skimming drums?

[Anonymous]

my drivers side rear wheel rubs on the arch and someone told me that u can get the drums skimmed down.
ne one done this and is it advisable to do it?
ohh the arches have been rolled.
cheers
dan

NOVADOSE75@HOTMAIL.COM

[Anonymous]

fold or grind the arches, drum skimming and wheel machining is a last resort

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[Anonymous]

ohh right so is it a bit dodgy then?

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[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

I have rover off set wheels on my car
The arches wetre rolled and it still rubbed.
I took the hubs off and took em into school and the tech technition skimmed sum off em and now they dont rub at all.
all i would say is make sure there done properly

SLatter

[Anonymous]

If you skim the drums, make sure the wheel bolts don`t rip the shoes etc out!!

[Anonymous]

i aint gonna do it me self i was gonna get a bodyshop/ garage to do it.
u reckon that this would be ok? i dont wanna b left with some fucked drums @ the rear!
cheers for any help as the arches are rolled as much as possible and the scrubbing is doing me head in!
dan

NOVADOSE75@HOTMAIL.COM

[Anonymous]

my sr rear drums have been skimmed cos like 12 quid a drum

[Anonymous]

my sr rear drums have been skimmed cost like 12 quid a drum

[Anonymous]

always better twice eh pag!

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[Anonymous]

i skimmed mine at work do not go more than 3mm becaucse it can crack under pressure mine did when i took 5mm off it if u live near stoke i can tell u were can do it