farmer_ben Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 hi, my tyres slightly hit my arches when I go over bumps, is it possible to heat them up and bend them or would I be better to just cut a bit off the bottom at a jonty school boy angle?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I would cut but make sure you dont leave a sharp edge, a 1mm cutting disk on a 4" angle grinder does the job nicely. Heating and bending will kill the galvi if its coated. Frax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer_ben Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 thanks for the help ,but I actually meant the plastic arches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris113 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I used a stanley knife to trim mine, draw a line with a ruler, score along the line, then cut properly. It was surprisingly easy to cut. Remember reading in a mag somewhere that somebody but used a a hot paint stripper type gun to mould them, but couldn't tell you any more than that. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 O now I know, I fitted wide terrafirma to mine, the rubber ones will cut but wont be nice to look at, dont think they would bend, if you have plastic they will bend but would be hard to get them uniform. Frax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I just put plenty of weight in the back and let the tyres do the work. 1mm cutting disc does the job perfectly if you have major trimming to do. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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