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Michael O'Connor
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OK, so not technically arch gap but you know what I mean. The original alloys on my A3 were like this too, and even with these S-line alloys being half an inch wider with I think only 1mm difference in offset, they're still nowhere near flush with the arches.
1st and 2nd pictures show how far the back wheels sit inside the arches. Are they too far in for spacers to correct? I'm thinking they'd need to be at least 20mm-if not more--to get anywhere near flush with the arches, but would this affect the drivability and stability of the car, or put unnecessary increased wear on the axle? Hubcentric spacers, I know. I don't want poke, just the wheels to sit a little further out and look like they're 'meant' to be on the car. They fill the arches well at the moment but when you can see how far in they are (from certain angles) it looks a bit strange-maybe it's just me that notices it though.
Just for comparison-the front wheels sit out quite a bit further. In the pictures below they look much further into the arches than they really, quite deceiving. Still not quite flush, but not really far in like the back wheels are. I can live with the fronts, if the back ones could be evened out more. Or if the fronts could be improved too I'd consider sticking spacers on both front and back at the same time.
Will be selling this in the next year I think, but until then the wheels sitting in (mainly the back ones) just irritate me a bit too much haha. Anyway, thoughts? (Thanks )
1st and 2nd pictures show how far the back wheels sit inside the arches. Are they too far in for spacers to correct? I'm thinking they'd need to be at least 20mm-if not more--to get anywhere near flush with the arches, but would this affect the drivability and stability of the car, or put unnecessary increased wear on the axle? Hubcentric spacers, I know. I don't want poke, just the wheels to sit a little further out and look like they're 'meant' to be on the car. They fill the arches well at the moment but when you can see how far in they are (from certain angles) it looks a bit strange-maybe it's just me that notices it though.
Just for comparison-the front wheels sit out quite a bit further. In the pictures below they look much further into the arches than they really, quite deceiving. Still not quite flush, but not really far in like the back wheels are. I can live with the fronts, if the back ones could be evened out more. Or if the fronts could be improved too I'd consider sticking spacers on both front and back at the same time.
Will be selling this in the next year I think, but until then the wheels sitting in (mainly the back ones) just irritate me a bit too much haha. Anyway, thoughts? (Thanks )