Hey guys,

I am purchasing a set of 350z S-techs tomorrow. I should have them on sometime next week when I have some time. I'm sitting on OEM 19's with 20mm spacers up front and 25mm spacers in the rear. Therefore, that makes my offsets +10 front and +8 rear. With this drop, will I need to roll my fenders? Also, how much longer should my OEM shocks last (ballpark)? I have a 03 coupe with 50k miles. Thanks in advance for your time and help!

-Sean

 

i had a friend with the same set up with invo tire and the rear fenders need to be rolled

 

Alright thanks a lot!

 

I'm going with the same exact setup. I already have the spacers on. It's tough to tell if the fenders will have to be rolled or not once it is lowered. If they do, I think I'm just going to do it myself with a rubber mallet and heat gun.

 

I'd rather have some to blame if the paint gets cracked haha

I love my paint job way too much to try to DIY.

 

I hear ya, but I don't think it will be too difficult. I did it on one of my last Audis with a special tool that was pretty slick. I wonder if you can rent them...

 

The one that attaches to the hub? That is the only way I would DIY. Pretty cool little tool haha

 

Yup, that's the one.

 

I'm not sure what the metal is like on Gs/Zs, but I was able to roll a WRX with a Plasti-dipped baseball bat with no problem. Doesn't work so well on Audis or VWs; the metal just turns the bat to splinters.

If you're in a hurry and don't want to deal with a heat gun, get some touchup paint, take an x-acto knife and run it along the edge of the fender. You'll spilt the paint when you roll it, but it'll be a clean break. Sand it and touch it up. Saves about 10 minutes trying to keep the fender hot.

 

Shocks might last another 2 seasons, depending on how much driving youre doing. I replaced mine after two. roughly 25k miles later

 

How many miles did your car have before installing the springs? What year and model? Did it have the sport package? I assume the shocks used in the sport package are different and will last longer with after market springs.

 

i have the same size spacers, oem rays but dropped on eibach and i def needed to roll the rear i have 1 finger space now

even if it doent look like it I would do it anyway, safe than sorry?

 

Yeah for sure. I'm trying to find someone local who is well known. I moved to San Antonio, Texas, so If anyone knows of anyone send me a PM. Apparently there are a bunch of stanced out Z's around here from what someone told me..

 

The most important thing about rolling the fenders is heating up the paint before/while doing it. A heat gun would work great, I'm sure a hair dryer would suffice too. The guy who rolled my fenders used a rubber mallet and a heat gun, didn't have any issues with the paint.