Pontiac GTO 2004-2006 - gto fender rolling??

hi guys i may be purchasing an 05 gto m6 in the next couple of days but when I went over the car it has some pretty good amount of rubbing on the rear fenders. The car has brand new 18" tsw rims with 275 sumitomos on it. It seems as if the the last 2k miles the rims have been on the have been rubbing against the fender lip. The paint is cracked up and starting to flake.


My question is how big of a deal is this and should this rims even be rubbing in the first place.... From what I can tell the rear springs aren't sagging at all and considering it only has 20k miles and still about a 3 finger gap. Is fender rolling safe and prevent further damage to the car???

you can get stiffer springs or get drag bags or roll fenders. Those cars came with 245 wide tires stock. 275 will fit but you need perfect offset on the wheels. I have drag bags if you want to buy. I did go with stiffer springs but I also AutoX my car and drag bags did not match my need for handling.

yes having the inner lip on the fenders rolled is safe. most of us have it done or do it ourselves to prevent rubbing issues and to prevent the fender from eating up the tire.

Depending on the offset of the wheels I can see that rubbing, especially on hard launches.

At this point you have more to worry about than just rolling the fenders. You're going to have to patch up the flaked paint as to prevent rusting of the bare metal.

A lot of people cut the clip off too

Yup just cut it.
You gain an extra 1/4" and you dont have to worry about the paint cracking from rolling it. Just go slow so it doesnt get too hot

I'm having mine cut to, it seems easier to do that way

Yup just cut it.
You gain an extra 1/4" and you dont have to worry about the paint cracking from rolling it. Just go slow so it doesnt get too hot

Im leaning towards this option as well. How heavy duty of a saw and blade would i need to safely cut through the metal?

It's easier rolling than cutting. With cutting you have to be sure to not generate too much heat and then you absolutely have paint the cut edge to prevent rusting. If you roll it right (and it's not that hard to do) you don't have to paint anything. I did both sides of my car in under 45 mintes including jacking it up and taking the wheels off. If the offset of the wheels is right you shouldn't have to worry about springs or anything. A properly dopne job should allow full travel to the bump stops without rubbing. I'm running 285/40/17s with zero rub.

I agree with those who favor rolling. I rented the roller and did it in one afternoon. I have been running 275's on my GTO for a few years, on stock rims. They have never touched, car is lowered too.

rolling is the way to go..... there use to be a guy that rented a complete kit :secret2:

so I have a question.. I'm about to put the stock '06 18" wheels on my 04, along with some 275 michelin pilots. If I have the quarters rolled, will I experience any rub? I have no idea what the offset is on a stock gto 18" wheel, I just dont wanna buy these 275's and then them not fit

I have 275s on my GTO, Michelin Pilots. Rolled the fenders with the rented Eastwood brand roller (from the other site, try search). Not sure if that guy still rents it, its been a couple years, but I remember him buying a second roller to handle the requests. Eastwood part number 31158. I am quite sure that if you had to buy it, you could ebay it for maybe 40 or 50 less than the purchase price. Or sell/rent it here on this site.

I would try the search on a few sites first, maybe you might get lucky and find a rental deal.

I have no rub issues on a lowered car.

He lives in michigan. I wouldn't cut it if I were him.

Cut the lip!!!

I rolled mine at first, the paint cracked and there are stiff spots where some of the welds for the inner lip meet
This makes the roll uneven on the inside and still causes rubbing
Plus the smallest paint cracks even on the inside where you can't see them will eventually lead to rust..!

I had my body guy cut the lips off when he was doing some other work and repaint them
Came out much nicer with much better clearance
I run 18 Tsw's with 275 35 and pedders coil overs dropped about 2"
No rubbing!

Cut them. I'll be doing mine a little later. I had mine cut on my old 05 and it was the best route.

I live in MI and I plan to cut them so the rolled lip isn't storing dirt. Electric 4-1/2" grinder with a thin metal cutting wheel. I don't think I spent $30 from HF.