Fender Lip Rolling

[Guest SpudZ]

Since my 225/45/15 Hooisers hit the fender lip

in the rear. I need to roll my fender lips in.

 

After reading all the archive information I am going to

attempt to roll my rear fender lips in myself. Originally I was

going to make small cuts first and then hammer them flat ,

but it seems that isn't the best way to do it. I am trying the

body hammer and dolly method. Need to pick up a bag of

birdshot too. I heard that was a good way to back up the hammer.

 

I will be taking pictures

[Two40MuscleZ]

You might want to check out the Eastwood Catalog. 1.800.345.1178 or www.eastwoodcompany.com. They have a whole section on tools, information, videos by Ron Covell, Bob Monroe, and Ron Fournier. Might be worth a shot. Good luck with your project.

 

Comps, VAN

[Guest jdllaugh]

You can always try the baseball bat trick. Use an old bat you don't care about, or some sort of suitable diameter pipe. Lay it on top of the tire below the back edge of the wheel well with the bat pressed against the fender lip. Have a friend slowly roll the car forward. Let the bat roll up with the tire, slowly crushing the fender lip.

 

Since the bat is tapered, you may be able to do this a couple times, depending on how much of the bat you can get into the fender well. First trip you just roll the lip over a little bit. Then more the second and even third time.

 

Make sure your friend is ready to stop instantly if things go crazy. Warning! Don't do this drunk, stoned or with someone you can't trust with your life. And don't hold the bat between your legs!

[Guest SpudZ]

I think the bat trick would have worked fine. I only needed

a bit more room. The tire was rubbing on about 1/4" of inner

well. I finished the drivers side already and will do the

passengers tomorrow. I think I will give the bat trick

a try on that side . It will be nice to have full travel

back in the rear of the car.

[pparaska]

Someone makes a tool for doing this. It bolts to the hub where the wheel bolts. It has an arm that sticks out toward the fender lip, with a hard roller on it. You adjust the preload on the arm and rotate the arm with the hub to neatly roll the fender lip.

 

Supposedly Tire Rack rents this. It's possibly available elsewhere.

[Guest SpudZ]

Pete,

I saw the lip roller while searching the archives. My car is

primered, so I am not to worried about any paint damage

I will eventually go to some kind of flares. Plans are for

16 x 9's or 9.5's and either 245/45/16's or 275/45/16's.

I just trying to make do a litte room for the 225/45/15's to fit.

I have been buying them from a BMW road racer for $60 a set

with plenty of rubber on them.

 

Thanks,

Mike

[Guest Aaron]

An old HR tips and tricks article once showed using a large socket with an extention and ratchet. Works like the bat trick, but you dont roll the car, just turn the ratchet and roll the socket along the top of the tire. Different sockets allow varying amounts of roll.