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| ne14914 |
 Mar 15 2003, 10:26 PM
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Me N My914  Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Los Angeles, Cali (Inland Empire) Member No.: 388  |
Currently i have empi 8 spoke rims on my car with 165 SR 15 tires on them. I want to go to a wider tire but dont have much room. The empi rim has too much off set.
I have read about using a bat to "roll out" the fenders. Exactly how is this done, and will it resolve my problem. Does anyone else out there have empi 8 spokes on their car, and what is the widest tire you can put on them. Thanks Craig |
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| Zeke |
Mar 15 2003, 11:04 PM
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Never left, but not right.... Group: Members Posts: 393 Joined: 26-January 03 From: Long Beach CA Member No.: 197 Region Association: None |
The lip in the wheel opening is what you're after. If you have a nice paint job, be careful with what ever technique you use. Some guys flatten out the lip completely by folding it upwards against the inner fender. They use a bat against the tire, rolling it back and forth to start the bending. Another way is to grind or saw about half of the lip off. Take it slow so you don't get the metal hot and blister the paint. Of course, if you're gonna paint the car soon, nevermind anything I said and take some big ol' pliers to the lip.
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ne14914 How Do You Roll Your Fenders? Mar 15 2003, 10:26 PM
Dave Cawdrey If you look on the fender lip, where it tucks back... Mar 15 2003, 11:02 PM airsix Hi Craig,
When I was in college I ran 195/50-15... Mar 15 2003, 11:02 PM airsix Hey, well will you look at that! I just did a ... Mar 15 2003, 11:05 PM Dave Cawdrey Pretty slick !!! Mar 15 2003, 11:09 PM ne14914 Thanks Ben Mar 15 2003, 11:13 PM Dave Cawdrey <... Mar 15 2003, 11:16 PM rick 918-S You need really strong thumbs. If you ever manage ... Mar 16 2003, 12:29 AM Racer Chris The way I have done this is with a wooden (not alu... Mar 16 2003, 12:50 AM ne14914 OK Korijo - Thanks to you too :beer1: Mar 16 2003, 12:58 AM anthony Personally, I'd get rid of the Empis and get s... Mar 16 2003, 10:58 AM Paul Lazarro Im with Anthony,IMHO you could spend more money on... Mar 18 2003, 12:20 AM Mockmaw I'm running 195-60-15's on a set of Empi 8... Mar 18 2003, 01:40 AM Brad Roberts Ahhh yes. Its the Berkeley guy. How are you ?? Lon... Mar 18 2003, 01:50 AM L8Apex :confused: :smash: :smash: :rocketarena: :conf... Mar 18 2003, 03:41 AM
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