arch seam help

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arch seam help

Post by donkey » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:25 am

hey guys i just got new wheels (15x7) and tyres (30-9.5-r15) they look great but will catch the seam under any kind of articulation. so my question is that there are 2 seams 1 vertical and one horizontal which way should I hammer them?

the bumper bars are gone and steering is already limited cheers.

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Re: arch seam help

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Jun 14, 2017 12:36 pm

If you can weld, chop them off and weld them up.

If not I think i used to hammer the horizontal down and vertical in.
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Re: arch seam help

Post by donkey » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:46 pm

can't weld but can definitely hammer cheers bud.

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Re: arch seam help

Post by RickUK » Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:27 pm

You can let the hammer do all the 'donkey' work for you :hahaha:
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Re: arch seam help

Post by Anton » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:29 am

I hammered everything flat long, long ago. ;)
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