Orange Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Afternoon all! Having had a trawl back through some previous posts, I am getting thoroughly confused over what needs trimming from the rear arch to enable us to fit some 235/85/16 tyres on! Some have said just trim the lip, others 20mm off the arch and some even to trim right back to the seal! The front arch isn’t a problem as we’ll be trimming that anyway, it’s the rear I’m struggling to get my head round! The current situation: +1" lift currently running 235/70/16s on white 8-spokes. We get a fair amount of rubbing/catching on the outer edge of the arches. Proposed set-up: Exactly the same on the suspension side of things, but running 235/85/16 on Disco steels (less offset) so fewer issues with the outer lip! Has anyone got any close-up photos of what would need trimming out of the rear arch - like doors open looking at the arch showing the end result, or from underneath? If there are posts I’ve missed that explain this, please point me in the right direction!! Cheers Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Will try and post some pics of my 4 door classic running 235/85/16 on a 1.5" lift tom. Im ground back to the door seal and can still rub them when pushed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bertha Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Hi Adrian, Heres a website I found a few years ago and have had in my faves list... just in case I ever get around to doing it! Rangie wheel arch trimming webpage HTH Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Nice one Dan! A great help! I wonder if it should be in the tech archive? I'll drop Tony a pm and see if it qualifies!! Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Adrian, I dropped tony pm this morning about that very subject.... Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 With 235 x 85 on Disco steels you will have the turning circle of the Cutty Sark unless you fit wheel spacers. Anyhow, with the disco steels you don't need to do anything to the front arches. At the rear, all you need to do is fold over the lip of the wheel arch where the door shuts - you don't need to touch the door. Open the door and feel the wheel arch . You will find a "return" lip about 10mm long that is parallel to the tyre face. You need to squash this lip so it is hard against the wheel arch itself. I did this with a pair of mole grips and slapped on some hamerite over the cracked paint. Not pretty, but you can't see it with the door shut anyway! You need to do this from about 1 o'clock (looking at the wheel as the face of a clock) all the way to the bottom of the arch. If you don't do this, the lip is very effective at slicing off the lugs from your tyres - ask me how I know! Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 Bish - does that still work with only a 1" lift? You're running +2", aren't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I would think so - a lesser lift means the wheel is further aft (marginally) and will still stuff into the wheel box the same..... If in doubt, take the spring out and have a play with a trolley jack..... Be aware as well that tyre sizes vary a lot from mfr to mfr, especially with remoulds - my 235 x 85 were nearly 33" tall when new........ theoretical size is 31.7" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 This is my mates 2 door running 265/75 R16 Grizzlys, the arches have just been cut back to the lip around the arch, no folding. The sharp edges were covered using rubber strip as used in car window seals - nice and cheap Lewis My apologies if this comes out huge, and also for the rather bleached picture - its off a camera phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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