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Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:58 pm
by HuwJones
I was wondering, instead of buying some expensive wheel arch extentions. for 1 or 2 days of playing a year, could i bolt a piece of 5mm thick rubber on the inside of the arch that sticks out a few inches, would it be legal?
I think it would be legal, because the idea of the arch sticking out further than the wheel, is to stop debris being picked up by the wheel and hitting other vehicles.
So what do you guys think?

Thanks

Huw

Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:04 pm
by windsor
If u look at this piks of scotties zuk and many others ull find that most offroaders that are use on the road have rubber arches i intend on doing it to mine at some point

Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:04 pm
by Jordi
Thats what most of ours are.

My current ones are plate steel but when i fit my new front clip i'm going to do a small 2 or 3 inch steel arch sticking out and then fit bigger runber arches to that.
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Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:14 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Yeah. I've got rubber for the whole arch.

Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:07 pm
by HuwJones
Are yours just bolted to the arch?

Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:09 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Some nice beefy pop rivets and washers. Have a flick through my build.

Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:18 pm
by dazerede
I cable tied mine on

Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:34 pm
by windsor
What did you use for the rubber or where did u get it from

Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:38 pm
by dazerede
It is convayor belt

Re: Home made wheel arch extentions

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:02 pm
by turbo-tom
Think Dan has some. ;)