Fender roll or coilovers?
06-09-06, 07:41 PM
#4
fender rolling is easy...... go bounce up and down on your trunk to see how much you need to roll it. Must get a lot of 'attention' when it rubs while rolling. Coilovers arent gonna help unless you dump it, causing the camber to change....
eh, just roll the fenders and call it good
eh, just roll the fenders and call it good
06-09-06, 07:59 PM
#5
Getting coilovers will do absolutely nothing to solve your problem. It would only make matters worse. Even though your ride will be stiffer if you go over something your coilovers will still travel the same distance as it would on its hardest setting as it would on one of its softer settings. You have no choice, but to roll your fenders or just live with the rubbing.
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06-09-06, 10:47 PM
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18x8 HRE 545R Front
18x10.5 HRE 545R Rear
The preivious owner put some coils on it. Seems like around maybe an inch lowered.
Looks OK Just rubbs.
Fender Roll it is. Thanks everybody!
I just finished installing the Thermotech on the hot side of the turbo, the down pipe, and the headers. Man! My arms itch like a *****. Fiberglass. Arrrggg......
BTW... What would be a reasonable price to pay to get that done? Is there any painting involved?
18x10.5 HRE 545R Rear
The preivious owner put some coils on it. Seems like around maybe an inch lowered.
Looks OK Just rubbs.
Fender Roll it is. Thanks everybody!
I just finished installing the Thermotech on the hot side of the turbo, the down pipe, and the headers. Man! My arms itch like a *****. Fiberglass. Arrrggg......
BTW... What would be a reasonable price to pay to get that done? Is there any painting involved?
06-10-06, 06:39 AM
#11
just make sure they know what they're doing. Ive seen sum pretty bad body work (rolls and pulls) on SC's lately 
Rolling is easy with a fender roller or a baseball bat
Just make sure you heat up the panel on the outside and a bit more on the inner fender lip. People who dont do it usually get paint cracking or stress in the paint....that turns into nice cracks over time.
everyone has their own tricks to doing it, and I use my own method as well... the main thing to remember is heating the panel on BOTH sides.
Rolling is easy with a fender roller or a baseball bat
Just make sure you heat up the panel on the outside and a bit more on the inner fender lip. People who dont do it usually get paint cracking or stress in the paint....that turns into nice cracks over time.
everyone has their own tricks to doing it, and I use my own method as well... the main thing to remember is heating the panel on BOTH sides.
06-10-06, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by lfrers
......BTW... What would be a reasonable price to pay to get that done? Is there any painting involved?
06-10-06, 06:16 PM
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this is a weird question because rolling your fenders and getting coilovers are not really alternatives to each other. i recently had a problem with my rear tires rubbing the inside fender. btw, i am running 19x9.5 w/ 275/35 tires. i had a local tire shop cut the inside lip of my finder. worked perfectly. if you roll your fenders there is a high possiblity that your paint will crack around the area of rolling. so consider that.
also, i dont care what anyone tells you. you'll have a hard time finding a professional to roll your fenders and actually guarantee that your paint will not crack. simply because there is no way to guarantee it.
also, i dont care what anyone tells you. you'll have a hard time finding a professional to roll your fenders and actually guarantee that your paint will not crack. simply because there is no way to guarantee it.
06-12-06, 11:27 PM
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baseball bat first then the bottle jack with 2x4 and some body hammers. Used a heat gun to keep the fenders hot. Took about 2 hours to finish it all up. My front fenders were done while they were off the car by heating them and then cutting the inner fender lip.
06-13-06, 11:01 AM
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i just learned how to roll fender last night. a baseball bat would be really easy, however i took a monkey wrench and folded the fender. no paint chips odd look or rubbing and i made sure by hitting up the canyon. it took me 30 minutes.