Doldy
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You gotta admit, the stance is so much better on the after pics with the spacers on  !
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Graham88
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Yeah they look cool, I am interested in spacers as on my car the front wheels look 'just right' but it makes the rears look 'lost' in the arches.
I might do it anyway, was it hard to do? I can always take them out if it becomes an issue.
Car looks good
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Graham88
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That pic doesn't actually show what I mean
That's better
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Doldy
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You wont have any issues at all i promise !
We have exactly the same chassis and components but your wheels are 16"s right?
Easy to do, jack rear car up on the sills, best to remove rear springs and undo the damper bolt. Drop down the rear beam, undo 4 bolts which hold on the drum which are inside the rear drum plate, snap the pop rivets which also hold it on but are not needed. Move over brake lines and slacken handbrake cable. Remove abs sensor, Put in spacers, in and bolt back on (but you will need to use couple of washers or screw anoother bolt on to shorten the amount the bolts go into the drum as they will fuck your abs up otherwise :S!
Put it all back together,
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Doldy
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Its easy if you do it right, you have rear drums yeah?
Best thing to stay safe with the bolt length is to take off your drum face so you can see how far they are coming through to make sure they dont hit the abs rub plate inside when you tighten the wheel on.....
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by Doldy]
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
That pic doesn't actually show what I mean
That's better
Sorry forgive me If im getting the wrong end of the stick, but are you saying you think your rear wheels are lost in the arches? 
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Doldy
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Yes, the rear wheels on the MK6 fiestas are actually lost in the arches, this pic doesnt show it well but trust me, in the flesh, they are. 
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bieransri
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seems alot of hassle, when you could just get a wheel with a different offset to give he same effect
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by bieransri]
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by Doldy
You wont have any issues at all i promise !
We have exactly the same chassis and components but your wheels are 16"s right?
Easy to do, jack rear car up on the sills, best to remove rear springs and undo the damper bolt. Drop down the rear beam, undo 4 bolts which hold on the drum which are inside the rear drum plate, snap the pop rivets which also hold it on but are not needed. Move over brake lines and slacken handbrake cable. Remove abs sensor, Put in spacers, in and bolt back on (but you will need to use couple of washers or screw anoother bolt on to shorten the amount the bolts go into the drum as they will fuck your abs up otherwise :S!
Put it all back together,
Wheels are 17"! I don't have ABS, so that shouldn't be a problem
I might give it a go, see if it grows on me!
Shame you're not closer or you could give me some pointers
And yes Davey as I said the picture doesn't really show it, but it looks further in in person. Certainly more so when you compare it to the front.
And Bieran if I did that the fronts would stick out too far
[Edited on 28-10-2008 by Graham88]
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Doldy
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Bieran seems very negative towards ideas  *no offence*
Graham, feel free to message me if you need any help. Let me know when you order / get them! D
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LeeM
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i'd love to see someone find a set of 2 st or rs7 rims in a dodgy offset for £30 
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Doldy
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Lol! me too lee
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Adge
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looks better , u got a green gRP ROOF ON YOUR HOUSE?
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Doldy
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quote:
Originally posted by Adge
looks better , u got a green gRP ROOF ON YOUR HOUSE?
Thanks bud, we have a flat extension bit on the front which has a grp covered roof yes lol. The houses are really old, we have only just moved in. Some houses have the extension and some dont down the road.
Randomness
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Adge
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lol i know its random lol
but thats what i do for a living, i make Grp flat roofing material, so whoever did your roof that material would have touched my hands at some point haha!
can spot them a mile off, looks very nice
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Doldy
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Lol, Guessing they dont make the axle spacers for the corsa then? 
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