HBdirtbag

...can you show me some pictures of what you cut? Additionally, just curious what method most you guys used to cut. About to stuff 315's in the rear and am running a pretty aggressive offset (already ahve done the GT2 brackets)

powdrhound

No need to cut the fenders. I would not advise it. I have mine rolled very tight (beyond that of a standard GT2) with the rear portion of the plastic bumper trimmed slightly and have no issue running 18x13s with 26" tall 335s which measure right at 14" across.

HBdirtbag

Cool, I've got no issue rolling, just thought cutting may be a better alternative. Thanks for the feedback as always bud!

manimal

Any concerns / tips on rolling, for those that have gone that route? I think I might want to go ahead and bite the bullet as well for my offset + ride height with 315's. On previous cars, have had trouble with the paint cracking, but they were not Porsche-quality paint.

HBdirtbag

I've done it before with no issues on other cars. Make sure paint is hot/warm and go slow


That said, anyone know where I can get an adapter for our hubs?

NoEardGoat

Eastwood now sells an adapter for larger bolt patterns that fits the Porsche bolt spacing. I have test fit but not used it yet.
https://www.eastwood.com/fender-roller-adapter.html

HBdirtbag

Yea. I found that after I posted. But with shipping it's more then the cost of the roller 😂

Carlo_Carrera

I have always use a cheap wooden baseball bat and worked it between the tire and fender lip.

manimal

On my 2006 Civic (granted, a 10+ year old car, w/ paint that is known for being ****ty), I went as slow as I could with a heat gun and the Eastwood tool, and still got a bunch of paint cracking, which is why I'm concerned.

I'm also a little concerned about resale value, but if the GT2 comes with them that way, it seems pretty correct.

You took a baseball bat to your 996TT, Carlo?!

2fcknfst

+1 - but not with a zinc dipped body...

pfbz

Last time I looked, there are tons of clones of the Eastwood fender roller on ebay and amazon for under $50.

Same quality as Eastman? Probably not, but the reviews seem pretty good and likely far better than a baseball bat without having to spend $250 for an Eastwood plus another $$ for an adapter.

I think some reviews also claimed the $50 version fit our Porsche lug pattern.

Example:

Carlo_Carrera

Why so?

Carlo_Carrera

Have taken a baseball to few other cars as well.

2fcknfst

Cracking or otherwise damaging the zinc coating on the fender could be an invitation to rust; I have a friend who did this with his 930 and it ended up being so rusty, that both front fenders had to be replaced.

HBdirtbag

Eastwood one is only $70... I ended up buying one from ecs