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Wide arch corolla

  • 10-09-2014 5:34pm
    #1
    daylers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭


    Hello, I have a 1998 corolla lowerd 40mm all round, I have 15x10 wheels with 195 x 55 tires on it, the wheels stick out slightly and on big bumps rub slightly on the outside of the arch on the rear only, I have had the rear 2 arches rolled but they still slightly rub, would fitting harder springs to the back help fix this problem or would i have to get the arches made wider or is there any other way to fix this? And if so any rough idea of any costs? Ideally I'd like to keep the wheels and tires that are on the car as IMO there the best part


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  • #2
    JimmyCrackCorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭JimmyCrackCorn


    Without knowing what spring rate your on already and a load of other factors like anti roll bars and weight of the car per corner. Plus damper rates.
    Also a degree in Engineering would help.


    Higher springs will help but no knowing how much travel.


    Options off the top of my head:

    1. Roll the arches more.
    2. Buy wide arch replacement panel.
    3. Get arch extensions if that's where its scuffing and fit them.
    4. Spring Rubbers can help up the spring rate.
    5. Raise the cars ride height
    6. Smaller wheel or lower profile tyre.

    Consider:

    1. A higher spring rate leads to a cashier/harsher ride

    2. Too high a spring rate means the car bounces if the damper cant keep up.

    3. Any contact of the wheel and the body is a Safety and NCT fail.

    4. Using a lower profile tyre also leads to a harsher ride.

    5. Springs only without a matching damper just leads to a bouncy messy handling car if overdone.

    6. Springs Work as a Set and weight transfer in a car is critical to handling. If you change the rear springs the Front springs may also need to change to get the car to handle predictably.


  • #3
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    returning the car to its standard ride height will probably solve the problem of rubbing


  • #4
    ianobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭ianobrien


    OP, are your wheels really 10 inches wide with 195 tyres on them? 195's are usually found on wheels about 6 inches in diameter so have you really got them stretched 4 inches? Handling and grip must be "interesting".

    If the wheels are really that wide and are sticking out from the body, either you have the wrong offset wheels and/or they are too wide.


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