corsa.in.boro
Member
Registered: 30th Aug 02
User status: Offline
|
went to buy some 17's and the man in the shop said ur arches will need alot of moification to accept 17's. is this true? hope not.
[Edited on 11-08-2003 by corsa.in.boro]
|
J4MIE P
Member
Registered: 1st Aug 03
Location: oldham, North manchester
User status: Offline
|
Whats your car?
|
chris_uk
Premium Member
Registered: 8th Jul 03
User status: Offline
|
ifs its a corsa C yup no probs, mine are 17's have a look in my garage
|
corsa.in.boro
Member
Registered: 30th Aug 02
User status: Offline
|
corsa b
|
J4MIE P
Member
Registered: 1st Aug 03
Location: oldham, North manchester
User status: Offline
|
You may need sum minor work done then
|
M4tt
Member
Registered: 18th Apr 03
Location: Potters Bar
User status: Offline
|
if you've got an offset of ET45-49 then you shouldn't have to do much arch work at all.... debolting the rear arches is about it on a 40-60mm drop.
|
Rocky
Member
Registered: 16th Nov 02
Location: Bridgend S.Wales Drives : Astra VXR
User status: Offline
|
matey all u need to do is hav the bolts taking off and the arches bonded back on no big deal depends wat drop u having i got 40mm with no rubbing with 17s and i can get 4 peeps in the car with no rubbing lol trusty Apex for ya that is 
|
corsa.in.boro
Member
Registered: 30th Aug 02
User status: Offline
|
how do i debolt.
and do they go on the same as if they where bolted on.
do front and back need to be done? and is that all i need to be done?
whats the single best offset.
|
Rocky
Member
Registered: 16th Nov 02
Location: Bridgend S.Wales Drives : Astra VXR
User status: Offline
|
45 offset is the best mate with 17s and either debolt them urself or bodyshop easy it is get front and back 1s dun dude only the 2 top 1s on the back and do the front 1s too only the 2 top 1s 
|
luca2020
Member
Registered: 26th May 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent
User status: Offline
|
mate u dont have to do shit to ur arches if ur putting 17s on, i did this on my gsi (and this is lowered 15mm as standard), i had loads of room!
|
corsa.in.boro
Member
Registered: 30th Aug 02
User status: Offline
|
thanks for the help lads, ill have to buy them and see how they fit.
|
luca2020
Member
Registered: 26th May 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent
User status: Offline
|
they will fit, but ur car will sit quite high, so get it dropped 35-40mm, but then some minior arch work might be needed, oh and try and get et49, 45 max
|
adam_sport
Member
Registered: 14th Jul 03
Location: teesside drives BMW M3
User status: Offline
|
where in boro are you buyin them from m8?
|
vitasport
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 03
User status: Offline
|
Could someone please tell me why et45-49 is best for Corsa? Is it for the rubbing reason? Or is it for handling reason?
|
lee mitchell
Member
Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
User status: Offline
|
both
|
vitasport
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 03
User status: Offline
|
So more then et 45 will affect handling. But I see on many rally corsa's the wheels are much further out. Have they done other mods to accommodate this setup?
|
lee mitchell
Member
Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
User status: Offline
|
dont know
|
Andy GSi
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
User status: Offline
|
i have fitted 17" lowered 40mm wiv NO arch work at ALL can fit 3 in the car aswell!!! its probally i got Spax adjustable suspension kit!!
they do fit, so wack them on
|
drunkenfool
Member
Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
User status: Offline
|
ive read a few posts and am still a bit confused! What exactly is the offset? Is it like mm from the hub or what? I got to get 17s on my car next week cos its too low with the kit on 15s, need a bit of advise!
|
sri_tastic
Member
Registered: 15th Jan 03
User status: Offline
|
Vauxhall make their wheels to an offset of et49. When you put other wheels that are not made bad vauxhall you need to get the offset as close to et49 as possible. A lot of wheel companys dont make alloys to suit vauxhall so thats why you have to mod your car to have them and even mod the wheels with scimming etc to get them on. Best thing to do is go onto www.pvdnet.co.uk and the wheels they sell are the right offset for a corsa. The lower the offset the more the wheels stick out thats why if you got 17`s with say a 35 offset they would rub cos they ar sticking out under the arch. hope that helps
|
scoob
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Oct 03
Location: Beverley, E Riding of Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
i got some et40 17s with 205 40s on lowerd 40mm and it only rubs over large bumps and when i get people in the back.
|
drunkenfool
Member
Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
User status: Offline
|
cheers for that mate.
|
