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Timbo66



Member Since: 14 Oct 2018
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Java Black
Extra Wide Wheel Arches
Recently fitted a set of Sawtooth alloys with 30mm spacers. Now have a very dirty Defender!!!

Has anyone any advice on which arch extensions to fit?? It looks like GRP are the route? Have seen a set of Terrafirma that look reasonably priced.

Thanks
Tim
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Sulisuli



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Post #754870 29th Jan 2019 9:02pm
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Dirt defenders work well. I've got 285s on ET10 wheels Thumbs Up



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BogMonster



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Falkland Islands 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey
If you mean the wider arches, I think they are all much of a muchness, quite a few here have them fitted to cover 15x10 -32 offset wheels with wide tyres, which stick a couple of inches past standard arches. My main issue with them (keep thinking about getting them) is they look very 'industrial' with exposed screws holding them on. ---
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bankz5152



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Shockingly. Britpart.

Theyve just started doing oem looking +30mm arches with internal fittings Instagram @defender_ventures
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hank



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blackwolf



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For a time I was running 285/75 x 16 BFG KM2s on Boosts with 30mm spacers (making them 3mm offset) and Dirt Defenders made all the difference.
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camelman



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Terrafirma +50mm arches, repainted body colour

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Hufflepuff



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bankz5152 wrote:
Shockingly. Britpart.

They've just started doing oem looking +30mm arches with internal fittings



I would very much like to see a Defender with these attached. The pictures they have in the magazine adverts look identical to standard ones, eg:

https://www.flatdoguk.com/defender-wide-arches-+30mm~2762

I am slightly sceptical that these are really +30mm over standard, if they really are then its a winner in my mind. 2005 Td5 90 XS
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X4SKP



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Hello Timbo66

I went from this...

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To this...

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With this...(adds around 40mm to standard Arch)
https://www.amazon.com/Pacer-Performance-5...B00029X100

Possible to ship over, I picked mine up in Canada. SKIP
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camelman



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Hufflepuff wrote:
bankz5152 wrote:
Shockingly. Britpart.

They've just started doing oem looking +30mm arches with internal fittings



I would very much like to see a Defender with these attached. The pictures they have in the magazine adverts look identical to standard ones, eg:

https://www.flatdoguk.com/defender-wide-arches-+30mm~2762

I am slightly sceptical that these are really +30mm over standard, if they really are then its a winner in my mind.


Bear in mind, you'll still have to cut the front wheel arches if you want to maintain the inner wing protection as these +30mm arches are only the external half of the arch.

I had the same thing with the +50mm arches,
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MetalMatt



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I threw a set of the Tomcat Motor Sport extra wide arches onto my 90, now just saving for wider tyres lol Thumbs Up


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Hufflepuff



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England 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Tonga Green
camelman wrote:


Bear in mind, you'll still have to cut the front wheel arches if you want to maintain the inner wing protection as these +30mm arches are only the external half of the arch.

I had the same thing with the +50mm arches,


Ah fiddlesticks. Thanks for the information. I wonder why on earth no one is doing a complete bolt on replacement in this style, how strange. 2005 Td5 90 XS
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benniferj



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@metalmatt, you definitely need bigger wheels with your Tomcat arches! I don't think these would look very good on anything but a severe off roader though.


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MetalMatt



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@metalmatt, you definitely need bigger wheels with your Tomcat arches! I don't think these would look very good on anything but a severe off roader though.


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@benniferj, what size are your wheels and tyres and are you running off set rims or spacers? Am busy saving up for a new set of rubber.
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