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Nobby
12-01-13, 08:08 PM
Hi chaps im getting some fibreglass wings asap and wanted to know do saloon wings give much more tyre clearance than hatch? Possibly looking to run some slicks for 1/4 mile etc cheers

chrisd1986
12-01-13, 08:12 PM
When i sold my saloon wings somone bought a pair for rallying as they gave better clearance than hatch heres a pic of my car lowered 60mm on 14's to give you arough idea

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb368/chris_d_1986/20121203_141614.jpg

Southie
12-01-13, 08:14 PM
Ollie aka Trackdaynova ran saloon arches on his hatchback to gain better clearance on the front end, also helped for camber toe.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee305/PNG_Features/2007/11/th_nc1174.jpg

Nobby
12-01-13, 08:44 PM
Sound lads defo gona go for saloon lol

chrisd1986
12-01-13, 09:08 PM
Shame your 2 weeks late i sold a new pair of mk2 saloon wings aswell

Calamity Josh
12-01-13, 09:55 PM
Shame your 2 weeks late i sold a new pair of mk2 saloon wings aswell

i think he'd want mk1 beings as his cars mk1

maddogdaz666
12-01-13, 09:58 PM
And ones made from fibreglass like he said in the first post lol

chrisd1986
12-01-13, 10:17 PM
Perhaps he couldnt find rot free ones

Nobby
12-01-13, 10:58 PM
lol im looking to loose weight mate