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Old 01-30-12, 09:43 AM
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my rear fenders have already been shaved paper thin and the tabs have been shaved down too.

so you think its not as simple as just heating and pulling on the fenders with one of those fender rollers??
It should be pretty straight forward, although I don't know what the limits are to pulling. I don't think mine require that much work, but we will see later today.
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Old 01-30-12, 11:40 AM
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ohh, i thought you were getting yours pulled? so what sort of fender work are you getting if you don't mind my asking?

and by the way how did the overall sale go with that guy and the trafficstars (21's) that we had talked about that one time? was it all legit 100%.?
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Old 01-30-12, 01:22 PM
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Good luck man, can't wait to see them on the car!!
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Where are the pictures of the SADDLE INTERIOR????
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Originally Posted by sojah
ohh, i thought you were getting yours pulled? so what sort of fender work are you getting if you don't mind my asking?

and by the way how did the overall sale go with that guy and the trafficstars (21's) that we had talked about that one time? was it all legit 100%.?
After testing fitting, the fronts only need a slight pull. The rears however are going to need some work...at least a 20-25mm pull.

The sale back then went fine and I had no problems really. The only problem was not knowing the front wheels were low-disk, which made me have fitment issues after needing a spacer to fit the brakes.
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Old 01-31-12, 05:15 AM
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^ ^ ^ this is what I was considering a 20-25mm rear fender pull. so therefore i'm really interested to see/hear how yours turns out
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Old 01-31-12, 05:44 AM
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Yeah, if I were to dial in more negative camber I wouldn't have to pull as much, but I don't want the super camber look.
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i drive too much for camber and camber kills, tires that is.
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Here's a shot of the rears and how much work needs to be done. After a few minutes, the car did lower a bit more and camber in enough to cover the word "Max" on the tire.

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nice pic but still a little hard to see how much from that angle. so its about 20-25 mm needed after it settles on the max on the tire?

well i guess that is what my future setup would look like consider that is exactly what i was planning, in my head at least. when are you getting the work done?
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dang thats gonna be one pull. haha good luck can't wait till the finished product!
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That roughly about what I had to pull. Good luck and have fun!
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Old 02-01-12, 10:56 AM
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getting there...still need to work those dimples out

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Old 02-01-12, 11:13 AM
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yea buddy! startin' to look real good.
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hmmm... so its not a science to get the perfect 20mm pull i guess huh?

hey selah can you recommend a good shop in the DMV area and how much did you pay to have yours done?
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