Rolling fenders or cut fenders ? choice made!
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Rolling fenders or cut fenders ? choice made!
hello all
well it seemed like i had a chance to give my friends
a ride in the 8 this week and noticed some rubbing on humps,dips
i check a couple of places and experts and they all reccomended not to roll the fenders even a known rim shop here in nj would do it but told theres a risk.
heres the risk i was presented if not done right and done right 1st time.
1.rolling fenders could cause paint to break/split
p.s happened before on my fd.
2.cutting wrong or if cuuter slips can cut outter fender.on this one
i thought to myself how can someone mess up.but the guy at the rim shop told me that it has happened before out of hunderds of cars.and if does i would have to have bodywork done.
so my choice was to get a well known body shop to do the work.
it just so happened my boy called me to pick up his 98supra t.t
from the body shop that had also painted some stuff for my fd and some of my friends rx7 in the past.
he measured it told me it rubs a bit and will cut a nice arch in fender wheel well till the outer weld tacks(no one recomended going past that at all.)
took about 2-3 hours to get done
he cut a bit of plastic black rubber that meets fener with bumper
or it will shave a bit with wheel.but you dont have too.
anyway picked it up picked up some heavy friends.lol
about 500 pounds combined.threw the fullsize in the trunk
put a jack back there and a weight.an went for the ride.
took some nice turns,humps,dips,short curbes and not one RUB AT ALL.im so glad.
teins here i come
will try to get some pixs later in the day but car is in garage and weather out here is nasty.
well it seemed like i had a chance to give my friends
a ride in the 8 this week and noticed some rubbing on humps,dips
i check a couple of places and experts and they all reccomended not to roll the fenders even a known rim shop here in nj would do it but told theres a risk.
heres the risk i was presented if not done right and done right 1st time.
1.rolling fenders could cause paint to break/split
p.s happened before on my fd.
2.cutting wrong or if cuuter slips can cut outter fender.on this one
i thought to myself how can someone mess up.but the guy at the rim shop told me that it has happened before out of hunderds of cars.and if does i would have to have bodywork done.
so my choice was to get a well known body shop to do the work.
it just so happened my boy called me to pick up his 98supra t.t
from the body shop that had also painted some stuff for my fd and some of my friends rx7 in the past.
he measured it told me it rubs a bit and will cut a nice arch in fender wheel well till the outer weld tacks(no one recomended going past that at all.)
took about 2-3 hours to get done
he cut a bit of plastic black rubber that meets fener with bumper
or it will shave a bit with wheel.but you dont have too.
anyway picked it up picked up some heavy friends.lol
about 500 pounds combined.threw the fullsize in the trunk
put a jack back there and a weight.an went for the ride.
took some nice turns,humps,dips,short curbes and not one RUB AT ALL.im so glad.
teins here i come
will try to get some pixs later in the day but car is in garage and weather out here is nasty.
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Re: Rolling fenders or cut fenders ? choice made!
Originally posted by Kel Rx8
1.rolling fenders could cause paint to break/split
p.s happened before on my fd.
1.rolling fenders could cause paint to break/split
p.s happened before on my fd.
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Originally posted by Napboy
so how much did they charge to roll or cut the rear fenders, if you don't mind me asking?
so how much did they charge to roll or cut the rear fenders, if you don't mind me asking?
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Re: Rolling fenders or cut fenders ? choice made!
Originally posted by Kel Rx8
....an went for the ride.
took some nice turns,humps,dips,short curbes and not one RUB AT ALL.im so glad.
teins here i come
....an went for the ride.
took some nice turns,humps,dips,short curbes and not one RUB AT ALL.im so glad.
teins here i come
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It would depend on the point of the rub. If it's just rubbing the inside edge and not the top of the inner fender, no problem. Roll the inside lip and VIOLA! full travel inside the wheelwell withought slicing up your tires.
PS, mine are getting done tomorrow
PS, mine are getting done tomorrow
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i paided 50 bucks a fender worth ever penny
EZZY
im assuming you mean the fd also
cause the 8 i think is impossible to do the fronts if so they should be okay.
Omicron
thankyou
reason is if i lowered it before and im rubbing now with people
in the back i wouldnt be able to bare taking it out of the garage.
hope that made sense.
i will show you guys later some pixs what needed to be done
easy fix made my life easier.
p.s where the pixs of the teins omicron.
:D
EZZY
im assuming you mean the fd also
cause the 8 i think is impossible to do the fronts if so they should be okay.
Omicron
thankyou
reason is if i lowered it before and im rubbing now with people
in the back i wouldnt be able to bare taking it out of the garage.
hope that made sense.
i will show you guys later some pixs what needed to be done
easy fix made my life easier.
p.s where the pixs of the teins omicron.
:D
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Im just curious how your rx-8 is rubbing because mine hasn't rubbed yet and after i got the tien flex kit put on it still doesn't rub and its lowered as low as it can go?
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Originally posted by RatedR_RX-8
Im just curious how your rx-8 is rubbing because mine hasn't rubbed yet and after i got the tien flex kit put on it still doesn't rub and its lowered as low as it can go?
Im just curious how your rx-8 is rubbing because mine hasn't rubbed yet and after i got the tien flex kit put on it still doesn't rub and its lowered as low as it can go?
my rear wheels is 20x10 45offset
on 275/35/20 tire. staggered
well i can wait for sat to get my tein's installed
as of now no rubbing at all.will let everyone know.
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Originally posted by wayneside
on some iforge 19's...
245/30/19 fronts
275/30/19 rears
without rolling the fenders i would hear them scrape at every bump...now no more!
on some iforge 19's...
245/30/19 fronts
275/30/19 rears
without rolling the fenders i would hear them scrape at every bump...now no more!
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Sorry for necro-bumping but I can't start a thread yet. I have 245/30R18's with 15 or 25mm offset (not sure) and I have severe rubbing with stock suspension. Do you think I could get away with fender rolling or should I consider changing springs.
Maybe I could use a spring compressor reversed to stiffen the springs without lowering the car?
Other ideas that don't involve changing wheels?
Maybe I could use a spring compressor reversed to stiffen the springs without lowering the car?
Other ideas that don't involve changing wheels?
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However the 245's are already stretched, I doubt 225's would fit.
No idea about camber. I guess zero. Can the camber be adjusted on stock suspension?
I'll look into the will it fit thread, thanks!
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