Arch Rolling?!

[Jamie P]

Morning all,

Have a couple of questions about the above subject... Realistically, if i want to go lower on the Cupra, i will need to have the rear arches rolled, or whatever they do these days...

But on the flip side of that, ive heard some horror stories, paint cracking, arch distortion etc etc?

Has anyone had theres done? Or if not, any other arch work done to clear wide wheels / low car...

Thanks,

Jamie.

 

[acidstrato]

the wheels stick in so much that i doubt you need it unless your going for stupid size wheels and i'll tell you why...the exhaust will hit the rear axle well before the wheels hit the arches.

you can deck it on 17s no problem arch wise, 18s at a push...19s and you dont deserve to own a cupra

 

[Adam R]

i have lowered mine a fair bit and i have 20mm spacers on the rear.. i want to roll my front and rear arches so i can drop the car a bit more but im finding it hard to find some one to do it!

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Just cut off the inside lip of the arch with a grinder or something similar.

Job done

 

[Reuvers]

won't there be rust matter if you simply start grinding bits off the car?

 

[nogutsnoglory]

think beattie has got his arches rolled

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Not if you underseal the arch after or even just stick a bit of paint over the bare cut

 

[ibizacupra]

there is no lip as such on the rears aside from the very front lower edge. its also double skinned and will not roll readily.
Fronts have lips and can be rolled.

 

[Adam R]

how can i get the double lip on the back sorted bill ? im having scrubbing issues on hard turns / nasty bumps.

 

[cus]

how can i get the double lip on the back sorted bill ? im having scrubbing issues on hard turns / nasty bumps.

raise you car a bit

 

[Myki da Pyki]

how can i get the double lip on the back sorted bill ? im having scrubbing issues on hard turns / nasty bumps.

Grind it flat

 

[Adam R]

raise you car a bit

ha! no i want it lower.

pyki

how do i sort out the doube skin bit because if i cut he lip off then i will be left with a hole going in to the rear 1/4 above both arches

 

[Myki da Pyki]

ha! no i want it lower.

pyki

how do i sort out the doube skin bit because if i cut he lip off then i will be left with a hole going in to the rear 1/4 above both arches

Firstly my names myki not pyki, i dont call you 1.4biza so dont call me pyki

Secondly, have a feel of the lip in question and you'l see it wont leave any kinda hole in the panel, all your doing is grinding the lip down (cos there is a lip there) so its almost flat which will then give you more clearance to the wheel

 

[Jamie P]

To be honest, i wouldnt feel comfortable just grinding the arch back myself and i'm sure any reputable bodyshop wouldnt want to do this also...

I will be ordering coliovers this month, but would preferably want to get arches done beforehand... My Wheels are 7.5j and with 15mm spacers if it goes too low it will rub, as with some weight in the back on the weekend, it did!

 

[Reuvers]

jamie have a look around on this forum there is plenty of people riding real low without much hassle of rubbing. I think the answer was mentioned here already: raise it (ie don't go too low)

 

[Adam R]

Firstly my names myki not pyki, i dont call you 1.4biza so dont call me pyki

Secondly, have a feel of the lip in question and you'l see it wont leave any kinda hole in the panel, all your doing is grinding the lip down (cos there is a lip there) so its almost flat which will then give you more clearance to the wheel

lol. you need to chill a bit mate.

the reason why i said about the double skin is because i have met a few people who have cut their rear arches out and they has to re 'glue' the inside skin of the arch...

 

[Ricardo_Smooth]

yeah 'pyki' chill out

 

[cus]

theres a guy on here who has 18's riding really really low on his cupra, cant remember who.. its red though if that helps

 

[Jamie P]

jamie have a look around on this forum there is plenty of people riding real low without much hassle of rubbing. I think the answer was mentioned here already: raise it (ie don't go too low)

Yeah i realise this, but even at how it is now, 35mm low, with someone / weight in the back, over bumps etc it will rub... So its not just a case of wanting to go low also...

 

[cus]

doesn't you exhaust catch before the wheels rub?? mine always did