I rolled the lip on the front with a Eastwood fender roller and now want to pull it up to a inch to get a wider tire in there.

Did mine before without problems I think its doable? Asking because the front wing moves about a lot !

Its higher because theres a jack underneath,Pic

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Its doable but an inch is a lot. Its going to be difficult to do without cracking the paint. Definitely heat up the paint with a heat gun and keep it warm as your work the metal.

 

Ok so maybe a half inch flare at the top tapering off each side?

I,m going for not breaking the paint but I,m painting the bumper again this winter.

 

I would do half and see how it goes.

 

Trim the sheetmetal tabs that mount the fender liner off so the lip is even around the fender before you start pulling.

Otherwise the extra metal there creates different stresses and creases start.

Don't try to pull a bunch at a time, as you found the fender will just flex anyways. Do lots of repetition and keep moving the roller wheel position -from near vertical to start with ending up more horizontal.

This is because you are moving the metal up and out at the top of the fender arch- you can't must pull it out toward you. You are more moving the metal not actually stretching it like pizza dough.

Only try to get the top of the arch out to your max pull and taper the pull out to the ends of where the fender liner mounting tabs were- don't try to pull the fender where it doesn't need to be pulled. You just need to tuck the top of the tire.

A 1/2" pull is pretty healthy up front. 3/4" is doable, but probably going to have some creases/waves/damage. 1" - probably not going to happen with just a fender roller.

Once you pull the fender don't take it off the car and try to put it back on- it will be all out of shape.

Mine was just a mild front pull and now when I put the fenders back on and line everything else up the headlight bucket area is a tad more gapped on the outside than before with a tighter gap to the hood.

 

Makes sense,thanks.

 

When all is said and done you would probably end up being better off with overfenders. Unless you can do your own body work.

 

I,m able but like the "clean look" of a stock body if that makes sense.

 

Just keep in mind that any BIG fender pulls are going to require pretty significant bodywork.

If you're willing to cut, weld, putty, and paint, you can get make fenders 2-3 inches wider.

 

I assume you mean replacement fenders? Not many overfender options for the front of an FD

 

I rolled and pulled my front fenders 1.5-2" with just some paint cracking on the lip. I was able to run a -10 10.5j with 235/40 up front with no issues, and I was slammed. So, it's completely doable. I used an Eastwood roller.

 

^ Yes, that would be about a 1.5" pull to tuck that tire fitment according to my calculations as well.

Do you have pictures of your front fenders?

 

Nope. Modifying the stock fenders.