Not sure yet, I'm talking to someone about a set of Bridgestone 285 rears. He bought them for his M3, but they rubbed. So he took them off. If I like the way they look, I'll pick those up and buy some 255 fronts. If I don't go that route, I'll go with Falkens.

 

I am pretty sure if you go with Bridgestone, then you need to roll or trim your fenders. I have compared SO3 275 with Falken 285 before, even tho SO3 is 275, it's wider then Falken 285.

 

Hey and let me know when you get your Volks, I want to check it out in person.

 

I'll let you know when they come in.

 

HaNkYs_Z,

just curious, why didn't you go with volks 8.5f and 9.5r at +25f and +29r from the beginning?

that's the set up i've seen for a perfect fit.

 

I never see those offsets on LE37T before, thats probably for another Volks model, every Volks model offsets are different.

 

If you ever wanted to lower your car more, you still can if you changed your rear tires to 265/35/19 or 255/30/19. (265/35/19)This way you can stretch your tires a little to have the rubber fit inside your fenders.Or (255/30/19) to tuck these bad boys for a lower ride.
I had my fenders rolled so I can fit 19x11s in the rears with 275/30/19 meat on the rims.

 

any paint chip after you rolled you fenders? and how far out did you roll?

 

My car was getting a new paint job (lamborghini orange) the same time I had the fenders rolled.. so no paint chipping I had them roll the fenders stright up under the fender. I didn't want to shave them because it weakens the fenders some.

 

You said how far out I rolled them/ I rolled the inside lip of the fender upward.
Heres a bad paint drawing but you should get the idea (the part in the red is what got rolled)

 

thanks Rayden2001, I wish there was someone welling to roll fenders here in Dallas, so I wont need to trim my fenders. At least the problem is solved now, so I am happy.

 

Thats all that matters that you're happy
Later buddy
Oh, you need to change your sig...your wheels don't rubb anymore

 

LOL~

 

Did you tell Phi that I sent you? I don't know if he still looks at me in a good light, since I quit on him.

 

Nope, I told him Mark from Topspeed sent me, but guess he doesnt care anyway.

 

Hahah you know Mark? Mr. Shih is my hero.

 

After 20 years in the tire biz, I can give you a quick way to roll your own fenders depending on how much they rub. Get a baseball bat (wood). Get a can of undercoating spray. Get a friend or 2. A 12 pack is optional if your friends need to get paid.

Place a friend's weight in the corner to be rolled. Have the other friend place the bat at the base of the wheel well just contacting the tire and the lip of the fender. Pull the car forward or back up to roll the bat between the fender and the tire while guiding it by hand. The angle of the bat can also be worked to force the lip up. Presto, the bat will roll the sharp lip of the fender up away from the tire. The lip can be worked all the way up parallel with the outter pannel. If the paint on the inside lip cracks, so what. Hit it with the undercoat. It's in the inside of the fender and you will not see it anyway.

Tips: Start out slow by choking up on the bat. This may take many rolls of the bat. Don't try to do it all in one roll. Just work it back and forth several times. Work up to the fat end of the bat until you get the clearance that is needed. This procedure is only to be used to roll the inside lip of the fender! If it still rubs a little, at least it will not slice your tire. If you need more clearance call a bodyshop before you F up your car.

This has worked for me on my cars and many customer cars. NASCAR pits all have a simillar device made out of steel pipe inside steel pipe to get the fenders away from the tires after some paint swapping.

Good luck

 

Thanks hammerhead, next time I will know what to do, I got my fenders trimmed already, thanks again for the detail info.

 

Yeah I've done the baseball bat method on a previous car.

 

Moog, hows your new wheels going for you? I will think you probably get even more looks and attention now then before. Your gold rims just look sick on you car. Any rubbing yet?