Lorax

I'm in the middle of this job. Needed quite a bit more room to fit the new wheels and maintain the same low ride height.... bigger size, more aggressive offset.

It's my first time doing this and I can already see a few areas I could do better, but I suppose that's how you learn. I'm getting rid of the stock crease in the wheel arch as well.

I've gotten this far with a blowtorch, a crowbar, and a mallet/anvil.

Once I get everything roughly into position I will sand, put on some body filler/glaze then take it to paint.

Lorax

It looks like the fender is really dented from the process in the last pi, but it's not. Just the way I was holding the light.

Van

um. wow. you're a wild man. so, what are you putting in the front? 295s?

Lorax

Just 255's actually!

8.5 inch wheels, offest 15

And my car is very very low.

Lorax

I just started working on that crease a few minutes ago. It still has about another 2 hours worth of work on it.



I will post mroe detailed "Write up" type pics once I get a better camera running. The complicated part is the transitional area. Spent about 3 hours on that.


Here is one of the rear wheels

xsboost90

you really know how to tear em up.

btw- 295's fit w/o rolling the fenders that much.

dillon410021

looks great

DDP

uhhhhh lol

Van

it's that offset! 15mm??

Lorax

Yeah yeah.

It will look fine when I'm done.

Lorax

I'm about to head north for a bit of skiing, but I managed to get rid of one uneven patch in the center. Now the horizontal protrusion is a bit less pronounced, but it's got the same amount of room under there. Worked on the crease a bit as well, and it is looking good. Using clamps and an anvil I have been able to get the surface smooth enough that I will barely need any filler, just a bit of glaze and hit it with some 600 on the DA.

I'm actually astonished at how well it's coming along. My fenders were already torn up and cut when I started with all this, so I figured it was worth an effort, and if it didnt work then I would just raise the car a bit and pick up some used replacements, but it looks like it's going to work out fine!

ritzblitz

Cool man, I'm in the same boat but trying to fit 16x8 et -8 on the rear. I need paint anyways so I might have to roll with some brute force.

Lorax

There are easier ways than what I did, although the rear is a real beast to mess with.

When I do the other side i'll do a full write up.

ritzblitz

Yeah I had to chisel out all the stupid weather coating crap. It takes a lot of force to move the fender lip too. It's a pain in the *** to be under there too.

944obscene

There was a guy on the 928 boards that rolled his fenders with a wooden dowel, wedged between the tire and the fender lip. Worked quite well and provided the amount of space he needed. Just made the car look a little wider around the fenders.