Fender Rolling and Pulling

[Tonys18t]

Just follow the rules used on most other cars in the thread, its a fairly straightfoward car to roll and pull. no real surprises.

[JPrihoda]

Hey tony, just wondering if you've ever done fenders on a 95-99 Mitsubishi eclipse, new wheels and tires and looks like I'm gonna have to pull them about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch, just wondering if you have any tips on the rolling and pulling on these vehicles?

Josh

[Tonys18t]

those newer mustangs are not that straight forward to work on. the rear has no lip to roll, pulling cleanly is a very tricky job. i've done a few of them and would not recommend you try it unless you have a lot of experience.

[5gen]

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[Tonys18t]

What's the most aggressive pull you've ever done by hand (in inches) assuming the metal isn't luxury car thick??

thicker metal is normally better to work with, harder to shape but a lot more forgiving. i did a roughly three inch flare on a Z4 recently, more than i would normally want to go, but the owner was going silly wide with the fitment.

well for my 4 door 510 (1971) I have 14x6.5 +19's with 195/60-14 tires. I'm thinking about going a bit lower but I'm not sure if I might run into issues. I'm sorta hoping the rear camber issue of the 510's might let me get away with going lower. just worried the 4 door will make the rear's a pain to roll


I've also been looking into wheels/fitment for my z. I'm thinking about 15x8.5 +5 fronts and 15x9.5 -6 rears. Not set on tire sizes.

just curious how easy they are to roll, if they have any specific characteristics that make things more difficult?

With older cars rust and prior repairs are always a worry. The Z has pretty small fender lips, so rolling will not ad much extra space. They are not that difficult, just follow the rules i've gone through before for other cars.

@Tonys18t - is it possible to roll and pull the front fenders and the rear panels of W124 coupe when the wheels sticks out about ~3cm ? Is it possible to pull a fender that much, or i'll have to go for custom widening or flares?

thats just over an inch, its possible but you are at the limits of the metal. i would say pull less and add camber/stretch.

Which part of so cal are you located? I'm in temecula, about 50 miles north of sd, and I'm gonna need fender work real soon

I'm in Granada Hills CA 91344.

I've done a few Temecula cars. Dylan's black BMW 850 coupe comes to mind.

[scweet14]

Which part of so cal are you located? I'm in temecula, about 50 miles north of sd, and I'm gonna need fender work real soon

[projektzwo]

@Tonys18t - is it possible to roll and pull the front fenders and the rear panels of W124 coupe when the wheels sticks out about ~3cm ? Is it possible to pull a fender that much, or i'll have to go for custom widening or flares?

[FiveSeventyZee]

i've done a fair few old skool datsuns, let me know which in particular and what sizes and offsets you are working with

well for my 4 door 510 (1971) I have 14x6.5 +19's with 195/60-14 tires. I'm thinking about going a bit lower but I'm not sure if I might run into issues. I'm sorta hoping the rear camber issue of the 510's might let me get away with going lower. just worried the 4 door will make the rear's a pain to roll


I've also been looking into wheels/fitment for my z. I'm thinking about 15x8.5 +5 fronts and 15x9.5 -6 rears. Not set on tire sizes.

just curious how easy they are to roll, if they have any specific characteristics that make things more difficult?

[t3chnique]

What's the most aggressive pull you've ever done by hand (in inches) assuming the metal isn't luxury car thick??

[Tonys18t]

I am around 20 - 30 minutes from you, just call me and bring the car over and i'll sort it out for you

[DvS2k]

Do you ever come to the West Hollywood area? I need the fenders rolled/pulled on my s2k bad!!! I had a shop do them a while back, but they just rolled them and the backs have been rubbing like crazy!!!!

[Tonys18t]

You come out to OC?

when i have a chance dude, but i am normally pretty busy down here with work.

Bet you never rolled or pulled a 03 hyundai elantra. But you are more than welcome to on mine cause i need it!

you would lose that bet i've done that shape of Elantra two or three times, its rare but people modify all kinds of unusal cars.

[Dylan_M]

Bet you never rolled or pulled a 03 hyundai elantra. But you are more than welcome to on mine cause i need it!

[OCKlasse]

You come out to OC?

[Xtra Big Kahuna]

You need to move to Washington. We need a good fender guy up here.