Smokey Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 I'll try to snap some tonight. I apologize that I won't have before pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 wow, these pictures were harder to take than I thought. I apologize that I didn't have time to take off the wheel or anything to get pictures from the backside. If you want, we can meet up sometime and It'll give you a better idea. Please, no comments about how dirty my car/wheels are. I've been busy lately and the car has been through the rain, and there's construction all around my condo...hence the brown crap on my fenders. We'll start with this picture looking at the front of the car. You can see where the fender starts to turn upward on the inside. Originally this was about 3/4 of an inch higher up the fender and I was able to roll that down a bit. It also gives you an idea of how thick the fender was originally (a little bigger than the size of the "not folded" portion near the bottom) http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/fenders009.jpg Here are a couple pictures looking up at the top of the fender http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/fenders006.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/fenders005.jpg close up of the top of the fender http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/fenders001.jpg picture with my fat finger in there as reference since when I put the wheels on, I couldn't drive the car at all without rubbing http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/fenders007.jpg here's where the rear of the fender meets the bumper. You can see where I tucked the very back of the fender down a bit more because this was a rub point. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/fenders004.jpg Luckily I didn't have to go all the way flat with the fender lip so mine was what I would consider a mild roll. If you have to go all the way, you're likely going to crack the paint as it's just a bit far to go. I was still able to make a pretty noticeable increase in size though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 im going to need a more aggressive roll than that probably. hmmm 18x10 -2 is not forgiving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 do you have the wheels already that you can test fit to see how much room you'll need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 knowing bob hes had them for a while =) btw bob you get me my rims yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 my roll and pull is way more aggressive then that, thats cake not to break paint for just a minor roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted September 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 yeah, a minor roll wont suffice,.... infact a pull should be needed... but i will remedy that with more neg. camber. alot more. Smokey, yes http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/s15driftking/fabu.jpg i just need the fenders rolled for suspension travel... i dont need a pull to cover the mex-effect... like i said, i will use camber my roll and pull is way more aggressive then that, thats cake not to break paint for just a minor roll. yeah, we did this to my old college roomates car. (10 min bat/hack job.... oh well... cleared the wheels) only cracked the paint in 1 area.... i still dont want to do it myself http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/s15driftking/brianpull2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/s15driftking/l007.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/s15driftking/brianpull8.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/s15driftking/brianpull12.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 HOLY LIP BATMAN! yeah, you weren't kidding about a simple roll working. The tool can do what you need done, and do it as smoothly as possible, but I HIGHLY doubt that any shop is going to make any sort of claims as to not breaking the paint on something as extreme as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted September 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 HOLY LIP BATMAN!. you should see my 18x13 -8 work meisters yeah, i figured that about the "warranty" of workmanship... therefore, i'm looking for the one who has the best Win/loss record oh well... maybe i'll buy a set of wheels with a higher offset.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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