Fender Rolling Pics

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Hey all, I rolled my [rear] fenders today (along with 3 other cars of their rear fenders). I decided to do so because on every car that I was working, we were putting on some really wide race tires (either Falken Azenis ST class tires or Yokohama Advan R-compounds on other various Subarus). Here the pics of the "before and after". I managed to gain another 5mm worth of clearance and 'tucked' away the sharp fender lip edge so that it doesn't cut into my nice tires' sidewalls. Process time takes about a good 45 minutes per fender if you don't want to crack your paint and do it right. A heat gun is a good addition to the work to keep the metal soft enough to work with and to keep the paint flexible as well. The process is really easy and you can rent a fender roller online. I rented the fender roller tool from my sponsor http://www.tireswap.com which you all can do the same if you wish as it's not hard to do it yourself. A shop can also do this for you at the cost of anywhere from $40 to $50 per fender. Some people ghetto the proccess using baseball bats and the such. I personally like to do it right and not have issues later of paint cracking.

Enjoy the pics:

Before

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After

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Keefe

It's a nice thing to do, just remember to take off the rubber weather stripping on the rear fenders before rolling

Keefe

AHHH HAAA... I was floating around here wondering what exactly 'rolling' was.. and now I know!

Thanks!

Oh BTW, WHy is rolling primarily done? Clearance?

you could use a baseball bat...i did it on my friends civic...turned out just as good as that

well, that would be 'ghetto'...didn't you read the first post?

There's a difference between ghetto and saving a few bucks. If you go a route that is cheaper and the reulst is just as good or better then going the more expensive route is just a showing off, elitist way of doing it. I'm not directing that at Keith, just saying in general.

Thanks for the clarification- I don't think I'd ever need that on my car, but it's a neat way of getting a little extra clearance for wider tires.

well, that would be 'ghetto'...didn't you read the first post?

no i didnt read the first post:lol:

i liek the pretty pictures more

Interesting.. I was wondering what all this talk of rolling the fenders was about.

5mm doesn't sound like much though. How does one go about figuring how much to roll?

There's a difference between ghetto and saving a few bucks. If you go a route that is cheaper and the reulst is just as good or better then going the more expensive route is just a showing off, elitist way of doing it. I'm not directing that at Keith, just saying in general.

 

Thanks for the clarification- I don't think I'd ever need that on my car, but it's a neat way of getting a little extra clearance for wider tires.

It's possible that an aluminum baseball bat is too hard of a roller to go against the paint and metal.. The fender foller uses a urethane (it has a little bit of give) or even rubber roller to ease the metal into place.

Keefe

Interesting.. I was wondering what all this talk of rolling the fenders was about.

 

5mm doesn't sound like much though. How does one go about figuring how much to roll?

5mm = 1/5" or 1/4".. when we talk about offsets differences when buying wheels, 5mm is A LOT to deal with when you go with a wider wheel..

You would just roll the whole darn lip up.. unless you want to fender FLARE it.. (do a search here and you will see the difference between rolling the fender lip and FLARING a fender).

Keefe

There's a difference between ghetto and saving a few bucks.

it's possible to crack the paint doing the ghetto way. Might as well pay someone $90 now and get it done right rather than spending $400 to $500 later to fix rust and repaint the whole fender AND redo the fender rolling later.

Just do it right the first time Unless you're a baseball bat (or pipe) rolling specialist.

Keefe

Now...can you use one of those to roll your ego down?

No, I would need a REALLY big roller to do that

Keefe

No, I would need a REALLY big roller to do that

 

 

Keefe

You can use my fists. I insist.

Man, I need that tool for rear tires. I scrap the sidewall sometimes cause of my 8" drop. How easy is it?

Very easy, but you should take your time and slowly make the small adjustments on the tool for smaller increments when rolling the fender so that you dont beat up the paint and crack it. Do it on a warm day with a heat gun to soften the paint and metal to make it bend a little easier.