J-CORSA-J
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ok i have a problem i have a corsa 1.4 sri 16v and it has been lowerd 40mm all round and its riding on 17" momo alloys whitch r rubbing on the arch of my car when i go over bumps even at quite low speeds im not shure if i need 2 put smaller set of alloys on or raise the car so its lowerd 30mm or even smaller have a look at it c that you think i should do
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Nic Barnes
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its a shame that bebo website is banned for anyone over the age of 18, so the pics wont come up
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Whittie
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You've spelt ecotec wrong.
corsa 1.4 sri 16v ecotech show car
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Whittie
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And your alloys are probably the wrong offset, as a member on here, has his car -60mm all round, on 17s, and no scrubbing
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JM_16v
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yeah try a lower profile tyres,
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J100RSA
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My car 17's very little scrubing
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Ricky352
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Mine was dropped 40mm on 17's and it would only rub occassionaly. Maybe get ur arches rolled, or go for rubber band tyres. To be honest i think 17's are too big for a corsa, so if u fancy a new set of wheels go for 16's
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Fro
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I was down 60 on 17's and only had scrubbing on large bumps, had the rear arches flared and rolled though 
17's
16's
Both ET 42
Arches slightly flared out
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Toby
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just get out a hammer and angle grinder
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Fro
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Depending on the offset he may have to hammer quite far out and it would ultimately look pants if done wrong.
Debolt the arches and remove some of the metal lip then bond your plastic arches back on and see how it goes.
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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17's 60mm
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Chris F
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quote:
Originally posted by Iain M
17's 60mm
They look massive
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RPM
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Multispokes always look huge as the spokes go to the very edge.
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Iain M
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I know they where an awesome wheel.
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Fro
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Very true, J B still has some the lucky git 
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gavin18787
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I assume this is the same car as the one in the topic started by tryfan
Just take a wheel off and look for the offset of the wheel (will be stamped into the metal somewhere) then let us know and go from there.........
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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