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Old 04-11-11, 10:23 PM
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Default Maximum amount of pull for the fenders?

Well, i'm just curious, how much can i pull/flare my front fenders and rear quarter panels? Now that i have my BC coils installed, and am now rubbing, i'd like to address this issue.

The car is lowered at the height that they came out of the box, the wheels are 17x8 +35, 17x9 +38, tires 235/45/17 all around. But the plan is to add a 3/4" spacer on the rear. I might be able to change the front tires to 225/45/17. But my plan are for some larger sized tires in the rears, say 255/40/17.

I'd definitely like to have those big rear tires, while maintaining a lowered stance.

Alright, thanks in advance!
Carlo

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Old 04-11-11, 10:33 PM
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You wont have a to do an aggressive pull most likely a roll since you have pretty weak offsets. Check out where you rub and heat/ and smack it with a hammer lightly till you wont rub and it'll do for the time being.
Old 04-12-11, 02:28 PM
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yea with those offsets, a slight roll will work. No need for a pull unless youre running some really low offsets
Old 04-12-11, 02:30 PM
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i have 19x9.5 + 20 fr and 10.5 +20 rear....225/35/19 and 235/35/19....no pull....jes rolled....no rubbing at all.....u should be fine w/ jes a roll....
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if u pull your fenders, be prepared to bodywork them or they'll turn out all wavy with dimples and sometimes chipped paint
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Wavy for sure, I had to look at that for about a day before I decided to do bodywork.
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Well, for the rears, i planned on adding on a 3/4" or 19mm spacer, which would bring me to +18 in the rear, i guess i'll just have to try it. I just don't want to have stupidly stretched tires since my wheels aren't that wide. I wanna tuck some thicker tires.
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