running a standard rear end on a three door what is the size of the largest tyres that will fit under the arches.car does have coilovers thanx

 

I have 225/40 17" rims are 7.5J on the rear of mine and have coil/overs! If that helps @ all!

 

you should be able to run 8" wheels with 235/40's no problem if it aint lowered

 

will 245/40 hit the lip of the arch cos i want to fill that annoying gap between the tyre wall and the arch

 

think it may be a bit big mate,without doing any arch mods

 

at least with 235 the tyre edge will be 10mm nearer the arch so thanx,would it be possible to just rub the inside of the arch so that i could put 9" rims on the rear with 245 tyres? or am i just hoping for too much

 

To my knowledge the rear arches are structurally important, on the sapphire any way, not sure if it applies to the 3 door. If you start cutting, folding or grinding them back it could effect the torsional rigidity (I used big words) and knacker the handling.

On the other hand, I could be talking complete crap, if so please ignore the above and enjoy the following tune,

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