I went to Steve (Akk08) today to cut my rear fenders. I couldn't be any happier. I'm at a -5 in rears and I still have plenty of room to play.

I'll post some teaser pics for now. Before and after shots are in the EXACT same location.
Before:
F*cked up, rusted, ghetto rolled


After:
Perfectly smooth, no bare metal


And a shot with -5 offset and plenty of room to play:


A few more pics. I'll do a shoot soon so pics to come.







I'm lowered on 350z H&Rs.

 

i think your the first with -5 offsets with OEM 18's!!

looks pretty sweet man

 

I might go to -8 in the rear and -5 in the front. Ichiba just came out with a bigger spacer.

 

what size spacers are these?? looks sweet
i'd go this route with my OEM 19's bc frankly
1. i believe they look better than most aftermarket wheels
2. can't afford to get new wheels (college student -_-)
3. can't afford to get new wheels stolen bc i street park lol

 

what did you use to cut this. im thinking of doing this. i have a jig saw but dont know if i should use that or not

 

Looks good, You just cut the lip instead of folding it?

 

looks good Harrison, right in time too right before the rust really took over, good timing bro!

KennyMo, just your simple basic dremel and heavy duty cutoff wheels, and oh... a STEADY HAND!
I dremeled my own rears years ago

 

Did you guys put any sealer or some kind of paint that would seal up the bare metal? If so what kind?

 

Nice job cutting and nice aggressive offsets but IMO it really doesn't look good with stock rims. Stock rims are way too skinny to match the very aggressive look, I think this would look amazing with wider wheels that were more aggressive than oem 18's, but just isn't right on stock 18's.

 

I agree with almost everything you said. I don't like very many aftermarket wheels, so the ones I do like will run me over $3,000 and I'm also a college student who cant afford that.

The OEM 19s have A LOT of potential! Look at Heist's car:


I know he is a sedan but that just shows what you can achieve with the correct size tires and the correct spacers and drop.

Yup, I sanded and then painted the bare metal so nothing is showing.

Yes. When you fold the fenders you are basically adding another layer of metal to the fender, so yes it makes the fender BETTER but still not perfect. To achieve the clearance I have now most people do a "fender roll and pull". This is "folding the fender in and then pulling the whole fender out to give more room. The problem with rolling and pulling is it is very easy to chip the paint, and if this is not done 100% perfectly you might get some weaves in your fenders.

Cutting the fenders like Adon and I did is definitely the way to go.

 

I cut my rear lips off. Good thing too, just thru 10mm spacers on the rear, pushed the tires within 1/8" of the sheetmetal. I used SEM body panel sealer to cover up any exposed metal.

 

i like that flat black look on that sedan.

 

what size spacers are you using?