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15 x8s all round on my polo wat u reckon, any scrubbing ??

I'm asking myself the very same question mate!!!

With lowering i'm convinced they'll be issues, may have to look at arch rolling.

lol :lol:, snap !!!

id love to have em b4 u.d's

i rolled the arches on my old mk2 golf and its very hard to do without breaking the surface of the paint, and needing the area re-sprayed. (if you can do it tho would look awesome!)

yep, scrubbing like a b***h, but to minimize it get stretch rubber jas, oh and it wont be ubber low

tomo had 8 & 8.5 RS's all round & was lower than me with his arches rolled & liners removed....as far as i know he didnt get much scrubbing...you should be alright

depends on ET, im running 8x15 all round ET25. arch lip needs to be rolled regardless. 195/45 tyres

then it depends on the stiffness on the suspension at the back. im running fkhighsports and get very light scrubbing when going along a bumpy/uneven road at moderate/fast speeds (thats with or without carrying 1 person in the back)

however my car is very driveable when carrying 3 ppl (2 in front + 1 back) and i use it as a daily runner.

btw - by rolling the inner arch lip there is only a very small chance of paint cracking. i had the inner lip rolled and no paint damage whatsoever. i took it to R-TEC as they have a very good rep when it comes to things like this, avoid corner garages offering to roll the arches as theyre likely to "f" it up.

by pulling the arch there is a much higher chance of paint cracking or peeling

oh rite, im running fk kongisports and the wheels ive seen are et14 15x8s ???

if the konigs have adjustable dampeninf on the rear (i think they do), then by stiffening up the rear will mean less scrubbage.

i made the mistake of buying highsports which dont allow dampening.

oh rite, a few peps av sed i'll get scrubbin either way

how much does it cost roughly to get arches rolled?

I'm running KW variant 2's.

You can counter-act some of the rubbing by adjusting the damping to a harder setting.

Arch rolling roughly costs around £50 per arch. That was the price last time I checked and that was with Style Dynamix who have a special arch rolling tool so that the arch doesn't wharp.

I'll be running TA technix, anyone ran 8js with them?