Lowered car, Wheels rubbing!! need help

by **solaraguy777** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 3:56 pm

Hey i got my solara lowered today, and the rear wheels keep rubbing, i understand that you have to hammer away at something but can some please in detail give me the easy explanation on how to do this?
thanx

by **Peter** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:18 pm

u can do it urself, but its risky, you might dent the fender, just bring it to a shop. its about 40 bux to roll or cut the fender

by **solaraguy777** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:47 pm

what kind of store should i bring it to like a pep boys?

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 5:18 pm

They cut mine for free =D

by **Peter** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:51 pm

who's they? the people that installed ur stuff for you right? well, if you got it installed somewher im sure they'd do it for u, but i did all my installs so i had tot ake it somewhere.

by **cdssolara** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 2:40 am

Just out of curiosity:

How much did you lower your car?
How wide are your tires?
What is the width and offset of your wheels?

by **solaraguy777** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:17 am

I got tokico and eibachs put on my car, my friend works at a nissan dealership and is the machanic there and he put everything on for me, he told me that i would have to get the fender rolled or cut, i have 18x8 225-40-18.

by **solaraguy777** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:24 am

So does any1 know how i can maybe do this at home? What do i have to do TAke the wheel off n then starg hammering what?

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:24 am

I think it'd be better to roll it or cut it or shave it. If it's a lot of rubbing, cut off 1/4 inch or so. If it taps on occasion, then rolling it may be good (I'm assuming rolling literally means curling it up), and shaving may take a while.... hahaha files =D

Hammering may "adjust" your wheel bolts which wouldn't be too cool =x Those things cost about $40 each to replace (or so I was told)

by **cdssolara** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 12:28 pm

What is it that you think you're going to be hammering? Rolling the fenders means bending the inside lip of the fender upwards so that it doesn't stick into the wheel well as much. The most common "home method" that I've heard of is to use a baseball bat to pry the fender lip upward. I haven't tried it, but I guess you'd use the tire as a fulcrum to get leverage. Once you've got one end bent, you can roll the bat along the length of the fender lip to get it even. It you're going to bend it by hammering, I think I'd use a mallet rather than a hammer.

by **solaraguy777** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 3:53 pm

well i dropped of my car at the body shop its $100 more down the drain!! :evil:

but w/e atleast it will b over w/

by **B_Master_Flash** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:33 pm

Would rolling the rear fender make the back look less lowered? just wondering b/c my rear is lower than my front, wondering if rolling would help at all.

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:42 pm

Rolling doesnt affect the outside portion that much. It's just curling the little 1/2 inch (or so) piece that is in the wheel well

by **Mole** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:04 pm

if you use the baseball bat method, prepare for a nice time of swearing b/c that fender is pretty damn strong.

Lowered car, Wheels rubbing!! need help

Lowered car, Wheels rubbing!! need help

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