Rolling the arches

[kaw]

Gary H 2008 said:

All done. No paint cracking or ripples. Managed almost 26mm which should just be enough. Need to find a tyre with a sloping sidewall

falken 452 have a sloping side wall as they also come under size by about 10 mm so if you want 285 buy 295

[n2hsv]

Gary H 2008 said:

All done. No paint cracking or ripples. Managed almost 26mm which should just be enough. Need to find a tyre with a sloping sidewall

Unconfused now. Glad you got a good result.

[gsd2000]

Did you have them rolled flat and any cracks or creases?

[Gary H 2008]

Which bit of " No paint cracking or ripples" was hard to understand G?

Will post a pic later

[gsd2000]

Gary H 2008 said:

Which bit of " No paint cracking or ripples" was hard to understand G?

Will post a pic later

Lol I should learn to read

Are the r8 arches tripple skinned like the monaros

[Gary H 2008]

Double skinned over the top of the arch where it was bent back as far as he could.
Whilst the arch liners were out, I took the opportunity to Gravi-Guard all the metal (which was in excellent shape regardless)

[gsd2000]

Did you have them rolled fully flat?

[SturdyHSV]

Just read about that arch roller in a copy of popular hot rodding, looks like it does the job. Can't wait to see pics, would it work on a Ro, or still not viable?

[ARAF]

SturdyHSV said:

Just read about that arch roller in a copy of popular hot rodding, looks like it does the job. Can't wait to see pics, would it work on a Ro, or still not viable?

Using a roller has always been possible - I lokked at it 3 years ago, so it's nothing new.

Your problem with the Monaro, is that you've got all of this under the skin to move when rolling.

[gsd2000]

monaros have a section where they are triple skinned

[Behold81]

Why do GM love triple skinned rear arches????

[Gary H 2008]

Paranoid?

No Idea James - Will have to wait for pics tomorrow. If you look at the arches side or from the front, you can't tell that anything's up. From behind you'd have to know the car as there is a marked flare which isn't (of course) carried through into the bumper, but like I said, you'd need to know the curves of the car.

At the top of the arch, say from 10 O'clock to 2 O'clock, the lip (which was double skinned) has been folded back almost onto itself, the wheel arch liner cut to fit and re-sealed.

[gsd2000]

you just need some 305 rear tyres to fill the space

[Gary H 2008]

In theory, I've got the space to put 295's on with no problem. However, the reason for doing it is that I'm going to be running a 10 x 20 with a lower offset...