rolling fender? - SRT Forums

PatNy · 04-05-2007, 05:44 PM

I purchased a set of 16x7 rota slipstreams off a member on this site....i put the spacers on and yada yada everything seemed great no clearance issues on the caliper even though its really close and what not so i was happy!

Took it for a ride today on the highway and its rubbing hard on dips and bumps on the road...i stoped after like a 15-20 min ride and see that i'm chewing up the sidewall of the tire..

The tires on the car are 225/50/16 kumo Mx's
And the car is on stock struts and tein H techs!

Do u guys think rolling the fenders will help my situation?

I really cant afford to get a smaller series tire

Gimp · 04-05-2007, 06:56 PM

Where is it rubbing?

PatNy · 04-05-2007, 06:58 PM

on the fender out side sidewall...

http://www.srtforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338823

the rims

PatNy · 04-05-2007, 07:02 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by NeonWithATurboKIT-

Try to raise the boost pressure before changing your tire fluid-

PatNy · 04-05-2007, 07:24 PM

anything?

stowaway · 04-05-2007, 08:21 PM

i didn't think the h-techs really slamed the car. what's the offset of the wheel and what spacer size are you running?

Gimp · 04-05-2007, 08:23 PM

Do you need the spacer to clear the brakes?

Rolling the lips will help, but you may have to dial in some negative camber.

stowaway · 04-05-2007, 08:26 PM

I see those wheels are in a 40mm offset (shouldn't need a spacer) and a 48mm spacer (need at least a 5mm spacer it sounds like). There should be no reason you are rubbing, unless somehow you have positive camber.

PatNy · 04-06-2007, 03:12 PM

should i remove the spacers and see how they work out?

jstbrd · 04-06-2007, 04:30 PM

Pull the spacer and spin the wheel and see how much clearance you have. As stowaway said it should be fine w/out the spacer.

LondonSRT4 · 04-06-2007, 04:53 PM

if you decide to do a rolling job, don't use a bat, i made that ghetto mistake. Shitty paintjob from factory peels away and cracks. Heat gun and rolling machine FTW.