whats the easiest way to "roll" the rear inner fenders???

[IMPORTSMOKER]

my big ass bfg drag radials aren't fitting too well....whats the easiest way to roll or bend the inner lips on the rear fenders.... i really like the way the car sits(with coil overs lowered all the wall all around) and would prefer to just roll the inner fenders to gain the 1-2 inches of inner clearance that i need rather than raise the rear coil-overs....thanks

 

[jerry beach]

With a ball-pien hammer, no kidding. Mine has slits cut in it from the previous owner and then it was beat in. My buddy tried the same thing on advice from another person. Both "rollings" resulted in exterior body damage, it will cause little creases in the spots where you cut to "relieve" stress. He at least saw the damage and did the other side with just the hammer and went slowly. Try to bend it evenly. You dont want to hit it hard, taking your time is the most important part.

 

[00 Red SS]

Ive heard the ball bat method works, most people here cut it out. Im a dumbass and was in a hurry so i used a sledghammer and a 16oz hammer. Worked great no exterior body damage HOWEVER the paint chipped and some on the fender lip came off if you look close you can see bare metal ohwell it worked and itll be painted soon anyways.

 

[DirtyD916]

i know theres a tool to do i. its like a handle and two bars close together that clamp onto the lip and you just pull back to roll it. It does sometimes result in paint chipping though.

 

[Dip In Traffic]

i decided to mount my bfg's like 2 am in my drive way .. i was pissed they wouldnt fit so i used a vise grip and bent the inner panel in then gave it a few silent taps with a BFH......i also used a spacer on one side because my rear sits more to one side than the other

 

[TT91]

to gain the 1-2 inches of inner clearance that i need rather than raise the rear coil-overs....thanks

1-2 inches is slghtly off, last time i checked, the fender lip is about 1/2 inch. It helps to make multiple cuts a few inches apart with some metal snips and then use a soft mallot from there. good luck

 

[jrichker]

There is a fender roller tool see http://www.bmw-m.net/Gallery/haweka.htm for more info

 

[Michael Yount]

I've used this method with great success and virtually no damage many times. Take a baseball bat, and slide it between the tire and fender lip. Since the bat is tapered, insert just enough that it's snug. Slowly have a buddy roll the car forward - as he does, the tire will grab the bat and roll it forward along the edge of the fender and it will slightly roll the lip. Keep repeating the process inserting the bat a bit further each time until you've achieved the lip roll you desire. When done, remove wheel/tire and inspect (use jack stands if you value your head) - it the paint has cracked/chipped under the edge of the fender, lightly sand, mask and spray paint with flat black. Up under the edge of the fender no one will ever notice the black paint - looks like it's supposed to be that way.

Oh - it may damage the bat - and I've never used an aluminum one.

 

[RABMotorsports]

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[Michael Yount]

The roller device linked above (several times) is clearly the best way to do this. However, I think you'll find it may be more expensive than the bat.

 

[Schlodes]

I tried the method described above with the ball bat, and the bat just pressed into the tire and didn't do squat to the inner lip... lip stayed put, bat squished into the rear tire.,.

I took a die grinder and a porting bit and carefully just cut away what I wanted. I still need to do some more cause it was hitting my rear tires BADLY on a recent trip a few weeks back, to Bolingbrook Illinois. The roads in Detroit right after the bridge that take you to I 94 or which ever interstate you want are horrendous.

People were probably getting mad cause this "damn Canadian " was going sooo slow but I came out of a pothole literally sideays @ 40 MPH, and drifting side to side tires squealing cause the pothole was so big and I couldnt avoid it due to other cars around me. Picture your fenderlips hitting the tires so hard that it ripped off complete treads off the outer part of the tire and, all heim end suspensions in the rear.. going over these roads.

 

[dastang2]

I tried the method described above with the ball bat, and the bat just pressed into the tire and didn't do squat to the inner lip... lip stayed put, bat squished into the rear tire.,.

I took a die grinder and a porting bit and carefully just cut away what I wanted. I still need to do some more cause it was hitting my rear tires BADLY on a recent trip a few weeks back, to Bolingbrook Illinois. The roads in Detroit right after the bridge that take you to I 94 or which ever interstate you want are horrendous.

People were probably getting mad cause this "damn Canadian " was going sooo slow but I came out of a pothole literally sideays @ 40 MPH, and drifting side to side tires squealing cause the pothole was so big and I couldnt avoid it due to other cars around me. Picture your fenderlips hitting the tires so hard that it ripped off complete treads off the outer part of the tire and, all heim end suspensions in the rear.. going over these roads.

aren't you supposed to take the wheels off to do this, that would be the reason for the non fitting bat.

 

[Schlodes]

I've used this method with great success and virtually no damage many times. Take a baseball bat, and slide it between the tire and fender lip. Since the bat is tapered, insert just enough that it's snug. Slowly have a buddy roll the car forward - as he does, the tire will grab the bat and roll it forward along the edge of the fender and it will slightly roll the lip. Keep repeating the process inserting the bat a bit further each time until you've achieved the lip roll you desire. When done, remove wheel/tire and inspect (use jack stands if you value your head) - it the paint has cracked/chipped under the edge of the fender, lightly sand, mask and spray paint with flat black. Up under the edge of the fender no one will ever notice the black paint - looks like it's supposed to be that way.

Oh - it may damage the bat - and I've never used an aluminum one.

Sounds above like the tires are ON the car no???

 

[dastang2]

ok i did not read that all the way. are your tires too big or your bat too big. i have never done it and stuff

 

[Jay5_o]

Ive used an aluminum bat to roll my fenders in the rear with the tires on of course, and it worked fine, just chipped a little bit of paint, but not really noticeable.

 

[Michael Yount]

Don't know what to tell you guys - I've used the method on a number of cars and gradually it's simply rolled the lip out of the way. But, "your mileage may vary depending on how you drive"....

Yes - tires on the car - they are what force the bat to bend the lip.