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Hypertuned:
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--- Quote from: Hypertuned on April 03, 2021, 02:01:36 pm ---In the old days cars didn't have arch liners, only sealant. Somethings were better back then than they are now, IMO.
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Not wrong mate. The worst ones are the fabric arch liners. Stupid idea.
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You're not wrong there! They soak up water when it rains & help your arches rust quicker.
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shannon-ob:
The arches finally came!
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rich83:
The alloy rear hubs… can you reuse all the MK5 bolts? Or are they different?
pudding:
I've got Scirocco alloy hubs waiting to go on to mine. As far as I can tell the bolts are the same. They add 15mm per side extra track though, so if you do go ally rear knuckles, jack the wheel up into the arch as far as it'll go to check for clearance.
You might want to balance the track with ally front knuckles, which add 10mm per side, so evens it out...ish. Check the tie rod heights before committing to different knuckles though as no one likes a chunky portion of bump steer on their chips.
As for the rust :grin: A lot of people are too scared to pull their side skirts and have a dig, but it's only cosmetic. The core structure is made of burly war bunker grade stuff Hitler would be proud of.
LC5F:
--- Quote from: shannon-ob on April 15, 2021, 10:57:26 am ---The arches finally came!
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Wow, you will need wide load signs on the road!
Can't remember if you are keeping this road legal(ish)?
The rear arches go a lot higher than the OEM arch, how much metal do you think you will be chopping out?
--- Quote from: Pudding on May 01, 2021, 02:03:40 am ---I've got Scirocco alloy hubs waiting to go on to mine. As far as I can tell the bolts are the same.
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Yes - bolts the same. No - made an arse of that one - bought everything new so must have got lost in there.
Just note that the rocco ABS sensors plug in and work with the Mk5, but physically they are different length - you wont be able to use your old sensors as spares. Hopefully the ones in your hubs are good.
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