Guys anyon got a 22b or wide arch kit fitted to thier classic's

just thinking of getting one but in two minds at the min, tried a post on the gallery but not much happening so thought i would put it in here

thanks

steve

 

They see cheap at £785 right?!!!

Wrong!!!! Have you seen how much work is needed to fit them? And if you have a 4 door you have to cut half your back door skin off to fit it!

As long as you have 2K to fit it id say do it as the end result looks great!

I did think about it for my car but that money could do so much more else were!

Ash

 

wow really that might be why not too many people have gone down this path,

looks like the 2k will go towards the 6 speed then

 

i fitted mine myself

in my spare time, while bored at work

 

so do you have to cut that much out of the rear arch then?

also i thought the fronts were just bolt off bolt on as they supply the complete arch.

so really it would only be the price to fit the rear and paint 2k seems high

 

On a 2 door classic. Oh yes, do it.

4 door. Just looks stupid.
Subaru never did it for that very reason.







I would add that on the 4 door new age models, it does look good too.

 

fair point there mate, it is not somethin gi have not thouht of myslef just throwing some ideas around first

 

i dont think mine looks stupid, but you are entitled to your opinion

infact most people dont even realise that mine is a widebody until its parked next to a stock car, which is as big a compliment as you can get IMO

subaru never made a 2 door newage model, that is why they did the 4 door

 

you can cut as much or as little away as you like, it depends on what size wheels you want, cutting the rear away is not that bad if you can weld it back up yourself?

front is bolt on

the problem is, that fibreglass bits tend to fit = **** and needs loads of extra work. this bumps up fitting costs.

plus i had to mess on with door latches and such to make it all line up again afterwards, its do-able DIY i posted a massive thread in projects with every step i took along the way and loads of pics.....

 

ok cool i will have a look thanks pal,

so did you cut you rarches away then and what wheel size did you go for, how much different ae teh size to std

 

well what size wheel you want/need will probably depend on who made the kit as different ones seam to be different widths..


my wheels are et35 with 6mm spacers on the rear.

you would be better off getting a et 30 wheel rather then use spacers, infact you could probably use an et25 wheel on most wide kits, but you have to make do with the style of wheels that you like.

you can buy hubcentric wheel spacers (eibach)with longer wheel studs built into them so you can use your old subaru wheels, which is an option

i am running 18" wheels with 40 profile tyres, which is a larger size then stock, the tyres are considered the "wrong" profile for a classic, but do give extra comfort on rough roads, plus i have plenty of room under the wheel arches for them anyway, my speed appears to be a little bit out

the reason why i did my car is that its now 12 years old, and try as hard as i could, it did start to rust on the rear arch lips, even with me cleaning the car 3/4 times a week (i own a car wash so its no trouble etc etc)

i figured i did not want a bodyshop fitting new metal arches to the car as it was a bit of a waste + i knew i would never be happy with the bodyshop work

i no longer have the rust, as i have cut it all off

minty has been doing the same conversion for a while now and he is running 19" rims on his with skoda fitment (same as the golf/audi that i am running)

if you look at andy forrests car, i think he is running 17" rims, but they are 10" wide and just manage to fit


ps. dont expect the front wings to just bolt straight on without issue either, mine needed loads of work, but they came from America so it was pointless sending them back (especially when customs raped me for them)

my rears + skirts and stuff came from the uk

here is my thread i started making while building it
https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...onversion.html

i think all the bellend comments were removed by the mods as a few chaps started saying i was an idiot and i was wrecking my car (who is laughing now LOL)

 

thank you Micky i will have a good read of the thread appreciate it!!!

have to say though that it seems not very many people do the conversion, not as popular as i thought it would be

 

that's because they are all ****** and scared of cutting the car up :S

 

mate just read the full write up and have to say hats off to you that was a brave move.
you seem to have slightly more experiance or confidence in doing the work yourself than i do but it has certinly given me the thought of giving ti a go, think i need to get some bigger ***** first

but top job and congrats

 

the correct word is probably "stupidity"

 

fair point