i was told they have to be rolled. im sittin on stock 17s now lowered on tanabe and tires in the back are 235 or 245. tire place here said id have to go back to stock height (250 to install stock springs), or (lowest i found, spc camber for 525 from mr wong) for the camber kit. easy decision, im stayin low and spendin an extra 400 to stay where im at. might need more advice then mine since im the one who always has a question
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^ I really don't think you're gonna need your fenders rolled if you're just doing a drop and not running spacers. I had no problems on the OEM 19s just dropped, no spacers installed.
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^ for the camber arms though, do we have to roll fenders - no spacer just a drop on eibach and 19 oem.
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I didn't have to roll my fenders with the eibachs/spc set up...on my oem19s or rojas. My rojas have conservative off sets (19r and 25f). If I went smaller offsets, I would have definately has to.
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Although my experience is with a Z, so I'm not sure of the G's rear fenders; I can say 19s +25 with a 285 tire barely required rolling and it is very low and at -1 camber.
Like everyone else said unless you're running some fat rubber or low offsets I wouldn't worry about it. On that note I rolled my own with no experience and the results weren't too bad.
Like everyone else said unless you're running some fat rubber or low offsets I wouldn't worry about it. On that note I rolled my own with no experience and the results weren't too bad.
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You shouldn't rub at all with that setup, even if adjusting camber back into factory specs with rear camber arms.Originally Posted by LaserRedG35VS
^ for the camber arms though, do we have to roll fenders - no spacer just a drop on eibach and 19 oem.
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Here's my $0.02...
After replacing my stocks with my Work Wheels and Toyo's as well as already having a decent drop with Hotchki Sport Coils, my tires would rub whenever I hit bumps.
I thought about buying the fender rolling tool (rather than go though the arduous process of renting one) but didn't want to pay $250 for the tool as well as have to remove my wheels.
I rolled my own fenders after watching a bunch of videos on youtube. I already had a heat gun from a previous house wallpaper project, I bought an assortment of 3' long steel pipes of various diameters ranging from 1-2" from Lowes. I didn't want to jack my car up so I didn't go with the 2" PVC pipe and jack.
I wrapped the steel pipe with a good amount of duct tape which actually helped since the wrap kinda cushioned the rolling against the paint. Using the heat gun, I heated up the paint as shown. Then, starting from either the rear or front of the wheel well, I started rolling. YOU HAVE TO GO SLOW AND STEADY, don't get too agressive. I didn't have to roll the entire fender, just enough so that the wheel wouldn't contact the fender which ended up being only about 1/3 of the entire wheel well at the top.
RESIST the urge to be forceful and just torque that pipe up to bend the fender faster, the paint will crack. I luckily did not crack any paint by going slow and steady. You can use the tire edge as leverage to gently apply pressure when you roll. After rolling enough of the fender, I filled in the gap between the rolled fender and the side wall on the inside of the wheel well with some waterproof silicon so that debri and water will not get trapped in the groove.
This worked fine, took about 2 hours for both rear wheels.
Hope this helps...
Doc
After replacing my stocks with my Work Wheels and Toyo's as well as already having a decent drop with Hotchki Sport Coils, my tires would rub whenever I hit bumps.
I thought about buying the fender rolling tool (rather than go though the arduous process of renting one) but didn't want to pay $250 for the tool as well as have to remove my wheels.
I rolled my own fenders after watching a bunch of videos on youtube. I already had a heat gun from a previous house wallpaper project, I bought an assortment of 3' long steel pipes of various diameters ranging from 1-2" from Lowes. I didn't want to jack my car up so I didn't go with the 2" PVC pipe and jack.
I wrapped the steel pipe with a good amount of duct tape which actually helped since the wrap kinda cushioned the rolling against the paint. Using the heat gun, I heated up the paint as shown. Then, starting from either the rear or front of the wheel well, I started rolling. YOU HAVE TO GO SLOW AND STEADY, don't get too agressive. I didn't have to roll the entire fender, just enough so that the wheel wouldn't contact the fender which ended up being only about 1/3 of the entire wheel well at the top.
RESIST the urge to be forceful and just torque that pipe up to bend the fender faster, the paint will crack. I luckily did not crack any paint by going slow and steady. You can use the tire edge as leverage to gently apply pressure when you roll. After rolling enough of the fender, I filled in the gap between the rolled fender and the side wall on the inside of the wheel well with some waterproof silicon so that debri and water will not get trapped in the groove.
This worked fine, took about 2 hours for both rear wheels.
Hope this helps...
Doc
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^^ Good to hear that it came out fine. I have two question- I ordered a set of 19x9.5 wheels all around (there was no more than 9.5) and since the bolt pattern needs to be converted I need to also install a set of 25mm spacer/converters all around.
1. Will I have to roll my fenders a lot or will it barely rub? 2. If anyone is in the NJ-NY- or even PA area that can help me roll the fenders that would be really helpful. Thanks
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1. Will I have to roll my fenders a lot or will it barely rub? 2. If anyone is in the NJ-NY- or even PA area that can help me roll the fenders that would be really helpful. Thanks
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Make Sure the person rolling your fenders is a mechanic or someone who can afford to fix your car if they mess it up. I hope you never hear well that is the price of modding...
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I charge about 75 to 100 bucks to roll the back two quarter panels. It takes about 40 mins for both sides. I use a eastwood fender roller. Anyone wanting to go low or aggressive, i usually reccomend rollin before you need it