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flexible wheel arches
mobi:
the other down side the cutting the arches is you have to remove the arch liners.
Steve ray:
The 5dr is more difficult than the 3door (no poo sherlock I hear you cry) :roll:
We did both my 5dr & my mates 3dr in a day - but then he is a dab hand with the jig saw. I'd previously done a "Camel cut" but running 265/75x16 muds on black modulars saw the wheels "making their own arches" with the rear panels.
Got a set of flexi-arches from Paddocks for about £190 incl VAT (I think). Marked and then cut away arches a bit at a time (just to make sure) until it fitted a treat! Easier with two pairs of hands though. The two rears on my 5 dr took ages, then as confidence grew, the front of mine and my mates 3dr were a piece of cake!!
Btw - used stainless rivets rather than the screws provided cos (imo) they make a neater job. No more scraping on full articulation, wheel fits snuggly inside arches. Although no two lifted Discos are the same - its a Land Rover thing - they all jsut seem to "vary a bit" :wink:
BigA:
Not wanting to take over this thread, but.... after a great weekend at Billing, i have suffered a similar problem with my 265 / 75 /16 BFG's, both rears have been badly scored to the outside edges, this with a 2" lift and camel cut. I also bent the offside rear back.
I was wondering if HD springs on the back would help, and a body lift has already been suggested????
clbarclay:
--- Quote from: "Steve ray" ---Btw - used stainless rivets rather than the screws provided cos (imo) they make a neater job.
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Stainless should be ok but there is the risk of galvanic corosion between the stainless rivents and the aluminium pannels. Using aluminium rivets instead would prevent this.
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