lowering/rolling fenders

xbrandonx · Post by **xbrandonx** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:21 pm

okay so im riding on 17" 215/45 an im lowering the car on tein s techs from when i look at my car now im double thinking if im going to have to roll my fenders at all.. does anyone know if i actually will have to? and if i do how do i do it?

any help would be great.

1972demon · Post by **1972demon** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:39 pm

well its the off set of your rim that would do it, so if you have low offset rims yes. and if i remember correctly from the last time i saw your car, you are probably going to need to

OB · Post by OB » Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:11 pm

Definitely depends on the offset. 7" wide wheel I assume?

I'd say if you're anywhere lower than +35 you might have an issue, maybe +30 if you're lucky.

xbrandonx · Post by **xbrandonx** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:20 pm

well its the off set of your rim that would do it, so if you have low offset rims yes. and if i remember correctly from the last time i saw your car, you are probably going to need to

im not going to lie, im not sure of the offset, where would i find this number.

Definitely depends on the offset. 7" wide wheel I assume?

I'd say if you're anywhere lower than +35 you might have an issue, maybe +30 if you're lucky.

rubbers are 8" just measured lol so wheels are prob 7"

OB · Post by OB » Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:26 pm

Yeah a 215 should be a bit over 8" wide at the tread. The offset should be stamped on the inside face of the wheel. Cheaper wheels sometimes don't have this info on them, so you would have to check the manufacturers specs online.

xbrandonx · Post by **xbrandonx** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:52 pm

+42 mm offset

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:08 pm

with a 42mm offset on a 7 inch wheel you should be fine, i was running 18x7.5 35mm offset wheels and sportlines with no problems

OB · Post by OB » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:20 am

You'll be totally clear on the fender side, might be a tight squeeze on the inside edge for the rears though. My tension strut almost hits my 215's on 6.5" wheels +42 offset. I'd say it's less than 1/4" of gap. Might need a spacer worst case scenario.

xbrandonx · Post by **xbrandonx** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:11 am

got it lowered today, on the tein s techs the fronts are JUST clearing the fender by about a half inch and my rears still have a significant wheel gap... is there anyway to fix/alter that?
and at the base of the struts there is about a 1/4 inch gap from the wheels.