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shortie

posted on 8/3/05 at 11:01 AM Reply With Quote
Rear Arches

Maybe a stupid question but are the rear arches on the Indy handed and if they are what's the difference and why and which one goes where?

thanks,
Rich.

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mookaloid

posted on 8/3/05 at 11:57 AM Reply With Quote
Yes I believe they are, they have different slopes. I used them with the flatter slope at the rear cos they look best that way.

I aligned the bottom of the wings with the bottom of the chassis rails.

HTH

Mark

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shortie

posted on 8/3/05 at 05:24 PM Reply With Quote
cheers snoopy, thought that may be the reason, just wanted to check before I fitted them!!

Rich

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welderman

posted on 8/3/05 at 09:57 PM Reply With Quote
Bolted my rear arches on, fitted wheels and they protrude about 10mm, will this pass SVA?.
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alister667

posted on 9/3/05 at 08:51 AM Reply With Quote
I don't think so. AFAIK the wheels have to be within the 'body'. You might need to get different wheels with the correct 'ford focus' offset, or get a set of wider arches.





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smart51

posted on 9/3/05 at 12:09 PM Reply With Quote
No, it will fail SVA. You might even get pulled over by the police for it.

Your wheel arches must extend further than your wheels, at least at the top.

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Hellfire

posted on 9/3/05 at 12:18 PM Reply With Quote
Can't you put some negative camber on em to fetch them inside the arches? Assuming you haven't got negative camber already.






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welderman

posted on 9/3/05 at 12:59 PM Reply With Quote
Still on trolley at the moment so i think when on floor they may turn in slightly.
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welderman

posted on 9/3/05 at 03:42 PM Reply With Quote
So may pass, mate has a focus might borrow his..
My wheels are 205/40/17 with 38et. Been told these would do.

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indykid

posted on 12/3/05 at 10:00 AM Reply With Quote
i have the same size wheels, and i adjusted the top camber adjuster to put the wheels roughly vertical (by eye) and then took the inside of the outer flange (the return bit) off with a power file.

they clear the wheel, just, and don't touch with a good bounce of the suspension with no preload.

hth
tom

[Edited on 12/3/05 by indykid]






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mad4x4

posted on 17/3/05 at 10:56 PM Reply With Quote
My rear arches are flush with the body but I have a gap between the "boot Skin" and the Arch. Whats is the best way to fill this?





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greggors84

posted on 17/3/05 at 11:26 PM Reply With Quote
How big is the gap? If its a few mm, you can use tadpole trim. It is rubber trim that has the profile of a tadpole. You slot it in between you you arch and side panels and the round bit sticks out so it looks like you have a small rubber tube running along the top of the arch.

Its hard explain really, alot of people use it on their cars, im pretty sure MK do.





Chris

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