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Offline richard s

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #10 on: 02 November 2009, 18:31 »
if your not mega low are you running 205 tyres
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Offline oldbealmk2

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #11 on: 02 November 2009, 19:13 »
Fully wound down on coilies  :grin:
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Offline richard s

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #12 on: 02 November 2009, 19:41 »
in that case you should only drive on straight level roads  :smiley:
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Offline dan_apps

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #13 on: 02 November 2009, 20:20 »
you are gona be cutting alot of arch away if your that low! personally i would wind the coilies up abit and rol the arches! your gona hit all kinds of problems as low as you are and will get fed up with it! (pun in there sumwhere! :grin:)
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #14 on: 02 November 2009, 20:30 »
... and avoid speed bumps, kerbs and coins lying on the road.
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Offline richard s

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #15 on: 02 November 2009, 21:01 »
or leave it and surely the tyres and wings will come to some sort of arrangement between themselves
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Offline mwep201081

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #16 on: 02 November 2009, 21:14 »
The rear tyres will get julienne'd!
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Offline farmer

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #17 on: 03 November 2009, 08:42 »
http://www.vwcaddyforum.com/showthread.php?t=1864 found this link on here some where better rolled than cut
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Offline farmer

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #18 on: 03 November 2009, 08:47 »
Some one on here made that but using a wheel spacer insted of the plate and driling loads of holes in it... the jack u can find in the back of your car or down a scrapy
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Arch cutting
« Reply #19 on: 03 November 2009, 12:57 »
I used a hammer to flatten the lip on mine, worked with ET13 15" wheels.  then i used a dremel to cut the plastic arch.
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