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Nov 29, 2011 | 02:29 PM

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shaddy-z.

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Has anybody used the phonebook method for pulling their rear fenders? ATX350 made a video on pulling his front fenders, but I'm pretty sure Edafe did the rears on his car. I'm looking to get a pretty nice pull just to run less camber in the rear. I pulled my fronts by hand but the rears seem pretty thick. Anybody have tips or maybe some advice to pulling the rears?

Nov 29, 2011 | 04:35 PM

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No real magic to it. Raise car, Heat up paint. Insert Phonebook (i used a smaller one and rolled it up like a newspaper for more control in certain spots.) lower car. Voila.

Nov 29, 2011 | 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by litoflow

Really Steve! Way too stretch? I think u could have come up with something better than that. lol

my bad manny didn't mean to say that esp in this thread LOL

it's a good thing his other 3 wheels didn't fail and cause more damage.

here's his car on the tow truck

Last edited by BoomerZ33; Nov 29, 2011 at 04:56 PM.

Nov 29, 2011 | 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BoomerZ33

that's Mintyfresh's Z. that pic was all over facebook yesterday. his tire was way too stretched in the first place so no wonder it blew out like that. the bodyshop will have to redo his custom paint again. sucksss

Really? You don't think that maybe, just maybe whatever caused that big *** dent in the wheel also caused the tire to fail?

I didn't realize stretched tires caused rims to bend like that!!

Nov 30, 2011 | 12:01 AM

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Really? You don't think that maybe, just maybe whatever caused that big *** dent in the wheel also caused the tire to fail?

I didn't realize stretched tires caused rims to bend like that!!

if he hit the curb first i'd like to know why. perfectly straight road with good weather conditions...

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Nov 30, 2011 | 01:54 AM

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KingBaby

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no worries it's for show...

blow out can be scary though

Nov 30, 2011 | 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Max-G

if he hit the curb first i'd like to know why. perfectly straight road with good weather conditions...

this lol

Nov 30, 2011 | 08:35 AM

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if he hit the curb first i'd like to know why. perfectly straight road with good weather conditions...

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Originally Posted by Shaddy-Z.

He hit a curb going 35, then proceeded to drive on the wheel/tire until the tire blew out thus resulting in this. The wheel was already bent because of impact. I guess he was trying to make it to a friend's house or a shop immediately.

according to this he hit a curb prior to the tire blowing out on the straight road you see. how he hit the curb is beyond me though

Nov 30, 2011 | 08:51 AM

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according to this he hit a curb prior to the tire blowing out on the straight road you see. how he hit the curb is beyond me though

mad tite jdm dorifuto son! lol jk i duno either

Nov 30, 2011 | 12:18 PM

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fitted the wheel spacers today

Nov 30, 2011 | 12:24 PM

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you teaser you ._.

looks like supa hawt fiyuhh

Nov 30, 2011 | 12:29 PM

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that's a nice pull job there bro.

Nov 30, 2011 | 12:50 PM

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you teaser you ._.

looks like supa hawt fiyuhh

lol i'll have full pics up when i get my spoiler in

Nov 30, 2011 | 01:46 PM

#18294

shaddy-z.

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Did you do your own fender work? Looks pretty good.

Nov 30, 2011 | 02:40 PM

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litoflow

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Originally Posted by TehkMob

How about post pics of you car, haven't seen it since the weds came off... What it look like these days?

oh and about my z lol...like everyone knows i sold my drift set up wheels and my weds kranze borphes are going on me girlfriends z.

now my z is a sad story..drifting at dfaction at night time i hit it too hard came around the corner and hit dirt did a 180 and booom!!!!! straight a$$ into a jersey barrier. car is totaled. front end is good but rear is pretty bad. so right now i am just looking around for a clean shell for under 2500. i dont need anything but the shell and they freaking hard to come by lol...

some video someone did..hood is open btw.
http://youtu.be/HE7T7bdEMug

im still BRG though and will come back with something better for sure...even if i crash again lol...

Last edited by litoflow; Nov 30, 2011 at 02:43 PM.