Grinding vs. Rolling?
12-01-2003, 10:40 AM
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Grinding vs. Rolling?
At the Mackin Booth at SEMA, they had a 350Z with 10.5" LE37's on the rear. Instead of rolling the fenders, it appeared that they had ground down the inside fender lip to about 1/4." This seems like a logical alternative to rolling. Has anybody else done this?
12-01-2003, 01:36 PM
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i think its a better alternative because it prevents the possibolity of paint chipping that rolling the fender might cause
plus someone on this board has 10.5 +22 and had his fender rolled
but from the pic it looked like it wouldnt even be close to rubbing
in that same thread some guy said he had the same setup without rolling but im not so sure i believe him because he had like 20 posts and ive never seen pictures
anyhow..i think cutting away is not a bad idea....what about making a more negative camber...wouldnt that help too???
plus someone on this board has 10.5 +22 and had his fender rolled
but from the pic it looked like it wouldnt even be close to rubbing
in that same thread some guy said he had the same setup without rolling but im not so sure i believe him because he had like 20 posts and ive never seen pictures
anyhow..i think cutting away is not a bad idea....what about making a more negative camber...wouldnt that help too???
12-01-2003, 02:08 PM
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it all depends on what tire size you run as well. We had a set of 18x10.5 +15mm with 225/40's on the front and back of a z. No rub, no roll either. And lowered a pretty good bit, with around -1 degree camber in the rear, and whatever the stock went to with lowering the car.
12-01-2003, 02:23 PM
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I once did this to my first car, an 83 sentra, back in 1984. I drove the car for 3 years afterwards with no structural, rubbing or paint issues.
I taped off the outside of the fender with masking tape to avoid accidental damage, and used an air grinder with a flexible wheel, and just slowly worked at it til the factory lip was down to about 1/8". I was then able to run rwd offset wheels on the back and give the appearance of a stagger. Not bad for 20 years ago!
I taped off the outside of the fender with masking tape to avoid accidental damage, and used an air grinder with a flexible wheel, and just slowly worked at it til the factory lip was down to about 1/8". I was then able to run rwd offset wheels on the back and give the appearance of a stagger. Not bad for 20 years ago!
12-01-2003, 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by 2003z
I once did this to my first car, an 83 sentra, back in 1984. I drove the car for 3 years afterwards with no structural, rubbing or paint issues.
I taped off the outside of the fender with masking tape to avoid accidental damage, and used an air grinder with a flexible wheel, and just slowly worked at it til the factory lip was down to about 1/8". I was then able to run rwd offset wheels on the back and give the appearance of a stagger. Not bad for 20 years ago!
I once did this to my first car, an 83 sentra, back in 1984. I drove the car for 3 years afterwards with no structural, rubbing or paint issues.
I taped off the outside of the fender with masking tape to avoid accidental damage, and used an air grinder with a flexible wheel, and just slowly worked at it til the factory lip was down to about 1/8". I was then able to run rwd offset wheels on the back and give the appearance of a stagger. Not bad for 20 years ago!
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