Any feedback on rolling your fenders to accomidate larger wheels. Does it compromise your paint and casue rusting? Please advise.

G35 Coupe Silver
19" racing harts C4 two piece
Lowered on espelir springs

Currently having rubbing problems from the wheels, maybe wrong offset. please advise on rolling fenders. really dont want to touch the body.

 

it's like the last resort when you can't physically fit it on. I think TEIN even sold
tools to roll the fenders.... maybe I saw that at their Japanese site.

If done properly, you won't compromise the paint from what Ive heard.

 

if rubbing you must roll and yes it will effect the body

 

Somebody posted a few months ago about cutting the lip on the inside of the fender that rubs instead of rolling.

I'm too tired to search!

 

Rolling your fenders is SO easy that it wouldnt even pay or worth the risk "cutting" anything off. When you "roll your fenders" what you're doing is rolling inward the (in many cases) flat lip thats right at the edge of your fender. That's ALL! Nothing more, nothing less. That lip is often between .5" to 1" and in some cases I have even them be as large as 2". What you're doing by rolling up (flattening it out), you now allow the tire a few more inches of fender clearence. They have special tools you can purchase to roll your fenders which consist of a rolling rubber pin that mounts to your wheel hub (you remove your wheel) and then you simply roll the pin back and fourth on the lip while slowly streching the arm it rests on. This pushes the lip back and you're done! Its easy!

Its when people resort to using baseball bats and wooden dowels to roll the fenders that you get paint chipping. Also, you should only roll your fenders in warn weather or under a heat lamp, so the paint is warm (can flex). That's also a very common mistake most people. All in all, rolling fenders is a great way to gain clearence from large rim and tire combinations that really works.

 

A little research on the proper offset/tire size will save many headaches and rubbing issues.