pic request: rolled fenders to accomodate wider tires in the front...?
 

anyone done this? and if so, how did they do it, pics, details, etc.

thanks in advance

anyone?

I dont think this would work on our front fenders. Seems to me it would bend the shit out of em trying to "roll out" one. And I sure aint gonna try.

i wouldnt want to try.. but it would be cool to see if someone actually has ;P

I have 16x 7.5" +30mm offset front rims and 225/50 A520 (pudgy sidewall) tires on front, lowered so front lip is 4" from gound (just clears parking bricks).

I did not roll my front fenders out, but rather rolled that inner lip up and in so it is just double thick metal at the fender edge at the top of the fender and ~10" to eithe side. This helped keeping the edge from catching on the tire sidewall when hitting huge bumps.

I scored the paint w/ x-acto knife all the way around the area I was going to hammer in- just to the inside of the area you can see from the outside. This will prevent the flaking paint where you are hammering/bending the metal from flaking past this score in the paint; basically like a fire break.

Then I laid down on my back facing into the wheel well w/ tire removed and hammered the inner edge up lightly while supporting the outer fender lip w/ my hand. Work the area up and down w/ light hammer blows, you are gradually and evenly bending the metal.

Then I brushed the inner edge vigorously to remove flaking/ seperated paint so moisture won't get up under it and applied touch up paint to the areas that needed it (mainly all the unseen inside edge).

It was very easy, but if you haven't done a lot of sheetmetal work (I used to make armor) practice on something else untill you get the hang of it!

I just used a baseball bat to push the fender lip in. I wouldn't recommend this method if you care about appearance.

poor college guy:

I have 275's on the rear and and 235's on front I didn't have to roll them at all...

Brad

I used a baseball bat to roll the inner lip to increase clearance for my race tires. The process chipped the paint on the lower edge of the fender well. You can't see it but I know it's there and it will probably rust if its not taken care off. I've heard that you can use a heat gun prior to rolling to make the paint less likely to chip.

Rob

The baseball bat is the tool of choice, I used it and it did chip the paint. I have seen it done and not chip the paint so I may have gone too fast or the paint was too old.
You may want to look into Corksport Fender Flares if you are running large street tires, or the Tri-Point flare kit if you are running large race tires like these.

my first set of wheels/tires were beefy (but heavy) 16X8 ROH's w/ 225/50 meats and a +40 offset. they looked sick and handled real well but he fron fenders had to be massaged a bit hehe. what i did was make a few small cuts on the inner fender lip and bend them upward (took that entire lip off). then i sanded that area down and sprayed some undercoating there to prevent rust. no more rubbing w/ those wheels, worked well. since have switched to much lighter 17's w/ 215/45 up front and 235/45 out back, no rubbing anywhere

i have all around 9in tires, thats as big as ya need unless ya gona go offroading.

pics anyone....?