Is my tire too close to my fender? Pics
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Is my tire too close to my fender? Pics
I just mounted some 305/35/18 Nitto 555rs on my 18x10.5" rear z06 wheels. I had to BFH a little bit but worries me is how close the top of the tire is to the fender. Car is lowered with prokit and I do have an adjustable PHB. Is this normal? Or do I need to roll my fenders? Thought this was a pretty normal setup.
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Mine aren't that much further away. It's been like it for years, with no issues. It would take a BIG bump for me to make mine hit the lips though. Hasn't happened yet. You can kinda see how close mine are in the sig pic. I have Nitto 315's.
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I would roll the fenders just to be safe. If you don't want to rent a roller you can use a rubber mallet and a heat gun. That works just as good. I did this on my daily driver and it came out just as good as using a roller. Its fairly easy to do. There is one for rent here https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/1008742-fender-roller-tool-rent.html
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I would just rather not slice these $600 tires by my fenders
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I'm at stock ride height with 315/35/17's and I need to roll my fenders still. My tires are chewed up on the sidewall from it and the roads here arent that bad actually. I will be just cruising and still hit the fenders every once in a while, so I would definately roll them if I were you unless you want to buy new radials here soon!
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Not the best pic, but you can see how low I am and how much space I have....You're closer then I am for sure.
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I just mounted some 305/35/18 Nitto 555rs on my 18x10.5" rear z06 wheels. I had to BFH a little bit but worries me is how close the top of the tire is to the fender. Car is lowered with prokit and I do have an adjustable PHB. Is this normal? Or do I need to roll my fenders? Thought this was a pretty normal setup.
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You hit any kind of bumps and you're going to slit the upper/outer edge of the tire.
I've heard horror stories about those roller tools. I'd get it done professionally, or attempt it yourself if you're feeling gutsy. A local guy did mine ('Trust' on this forum), and he used a razor blade and cut the paint about 1/8"-1/4" to the inside of the outer edge of the quarter panel (on the underside that you're rolling) and used a hammer to bend the metal up (hit it several times around the edge. Cutting the paint prevents it from cracking outward toward the visible area of the car. I can show you pictures if interested. Mine are rolled basically flat and look awesome. After he rolled them he shot some flat black spraypaint on the cutline area of the paint to prevent any rusting.
I've heard horror stories about those roller tools. I'd get it done professionally, or attempt it yourself if you're feeling gutsy. A local guy did mine ('Trust' on this forum), and he used a razor blade and cut the paint about 1/8"-1/4" to the inside of the outer edge of the quarter panel (on the underside that you're rolling) and used a hammer to bend the metal up (hit it several times around the edge. Cutting the paint prevents it from cracking outward toward the visible area of the car. I can show you pictures if interested. Mine are rolled basically flat and look awesome. After he rolled them he shot some flat black spraypaint on the cutline area of the paint to prevent any rusting.
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dude mine are just like that, and i have little rubbing problems, basically you just cant have anyone in the back of the car is how mine is, but i was going to roll my fenders, if you do it the right way will i have to worry about my paint cracking??
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thanks,
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