I have a 2004 g35 coupe with about 60k. Tires on the back are 275-30-20 with DPE 20" wheels and other than the rims, there are no other mods. I changed the tires from toyo t1r to yoko s drives and ever since then i have been hearing a severe scraping sound from the driver side rear wheel. The sound comes when i hit a bump above 45 mph and occurs more often when more weight is in the car. I did a little experiment on the wheel to make sure the scraping was coming from the fender by taping it off and looking where the tape ripped. The tire ripped the tape right on the flanged edge of the fender. I dont know what to do! I was told that rolling the fenders was risky and every shop i bring it to says they wont take the risk. The springs and struts are original, so maybe replacing them will do the trick? toyo better than yoko? changing the camber (which i dont think is possible on stock suspension)?

Thanks for any help

 

Where are you located? You should be able to find a place in your area that can roll your fenders for you to get rid of the rubbing. The risk of messing up your fenders (paint chipping) when rolling your fenders is small assuming they are an experienced fender roller.

 

Rolling fenders isn't very risky if done right, that being said if a shop is iffy about doing it then I wouldn't trust them to do it. For what it's worth I've had both of my cars fenders rolled and never had a problem. Just have to heat it up and go slow.

Try seeing if your state or region has a car enthusiast board. They will often point you to the most mod-friendly shops who would have experience doing fender rolls.

 

I know at least where I live finding someone to roll fenders was pretty difficult. I found one reputable guy but he wanted to charge me 300+ dollars to do it. Thinking that's absurd, I decided to do the frowned upon self roll of the fenders with PVC pipe. Honestly, it really isn't as risky as people play it out to be. Yes, being careful the first couple rolls is important but you don't really have to baby it. Make sure you have a good heat source like a heat gun (luckily I had the 110 degree AZ sun as well ) and monitor things closely or have a friend to do that and go to work. I've got +15 offset 20" DPE's on a 285 rear wheel and with the minor roll I have no issues.

 

im in the miami/ftl area in FL. Ill look for a place to roll them online, but any ideas why it only started recently?

 

same spec on the old toyo tire? (275/30)

 

If so, I've got no real answer, the yoko s drives overall width is 10.7 inches as opposed to the toyo at 10.6 inches but I wouldn't think that added .1 inch would make much difference.

 

yea same size, it could be just enough to make it scrape though

 

Has anyone had problems with rolling the fenders, and if so how major? I think I am going to a body shop on wednesday

 

No problems for me, and I have both my fronts and rears rolled.

Marcus pretty much nailed it on the head. I would definitely heed his advice.

 

I got mine rolled at a local shop, 35 a wheel and very professional place. Looks nice and there were not problems

thanks for the help

o, the scraping stopped completely

 

Great to hear that! You'll be amazed by how much clearance you actually have now with your rear fenders rolled.

Happy driving, sir!