Jasonmreiss Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I want to have someone fab my metal molded in flares, but I can't afford my wheels/tires or lowered suspension parts yet. It's a 78 280z that I want to lower about 2 inches. It'll have the gc coil overs, and I want to run a 275 tire in back and maybe 255 up front. I'll probably go with the rbr 9.5 wheels. Can I do this out of order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmreiss Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Sorry this should be in the suspension forum, my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padam07 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Honestly I would wait to do the work after you get the suspension bits and wheels. If you were having ZG fiberglass flares installed then I would say you can go ahead and do it because you can bolt them up while keeping the factory lip as a reference. Then once installed you trim the lip. With molded metal flares you can't do this. Unless your body guy (or you) is really good at taking measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Suspension and tires first. Consider re-thinking permanent flares. The ZG flares rock because they give you such flexibility. Either way, if you increase caster or go to wider wheels and tires, you need to trim your front fenders and airdam forward an inch or even more. You may then find that you need to eliminate your front side-marker light. Little problems like that come up, so the larger the wheel opening the better. Plus, what if you decide to lower your car only to find that the molded flares aren't clearanced enough?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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