tires

superbug73 · Post by **superbug73** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:42 am

I found some nice 205-65's on the side of the road the other day and want to put them oon the rear of my super, I have 5.5 inch cromies and 185's in the rear now and would like to put them up frome BUT scence my car is lowered they will not fit in the wheel well want can I do to keep my stock finder and use the 185 up front.

73notch · Post by **73notch** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:10 pm

roll it. how much will it not fit by?
if its like 1/2 inch, then you can roll it.

here is how i did it, get a hot air gun
-heat up the fender,
-depending on the given space, use a 3/8, 1/2 inch drive wratchet extension
- use the tire for grip, and very very slowly pull the fender out by pushing down on the extension, and slowly make your way to the other side
-once youve made that much progress, try using a baseball bat, i used a small wooden one, and that worked good. before you use a baseball bat, grease up the fender a lil.

keep it slow otherwise your paint will chip.
you could always buy new rims with a better offset

superbug73 · Post by **superbug73** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:37 pm

What do you mean but role it? like bend the fender back inside?

73notch · Post by **73notch** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:05 pm

pretty much. if you do it right you wont even be able to tell.

vwpride73 · Post by **vwpride73** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 3:38 pm

or you could use a baseball bat.

73notch · Post by **73notch** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 4:23 pm

thats what i suggested, but most of the time there isnt enough room for a bat first, thats why i suggested starting with the extensions.

superbug73 · Post by **superbug73** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:49 am

what is a HOT AIR BUN? I know that is seems like a dumb question

yllwveedub · Post by **yllwveedub** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:29 am

73notch wrote:
"here is how i did it, get a hot air gun"

gun, not bun. It is basically a hairdryer on crack (a lot hotter). Just make sure there is no body filler before to start, it will get ugly if there is.

73notch,
did you actually find that to help? it seems like even that wouldn't really get the metal in the fenders hot enough really make them any softer.

~Josh

jrinlv315 · Post by **jrinlv315** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:12 pm

It's only a guess, but I think that the hot air gun is to soften the paint so you can reshape the pannel?? Thats what I thought when I read it.....JR

Eurolook71 · Post by **Eurolook71** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:58 pm

all you need is the bat...start with the skinny end, and get bigger as needed

roncon · Post by **roncon** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:55 am

wats this bat technique? what exactly do you do?

and what comes of it?

im guessing its a cheap way of flaring your fenderS?

any details would be good.

Anthony

Eurolook71 · Post by **Eurolook71** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:54 pm

you put in between the fender and the tire its self. Your not flaring out, you rolling in, in tiny little bits, just so the tire wont rub you fenders. If you do it consistantly and roll from one side to another, you wont screw up.

Do it a little at the small end side of the bat, and get bigger as needed. My friend did this with his old BMW 2002 to fit bigger rims and it worked great. Oh, and test it a every time you finish a "roll" by turning your wheels all the way to each way, and see if you rub.

Also, keep in mind that if you just bearly clear the tire, go just a bit more, since if your in a hard turn, the body will lean, causing the fender to rub, when I wouldnt when just going in a straight line.

orange72 · Post by **orange72** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:39 pm

i have 185 65 15 on the front of mine, on stock 4.5 inch rims... they fit fine but i have maxx struts

Pooter · Post by **Pooter** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:38 pm

do the maxx struts have stiff springs, because the supposed stiffened springs that i bought from cip1, are very soft, an di am looking for something a bit stiffer.

orange72 · Post by **orange72** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:12 pm

they a stiffer, but not what i call stiff...for normal driving they are very nice, excellent ride, and make you more in control of the car. Some days i do wish they were a bit stiffer, just to corner super hard, but honestly...i think they are great, and make the car very fun to drive... with my stress bar and 205 rear tires, the car is planted so nice. I take turns at speeds i never would have before. With my stock setup I spun around and faced traffic four times. Thats when i know i needed to spend some money