sciondude410

Ok.....

I installed the camber shims. They went in exactly as the directions indicated.

1.) Remove the Wheel.
2.) Remove the ABS plug from behind the hub.
3.) Remove the 4 bolts that hold the bub in place.
4.) Pull and rubber mallet it to death until it comes out. Mine was difficult I guess because of dirt and grime and never being taken out before.

Then I put my wheels back on and lowered the car. Bounced the car up and down and to no surprise it was still rubbing.

Since I like a challenge and always want to test my abilities I decided to roll the fenders my self. I grabbed my heat gun and rubber mallet and went to town. This took me almost 2 hours to do both sides. I took my time and no I did not screw it up! it looks fine. The paint did not crack and the fenders rolled wonderfully. I put the wheels back on and I am 99.9% there.

The Driver rear wheels which was rubbing the worst the first day. Now there is only one spot on the front of the fender on the passenger rear that needs to be rolled a little. But besides that the rear driver only rubs if I hit a serious insane dip or bump and that is it.

I will post pictures for all the people that are freaking out about the fact that I rolled my own fenders with a heat gun and rubber mallet. Even if I did screw it up any imperfection is going to be covered by the fender flares that are going on.

Overall not that difficult of a project and honestly it was just time consuming. Now I don't recommend rolling your fenders this way if you are impatient and don't have any mechanical ability. You can only do one small part at a time (about 2 inches) and you have to make sure not too much heat and not too little.

Anywho I think I will still down size tires when then need to be replaced to 195/50/R15 when the time comes. This should give me just enough room and I will be adding the hotchkis front and rear sway bars to reduce roll hopefully also helping with any rub.

Questions?... Also the Clazzio install when beautifully with the hardest part being getting the rear seat in and out ( the hook in the center back is a pain in the a$$). I will get pics of that as well. Will have them up today.

Mike

Boxer_Rebellion

Great job on the DIY! I was too nervous about cracking the paint because I wasn't running flares...
Are you going to camber the fronts as well?

sciondude410

I actually don't have any issues with the fronts but if I did do it I would do it for looks. So far so good.

I actually went home for lunch and finished rolling the fenders on the passenger side. I tested the wheels by having a buddy from work ride with me and passenger side was rubbing a decent amount.

Now I have very little rub on either side. I can take it in a little more if I need to but should be good to go.

sciondude410

here are after pics... I forgot to take pictures during but here you go.


















Mike

Boxer_Rebellion

Wow we have nearly identical TCM's... I'm about to get those seat covers as well.

002's look good.

sciondude410

thanks. I have not really seen any pics of your car but I think that I have seen pics in a wheel thread somewhere.

The pics below don't give the full feel but the rear wheels with the camber is really a mean look from behind.

Mike

Boxer_Rebellion

I'm on 501's right now with 10mm spacer shims in the back. I would have gone with 002's but can't get around the fronts sticking out so much more than the rears (if you don't want to rub, haha...) so 15 offset was what I went with. Tires are 195/50/15, so you can see what that looks like. Doesn't fill the wheel wells as much but a nicer stetch IMO.

sciondude410

Actually now that I see these I have seen your car! I was actually checking it out when making a decision about my wheels and the look I was going for. Don't worry though I will eventually have two tone paint that hopefully will be a little more unique. lol

You also have clear side markers and I have a carbon hood and grille and headlights.

Mike

VonStarINC

but his xB has a GT-R

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Boxer_Rebellion

Haha, that's not my GTR But I was one of the first non-press Americans to drive one...

No need to worry about looking different from mine, there are alot of TCMs on 15x8 sportmaxes out there... I'm going to expand the black on silver thing and paint the lip kit BSP (maybe with a new front lip) and maybe a few other things blacked out.

JDMxbB

so would there be rubbing issue. if i were to get sportmax 002's

16x8 0 offset.

with 205/45/16 tires. not really in for the stretch look.

iam thinking that rolling fenders would be a must. am i correct?

Boxer_Rebellion

Yep.

Also- you really want 185 or 195 width tires to not rub like crazy... if you don't want stretch I'd get the et10 Drag DR20s or Konig B-Bombs (both 7 in. wide)