I'm shopping for wheels/tires and suspension. I've looked everywhere for resources on what will fit my FD r2.



I often here this when discussing a tire/wheel combo:



"That wheel/tire combo fits if you 'roll the fenders,' otherwise, your tires will rub the fender-lining, paint, suspension, blah blah blah..."



What does "rolling the fenders" mean? I'm kinda new to this whole thing, and any help here is appreciated. I know I want to lower my vehicle slightly. I want bigger/wider wheels too. I don't want "fender rubbing."



Apparently, "fender rolling" is a way to prevent "fender rubbing."



What is it (fender rolling)? How do you do it (fender rolling)? Isn't it better to get the correct offset to prevent this? Doesn't changing your offsets change the suspension's geometry?



Thanks again all for listening to my questions!

rolling refers to crimping the lip found behind the wheel arch...

correct offset and suspension setup are the key factors..

yeah when you try to be a hero and put bigger tires that you know won't fit you can roll the fenders https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

Is rolling the fender something that anyone can do? Or is it best performed by a body shop?



What kind of wheels are those? Those are pretty nice! Size of wheel? offset? Tire size please?

It requires a special fender rolling tool (seriously).

Better done at abody shop.



But as everyone is saying, you shouldn't need to put tyres/wheels that won't fit.

yeah rolling your fender will become very important in the future... i know, cuz the lips on my fenders are poking out right now

It requires a special fender rolling tool (seriously).

Better done at abody shop.



But as everyone is saying, you shouldn't need to put tyres/wheels that won't fit. [/quote]

Alot of body shop's in the state's don't have a rolling tool, so you'll probably have to find a shop that does custom paint/bodywork. Also, if your car is low enough, you don't need large wheel's to pull the fender lip's out.



With my old setup, before the lip's were rolled, I was running a 17x8.5 wheel on the front, with a 235-40 tire, and if I turned the wheel more then 3/4's it would pull the lip's. And don't let a shop roll them with a 2x4 and a pipe, unless you like chipped paint. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

borbet type td eighteens by nine

245s fronts and 275s rear..dont recall the offset..

carefully rolled the lips slighty myself...

pics shows eibachs with oem struts... coilovers will follow...

It requires a special fender rolling tool (seriously).

Better done at abody shop. [/quote]

http://www.bmw-m.net/Gallery/haweka.htm



I seem to recall Tire Rack renting ( or lending based on a deposit ) these puppies out at one point. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub..._DIR#>/dry.png

you can use a wooden baseball bat to roll fenders

Every time I've seen people do this, the paint cracked, and came off in medium to large chip's.



If your going to go the cheap route, use a heat gun on the paint around the lip's before hand to lessen the chance of cracking.

you might have seen people who didnt know what they are doing

using a bat. Back before there was a "tool" people used bats.



basically you lower the car down on a bat, the choice of a bat is simple, first off its wood, so its easy on the car, second is the varying diameter of the bat allows

for different degrees of fender rolling.



Now of course if you used the tool pictured it might be easier, thats implying you know how to use the tool, lol That tool looks like a glorified bat to me, lol



I would be carefull with the heat gun too, dont want to overheat and blister the paint.