Rear fender metal is starting to split. HELP!
05-01-11, 07:13 AM
#16
Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: ca
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
tap it together gently with a small hammer to flaten it out without messing up the outside.
get a plastic adjustable vise grip clamp and squeeze it together on the upper half then apply some JB weld to the seam.
once it hardens remove the clamp and add another wider layer, ensure its a low profile app.
or you can cut upwards and remove a section of the inner well, we do that a lot for tire clearance on race cars.
get a plastic adjustable vise grip clamp and squeeze it together on the upper half then apply some JB weld to the seam.
once it hardens remove the clamp and add another wider layer, ensure its a low profile app.
or you can cut upwards and remove a section of the inner well, we do that a lot for tire clearance on race cars.
05-01-11, 11:06 AM
#18
If you don't rub the fender is not going to split on its own.
There are plenty of cars with fully shaved lips driven over many years with no splitting.
I've stated this on several threads.
I'm going on 6 years with no issues.
Last edited by RMMGS4; 05-01-11 at 11:32 AM.
05-01-11, 11:27 AM
#19
This year I stepped up my wheel game and went with a pretty aggressive setup but now it looks like my wheel has hit the fender a bit of times and the metal is starting to split.
I've read around that people use a sand belter to shave it all off, but wouldn't the metal fully split like what is happening to me now?
I've read around that people use a sand belter to shave it all off, but wouldn't the metal fully split like what is happening to me now?
THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM is INTERFERENCE i.e. rubbing the wheel against the fender.
Your rim hit the fender causing the split. The fender did not split on its own.
Before you determine how to fix the damage, you need to make sure you are not going to rub or it could happen again. Welding could reinforce the fender seam, but AGAIN that is NOT the cause of the problem. Stop the rubbing and problem goes away.
If you are going to re-paint and shave the whole lip off, you might as well weld it since you are now repairing a damaged fender, but AGAIN make sure there's no longer any interference.
There are plenty of cars with a completely shaved off the lips, with no welding that have not had problems for years.
.
Last edited by RMMGS4; 05-01-11 at 11:31 AM.
05-01-11, 12:33 PM
#21
Thomas, let's pm later to discuss.
The problem reported by the OP is directly related to the rim impacting the fender.
Let's PM to discuss cases where you have seen separation that was not induced by rubbing, pulling, etc.
We can start a new thread if needed, but posting on this thead where people will take things out of context is just going to confuse the noobs.
Thanks
The problem reported by the OP is directly related to the rim impacting the fender.
Let's PM to discuss cases where you have seen separation that was not induced by rubbing, pulling, etc.
We can start a new thread if needed, but posting on this thead where people will take things out of context is just going to confuse the noobs.
Thanks
Last edited by RMMGS4; 05-01-11 at 04:57 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
RGW LLC
SC400 / 300 Classifieds
15
11-26-06 12:49 PM
