hobojoe

Hey guys just too hear ideas. Ive got my wheels incoming 20s and well I am trying to decide between cutting and rolling/Tuck and ideas/ and or thoughts?
Thanks.

MEANDAFAKA

roll, cut and roll, or the whole roll and pull stuff idk. but mine is roll and it works and looks pretty good.

Vip-ish

Roll flat with pull depends on wheel setup.

Not cut.

steveski

I only cut mine because nobody had a roller where I live. If you have a shop that has a roller I would pay them to roll. If not then cutting is best alternative to eating tires

hobojoe

i found one shop with a roller, and id like to just roll, so theres not cutting of car parts involved. but they said a problem you run into is with the quater panels not sure what he ment by it any thoughts?

avalon42

iTrader: (1)

You want to roll if you can. Most of the quarter panel bottoms are pinch welded and sealed. If you start cutting, you open a nice gash in your unibody where moisture and lots of road debris will start collecting. This will collect and start corrosion very fast.

Don't cut.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

cut and seal.

rolling the LS' fenders is horribly painful and difficult because the fenders are THICK. the rears had nearly 1/4" of material in them!!!

mista808

I would recommend rolling/pulling. Don't cut it. There are spot welds there for a reason, to hold the outer panel (quarter panel) and the inner panel (wheel well) together. If you cut past those spot welds to make your wheels fit, over time, corrosion will seep in, and the 2 panels will begin to separate. Draw backs to rolling and pulling, there are 2 square punched holes on the lip, when you roll the lip flat, right where those holes are it will dimple. You can't really get around it from happening, just gotta take your time, use a heat gun to prevent the paint from cracking. One corner should take you about an hour or so if you decide to roll/pull. But if I were to cut, id reweld, grind it, bodywork, prime, prep, paint, etc... a lot of work to make sure your quarter panels don't buckle....

Vip-ish

yes, rears are a *****! have a pro do the rear and pull it as needed for your setup. fronts are easy.

hobojoe

Hmmm bunches of conflicting statements. as for if i rolled or cut im assuming i have to get rid of those inner plastic wheel wells correct?

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

no, why would you do that?

hobojoe

lol I dont want to but lookin at them on my car there attached by tabs to the inner edge of the fender.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

we folded the tabs up lol

Vip-ish

...i removed mine. if you go low and big on wheels, many vsc members that i have met told me their tires eventually ripped them off. lol

steveski

As I recall the rears are double walled or at least that's what I recall. I never sealed mine - didn't even think about it. I can still do it with a good sealer after I clean/blow the cut area out though.

Rolling and/or cutting to fit crazy wide wheels/tires - worth it over OEM or wheels with weak offset