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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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| Mockmaw |
Mar 18 2003, 01:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 163 Joined: 18-March 03 From: Berkeley/San Diego, CA Member No.: 438 |
I'm running 195-60-15's on a set of Empi 8-spokes and it's a very close fit. I like how the combination really fills out the fender well, but you'll likely need to do some amount of modification to make things 'comfortable'. I found that pulling the fender was enough for me, I didn't need to actually roll the lip (as I was worried about paint damage.)
Of course, as we all know these cars weren't made the exactly the same.. so that which has turned out to be a close fit on my car may simply be a non-issue for you. I'm definitely entertained by this icon: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) |
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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 Zeke The lip in the wheel opening is what you're af... Mar 15 2003, 11:04 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 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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