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Old 01-18-2011, 02:50 AM
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Default Wheel Width/Fender Rolling Help

Im going to be running 18x9.5 +38 wheels on 215/40/18 tires. My question is im getting my fenders rolled tomorrow and I was wondering if I can i get away with just rolling the back two for now?
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same size all around? gonna be close with the 215 stretch
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yea same size tire and wheel width all around
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what drop are you on?
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rokkor coilovers going for the hellaflush look on a budget lol
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how low do you plan to go? there are a lot of questions besides just the wheel and tire size.

I would think that if you are going 9.5 wide on 215 and want to go low then you will most definitely need to roll all four.
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im going to be tucking at least 1/4 tire or a little more so yea i guess im going to be doing all 4
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Originally Posted by jayydm
im going to be tucking at least 1/4 tire or a little more so yea i guess im going to be doing all 4
ya you might as well just have them all done at the same time. and make sure they do it right or you will end up like this!

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=197638
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^ Rolling the fronts are a lot easier than rolling the rears. I rolled my fronts by myself and just pushed the fender liner tabs up and out of the way. There's less to roll. I really feel that you can do it yourself without any pro-tools. I used a lighter and a socket wrench with electrical tape wrapped around it and my fenders look great. You might even want to cut a portion of the fender liners away.
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lol i knew that was coming i felt sorry for him but it should be done right he uses a fender rolling machine and charges about 25 a fender is that about right?
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Yeah. I paid 40 for the rears and the guy used a heat gun and Eastwood roller. Unfortunately I told him to only roll less than the normal roll at the time because I was running less aggressive wheels. So I'll probably be doing the rest with a baseball bat and hair dryer soon. Yay for chipped paint!
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check my build thread on my sig. our setup is pretty similar. im maxxed out on rokkor coilovers with perches removed. wheels are 18x9.5 +35 tires are 215/35. and i have 8mm spacers in the rears
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i have heard anywhere from 10 dollars a wheel( LOL @ jermeydoc - sorry bro) to 50 bucks per. As long as its done right I wouldnt care paying 200 for all four.

____ in my town if you went anywhere and ask to roll fenders their head would probably explode! I need to go to out to cali and get boosted :D
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yea he uses the eastwood roller also and yea jeremy sorry about that rolling mishap. What did u do to fix it?
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Haha. It's chill man. Yeah that was kinda stupid on my part to let him do that to my car. Oh wells. Lesson learned.
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I rolled mine, but still have rubbing issues where the bumper meets the rear fender. Took the bolt out and it still rubs. Just something to look out for.
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Gotta do it right, and also shave the bumper portion that folds in.
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Originally Posted by pinoyFMtC
I rolled mine, but still have rubbing issues where the bumper meets the rear fender. Took the bolt out and it still rubs. Just something to look out for.
^^ im having the same issue with the back where it meets with the bumper..... HELP anyone??
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