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What offset and what size tryes are you running ?

 

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We use a baseball bat over here, just stick it between the wheel and the fender (wing) and get someone to drive the car forward slowly letting the bat slip through your hands. Perfect every time, takes minutes.

 

Mine are et35 215/35/18 and didn't have to mod arches m8 onlythe front koni's.

 

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when i had escort cos wheels on my saff i had same problem.had the rear archs replaced in bodyshop i drove out and they rubbed,had them trimmed back but front rubbed so you prob need them trimmed.
most alloy wheel companys will be able to do it but at a price!

 

you need to check offset, i got a mint solution that will get rid of your arch rubbing problems.......










sell the wheels to me.(serious)

 

I tried everything on my Sapph recently including the baseball bat method. Beware, you will fuck up your bodywork! I have cracked paint and folded inside lips on my arches. Get a professional. And even then be prepared for cracked paint.

Charlie

 

Yes my front arches look like shit, rolled to the max and some, still catches. 215/40/17 with Yokohama Paradas which I think are the problem. Offset 35 so that's supposed to be right for a Saff.

 

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Thats very strange as mine dont rub at all at the back even with 4 people in the car only used to rub on the front arches a little and i just rolled the lip myself.

 

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I think shell rigidity plays a factor. My Saff has a lot of miles on it, think it'd benefit from strut brace/s. It's only the front that rub, the rear have always been fine.

 

Hello mate its on Koni shocks and Eibach springs never even had to mod the koni spring seat

 

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We use the handle end of the baseball bat first as it is thinner and then gradually move the bat in over a few go's, We don't crack paint but then again we are professional

 

You've done this on a Sapphire?

Cos when I tried the pull at the front caused the back to pull in and vice versa - back and forth just caused cracked paint and almost no arch stretch, also the lip folded in and creased. My car is very low and now my arches are very screwed. It's OK though.

Charlie

 

I used this for rolling the arches:



If you roll the lip very slow and heat it up a bit the paint also doesnt crack.

 

i have koni shocks with avo springs had mine rolled at moorlands doesn't catch 35 offset

 

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moorland classics its not mate but worth getting it done propley, they rolled the arches the paint nearly always splits so painted and also modded inner arches so they still fit propley, had no problems. the wheels are mm off the konis but dont catch