Fender rolling, what say ye?

OkieRA29 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:04 pm

Okay, got the supra rims on the cressi, MX73. They look super!! Even Bear the shop dog likes 'em

Seems though, that the previous owner either chopped the springs or put lowering springs on. I am getting some serious tire rub over even the smallest bumps.

So, it would appear that some fender rolling is in order. Having never done any fender rolling, what is the best way? Should I just get some pipe, put the car on jacks stands and just roll the pipe between the tire and fender? Is it really that simple. Help me out guys as I don't want to cut the tires. Oh yeah, the tires are 225 60 R14 all the way around. here is what I am looking at for clearance. Not the best pic, but I can't get my fingers past the first knuckle between the tire and the fender.

TIA

booyaka · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:52 pm

get smaller tires!! those are monster truck tires.... get a set of 185/60 and you wont rub anymore without having to roll your fenders.

OkieRA29 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:32 pm

185 is a wimpy width... or should I stretch them on the rims???? Funny part is only the back tires rub. The fronts, which are the same width don't rub at all on bumps. I still have to replace the alternator

Oh yeah, I keep remembering things after I post the reply. The tires came directly off of my 83 supra.

booyaka · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:21 pm

OkieRA29 wrote:

185 is a wimpy width... or should I stretch them on the rims???? Funny part is only the back tires rub. The fronts, which are the same width don't rub at all on bumps. I still have to replace the alternator

Oh yeah, I keep remembering things after I post the reply. The tires came directly off of my 83 supra.

then go ahead and bash on your fenders just cause you want fat tires. and just to let you know 185s isnt a strtch on a 14x7 and if only the back rubs and not the front then you either have differen size tires or theres something wrong with your car cause the rear cambers in if it is lowered like you said which gives the rear a little more clearance. and i knew they came off a supra cause no one put tires that wide on anything else!

john · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:02 pm

booyaka wrote:

if only the back rubs and not the front then you either have differen size tires or theres something wrong with your car cause the rear cambers in if it is lowered like you said which gives the rear a little more clearance.

It doesn't mean "there's something wrong with the car".

It's simply because the front fender lips bend up from the factory and the rear lips are parallel with the ground. :wink:

I normally use a wooden baseball bat, not pipe. Seems to do less paint damage. :tu:

hotdoghogie · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:58 pm

haha bro on older cars i found its best to hammer the inner lip on older toyotas because the metal it so thick it will actually distort the rear quater panels like i ended up doin

. yours might have thin metal thugh since its newer. If you do hammer make sure you you have your hand on the outside of the fender as a support or it WILL destort. Expect the paint to chip.

great how to vid if you speak japanese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDTK9IjKIYU

if you have a solid rear end the wheels wont camber when you hit bumps. It will only camber in during cornering. In layman's terms

Saggio · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:35 am

Easy...

Step one, get a heat gun.
Step two, get at least a 5lb or dead blow hammer.
Step three, heat area up thats rubbing.
Step four, wack metal into place!

There you go!

This is what we did on my MX32, and it worked perfectly!

mtbZack · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:11 pm

Rent a fender roller and heat gun for a few days:

http://www.esetuning.com/ProductDetails ... LER-RENTAL

OkieRA29 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:02 pm

[quote="booyaka]then go ahead and bash on your fenders just cause you want fat tires. and just to let you know 185s isnt a strtch on a 14x7 and if only the back rubs and not the front then you either have differen size tires or theres something wrong with your car cause the rear cambers in if it is lowered like you said which gives the rear a little more clearance. and i knew they came off a supra cause no one put tires that wide on anything else![/quote]

First let me apologize, I keep forgetting that you can't see a smirk through the internet :lol:

Second, It looks like I am going to have to go with a smaller width tire. I took the fronts off tonight and I am getting some serious rub on the struts. The passenger's side is worse than the driver's, but both rub. I am going to put the stock tires and rims back on and look for some decent 185s or 195s to put back on the supra rims. I may still look at rolling the fenders later on.

OkieRA29 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:01 pm

Okay, I picked up four 185 65 R14 tires today. I also bought a fifth tire for the wife's camry. Bill came to 110$. Yes, the tires are used, but they are not bad. They definitely don't match, but for the money, I am not complaining. 'Sides, got the cressi back on the road. The tires do appear to have a bit of a stretch, but they look pretty good.

Clearance is not an issue anymore...

Plenty of room there. Took her for a couple of spirited jaunts down the road and no rubbing or weird noises from the suspension either.

I am also rocking the sticker.

Now I just gotta fix the leaky sunroof!!!!!:mad:

ben · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:49 pm

OkieRA29 wrote:

I am also rocking the sticker.

You are now my favorite person in the world.

Cycletech · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:00 pm

OkieRA29 wrote:

Okay, I picked up four 185 65 R14 tires today. I also bought a fifth tire for the wife's camry. Bill came to 110$. Yes, the tires are used, but they are not bad.

You might want to think twice about these tires. Is that "3000" on the side wall? Or is that last digit a 6? Maybe the 30th week of 2000 production. Old and dry-rotted.

ta22 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:25 pm

they don't look very fresh any more, i think you better bought new 1's.

OkieRA29 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:54 pm

The oldest tire is from 2006. Yes, they are old, no, they are not dry rotted. They are really, just to get the car around on. I am not looking at any long distance driving. When the car is finally in driving state, new tires will be looked at. Right now, this car is a second or third driver. My daily is a company vehicle and this is just something to play with. I imagine, that once I have the RA29 back in driving condition and the Supra up and running the Cressida may not see much action at all. I also make sure that I have a decent spare in the trunk at all times as well. Thanks for the concern guys. I do appreciate it. The oldest tires went on the back so in the event of a blow out, I should retain at least the ability to steer the crash in the direction I want :wink:

new tires are coming, they just aren't in the budget right now.

jacbo · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:59 pm

At least they don't look as bad as my old tires. :lol:

I was putting off buying tires for as long as possible, then one day while driving to school (2 min. drive, maybe) I start feeling a vibration. On they way back it's gradually getting worse, I'm thinking I have a wheel bearing out or something. So I pull into my street and leaned out the window while idleing to see if I can see whats going on. To my surprise I was riding down the road on an oval shaped tire! :mrgreen:

At least It didn't happen at speed! :shock:

OkieRA29 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:28 am

Yeah, when I got the old 225s taken off, one was very weird looking. Turned out, the inner side wall had started to stretch. The inside edge of the tread was about 1/2 inch taller than the outer edge :shock:

These tires are quite a bit better than that.

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