]

If only it was safe to do with my ally porsche ones

Ollie