Fender rolling advice?
 

The car has an issue with my front wheels rubbing the fenders if I turn and hit a bump just right or if I hit a large enough dip in the road.

I don’t want everything-and-its-brother getting slang up in my fenders, so I see the necessity of having them but also have the need to flare the fenders, and it doesn’t look like I’d be able to reattach the liner properly correct.

For those of you who have rolled your fenders, what have you done with your fender liners/splash guards?

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damn, thought suspension was smooth as butter...

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It mostly is (99.999%), but I have this problem on occasion, mainly when turning in my driveway.

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cut about 1" off at the edge of the liner and then roll the fenders

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Thanks, I’ll look into that.

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I guarantee I’m lower than you and I still have fender liners in tact. You’re running too big of a wheel, or too much tire.

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They’re 16x7, but I have not measured the offset. They were something I got off a donor car and had painted that I put on.

Also, the tires are 205/45’s. They sit pretty much even with the rim.

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If I’m not mistaken I think you have a Jswap. And the added weight, drop, 205’s, and 16’s could all be playing a factor here. IMO.

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Thank you for your advice. It really feels like you have a good bit of expertise here. And yes there’s a good bit of weight on the front here, and I had to sandwich some exhaust manifold flanges between the strut mounts and shock towers on the front. Yeah, that’s weird, but it works. Just ask the ladies how much a difference 1/2” can make.

Im a bit afraid of running 15’s, because I don’t know which ones will clear my super awesome prelude brake calipers. So, 16’s it is. Lol

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I found a set of different wheels locally that are 16x7 with a 40mm offset. Going to see how they fit.

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What did you ever decide on this? I may be looking to roll the fenders on my EG. I'm running 15x7, 35 offset, 205/50/15 tires, and the edge of the tire juuuuust sticks out past the edge of the fender. Do you know if the Eastwood tool is the way to go?

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Looks like he tried a different rim size.

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Different wheel offset and spacers on top of the front struts. If I decide to lower the car, I'll roll the fenders and get wider wheels and tires for traction; but the way my driveway is is a big deterrent to lowering the car. Eastwood makes great tools, and that would be great.

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I've never used an Eastwood tool to compare it to, but I've had a lot of success with my generic Amazon/eBay brand fender roller tool as well.

Most important thing to avoid damage to the fenders/quarter panels is just to go slow (slower than you think is necessary) and gradually increase the angle and sharpness of the wheel sitting against the fender. All it takes is one bad pass to get a dent or to "curl" the fender lip rather than flattening it.

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Cool - I was looking at the eBay / Amazon ones. Realistically this tool would likely just be used once, so if it can get me through doing it on my car, I'd be happy. I don't want to thread jack too hard, so I may send you a PM, @Chance EG , if I get around to doing it.