fires155

Hey yall. Need some help. I swapped out my rally wheels for some american racing wheels today on my 69 camaro. Great wheels, love em. They stick out a bit farther than the rallys did so the back wheels are smacking that lip where the chrome trim on the wheelwell is. Ive heard an easy fix for this is to "simply" bend the chrome trim and the little piece of body its attached to up so the tire will clear it. I measured it off and it will work. I just dont want to tear up the exterior of the wheelwell. Thoughts.

Suzaku

iTrader: (3)

Yep, that's known as fender rolling and it works great for gaining some extra clearance for your wheels, though you'd want to do it slowly and carefully.

If you are too aggressive you might end up denting the body around the spot where you're rolling your fender / chrome lip in this case.

BADLUK

get a baseball bat and have a buddy drive the car forwards or backwards slowly as you let that bat roll its way between the fender and tire.. worked for me.

fires155

Any other recommended methods for doing is? The baseball bat thing makes me a little nervous!
Thanks yall!

95killerz

iTrader: (10)

eastwood sells a fender roller it's a little expensive but probably worth it to not damage your quarters

69ls6

iTrader: (5)

what size and back spacing are the wheels.measure to where the pinch weld is at and cut with a die grinder.I did mine and put 295 under lip with stock components under the rear.also lowered 3".with drum rear brakes 5 1/4,disc rear 5 1/2 backspacing.

fires155

Thanks for the feedback, yall.
I handled it with a reciprocating saw and an angle grider. Worked great!

Suzaku

iTrader: (3)

Any pictures of your end product?

69ls6

iTrader: (5)

I am also building a 69 camaro,new cammed ls6,6 speed,a/c,4 wheel disc.send me some rickjax@mikrotec.com. I may have some parts for sell or trade.Mine is far from finished.what engine,trans set up r u using.

fires155

Ill post some up real soon. Its so subtle youll barely notice the cuts.

Im running an LS1 on a 4L60E auto. Im actually pretty good on parts. The bulk of my problems are cosmetic. One part I could use is a cable driven tailshaft so I can get the speedo going. Those things are tough to find.



DISCLAIMER : So I dont get flamed when someone tries to do this, make sure you locate the welds for the inner and outer fenders. Cut that and rubbing tires will become the least of your worries.