So I rolled my fenders today!

I was waiting to rent an Eastwood fender roller but I got impatient. After watching some Youtube videos and trolling other forums on the topic of fender rolling I ventured to Harbor Freight for a heat gun $19.99+tax and used a baseball bat to do the job. Wasn't as bad as I had imagined! My tips would include taking your time bending in small increments at a time, heat often, and use a jack to increase/decrease wheel gap for leverage.


Cell phone pic after I finished rolling the fenders


Night shots cause I went cruising a little bit then realized I should get some pics in before they all start streaming in haha











So the fender rolling was successful, but I do rub fender liners on hard turns and bumps that are anything more than small. I'm considering removing my fender liners completely and also convinced that I need to go in with a Dremel to shave off some of the front and rear bumpers within the wheel well since they are flexible plastic vs metal. I am dropped on Raceland's for the time being and am planning on upgrading to something stiffer soon.

 

omg. stop teasing me!
only 10 more hours until mine come!

 

AMAZINNNNGNGGGGG!!!!!! i cant wait till tomorrow!!!!!!!!!! slim, does your tracking show a certain time? mine just says may 11, 2011 by the end of the day...UPS usually comes by my house around noon-2pm though.

 

haha. yea the same thing

it now says 5/10/11 9:54 arrival in Los Angeles.
haha

yes! lol

 

damnit lucky! mine just left san pablo, ca at 10:07, and thats an hour away. so they should be in san jose early am and on a delivery truck...idk. they better be here by 2pm. lol

 

haha.
chill.

i like how 3, or 4 sets flew to cali together and now they're on their own paths haha

 

Another set is like 45-50 mins away from me.. :/ drivenTC's... But it's allll goood!!!!!

 

^ =)..cant wait!....but no money for tires..YET lol

 

Brian, what a huge difference these wheels made on your stance. How does she handle?

I would suggest gaining some ride height too.

 

255s looks perfect on this!

 

Brians car looks great. One of our friends took some pics with his DSLR last night so hopefully those will surface soon.

Paul, honestly in person his stance is fine. He just needs to get rid of the fender liners and do some trimming. After seeing my car next to his (fender liners pulled, fenders trimmed) he def has some room to go if he so pleases.

The wheels are beautiful though!

 

Damn I really like those meaty 255s. Looks soooo good.

 

Can anyone who has a set of these wheels print out this template and tell me if they clear or not? I suspect not, but wondering how close it might be...Thanks

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/ch...41-2430-00.pdf

 

My wheels are home!!!! I get out of school at 2:05 so I'll have pics up in about an hour..

 

Thanks guys! I love the beefy ___ 255/40's!

Good recommendation on the tires Paul! These DZ101's are much quieter and smoother than the Sumitomo HTR's on my stockers. I haven't challenged them too much since I just put them on yesterday, but I suspect a lot more grip than before. Hoping to get my 60' times down with this new set up to see 12's this season.

Can't wait to see everybody else's set ups!

 

No problem Brian! I am difficult to please when it comes to car performance and dollars spent. I feel these DZ101's are an excellent value for the dollar.

 

I just saw my wheels and OMG hahahahah they are beautiful. I must thank PAUL for setting this GB up. THANK YOU!!!! Pics of them on the car will be up soon.

 

^ NICE

 

love it! looks good xpr!!!!

 

xpr how much is your car lowered and do you have any daytime sideshots?