Ok, so Im piecing together my new suspension, and I was wondering if anyone had to roll their rear fender lips to avoid tire cuts when running the 1.2" drop springs by Strano?

Im running some extensive rear mods, like the Dana 60 and such, but Im wondering if anyone running 295/30ZR18's on chromed Z06 rims had any issues with the fender lips rubbing?

If you did roll your lips, how did you do it without cracking the paint? How far did you roll it up? At a 45 degree angle? More?

THANKS!!

 

I never even waited to find out...when I put 295s on my car, I rolled the fenders as soon as I could. I rented a fender roller and went to town...I'm not even sure how far I ended up rolling them in, and the paint in there ended up cracking. It probably would have helped if I had heated the paint with a heat gun first, but I was impatient, and was rolling them in the parking lot of the apartment complex I lived in at the time.

 

HAHA oh wow. Ive had 295s for 3 seasons now and no rubbing. But mine sits like a damn monster truck, just like your sig pic.

Im worried that after I lower it Im gonna have issues..

 

It depends on how fast you like to take turns...if you take turns like I tend to do (which is like a total ***), you'll likely end up with problems. I was lowered about 1.5" in the back at that time, and I distinctly remember going around a 90* turn at a pretty good clip and hearing some awful sounds back there as the tire touched the fender. That's what prompted me to rent the roller and get it done as soon as I could. I still had the stock rims/tires, so I put those back on until I got it done.

 

My goal is to take corners at double the posted limit. So looks like Ill have to find a fender roller... LOL

Before people jump my ****, I live out in the country, and only drive "spirited" when Im the only one on the road. I dont put other people's lives in jeapordy, so everyone can rest easy tonight.

 

+1 for the heat gun to save your paint. Look up "69TA" on the site here - he used to rent a heat gun with a fender roller for a very reasonable price. I rolled mine nearly vertical where I could and no problems with 315s.

BobP

 

Thanks for the heads up!

 

got panhard bar? vital. i would roll them just to be sure. i know im gonna when i pull the trigger on 18x10 all around.

 

This is who I rented the tool from that I used, and after looking at my car last night, I also rolled the lips nearly vertical.

 

Yup I have an adjustable panhard bar already, got it when I got the Dana.

 

This is good to know as I've been contemplating doing this or not. I plan on getting 19" CCW wheels soon with the strano springs/konis and was wondering if I needed to roll my fenders.

 

Same here, though i didn't roll them near vertical. Someone had told me not to do that, something about being bad for the pinch welds or water getting trapped. I did use the heat gun to keep the paint from cracking and peeling.

 

I run those springs with no issues but I have 17inch rims and street tires.

 

I was thinking about a 45 degree angle at max. If you roll it all the way up it also removes all support for the fender, and it could dent in or out very easily.

 

If you've been running 295 width tires on stock springs, I'm going to say you don't need to change anything with strano springs. Your bumpstops define your full suspension travel limit. If those stay the same then you'll probably not have much difference in tire clearance.

 

I've got stranos with 295/35-18 KDW2's which are pretty wide for a 295 and I didn't roll the fender. No problems at all. No cuts or anything. Although, I don't drive spirited around corners or anything. If I get spirited, its a straight line punch, so I've never tested to see if they'd rub when turning corners real sharp. I can tell you though that taking off ramps at 60 they haven't rubbed yet.

 

Interesting, I like all the experience Im getting! Maybe Ill save the rolling of the fender lip for last... get everything installed and see how she pans out.

 

I just installed Toyo Proxes 1's in 295/35/18 and have Strano springs. I now have to change my springs or roll the fender lips.

 

well damnit. There goes all my optimism.

 

From my research on this, I would go ahead and roll the fender lips prior to getting everything installed to see how it pans out. Is there a chance its overkill, yes, but it's cheaper than finding out after the fact that you should've rolled them.

You may ask, "how did I come to this conclusion"? Well, I went with Nitto 305/35/18 555R's on stock springs and figured out I need to roll the fender lips after cutting up a couple $300 tires. Would've been so much easier to just roll the lips before cutting up the tires. That's a case where "trial and error" was leaning more towards "error and then pay to fix it".