When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I’ve got a very nice condition 1993 SC and I contacted an experienced fender-roller guy here in Phoenix about rolling mine. He said that SC fenders don’t roll well and suggested cutting instead. For those with cut fenders, if done properly, how does it look? I don’t want to have a car that looks hacked on. I’m not building a drift missle, I just want my wheel/tire setup to fit without rubbing.
thanks
He's right - I've rolled the fenders on both of my SC's and the metal is SO THICK that doing it and having them come out nice and smooth is almost impossible. Mine aren't too shabby, but the fronts have a couple spots that just aren't smooth. An experience body guy can cut and touch them up to the point where you'd never even know it was done.
After doing a lot of reading in this forum I learned so much about challenges that pop up when trying to “fit” wheels and tires for a certain look.
Since I was starting out from a stock OEM car and had a lot of patience and compromised a little bit on the look, was able to avoid issues like wheel well rubbing, spacers, electrical harness, and avoid rolling or cutting fenders. The research was extensive, asked a lot of questions, and with help from the members got advice to accomplish the look I wanted and avoid those challenges.
After doing a lot of reading in this forum I learned so much about challenges that pop up when trying to “fit” wheels and tires for a certain look.
Since I was starting out from a stock OEM car and had a lot of patience and compromised a little bit on the look, was able to avoid issues like wheel well rubbing, spacers, electrical harness, and avoid rolling or cutting fenders. The research was extensive, asked a lot of questions, and with help from the members got advice to accomplish the look I wanted and avoid those challenges.
your setup looks nice and clean. What are your wheel size/offsets? Did you shave or roll your fenders or did you leave them untouched?
I’ve got 18x9.5 rear +35 with 18x8.5 +30 fronts. Tired are 235/45R18 front, 265/40R18 rear. I’m not a fan of a super thin sidewall which is why I went with a bit taller tires. I know that is contributing to my rubbing. I’ve also got Fortune Auto 500 series coil overs.
your setup looks nice and clean. What are your wheel size/offsets? Did you shave or roll your fenders or did you leave them untouched?.
Tire sizes and wheel specs are listed in my signature block.
I avoided all/any fender mods due to having the tires just inside the edge and the coil over adjustments with hard stops. The wheel offsets were key to avoid spacers but I did go real narrow on the side walls with 19 inch and staggered setup of 235/275. Like I indicated, had to make some compromises to avoid those issues and so far very trouble free.
Thanks for the compliment and almost 100% of the feedback is “clean”…..
08-04-22, 11:42 AM
Cutting Fenders
