noob with a fender roll question...

[knygtrydr03]

hello to all...

i have read much info on the forum over the past week or so about "fender roll" when you put on after market wheels and tires. my question(s) are: does anyone have pics of this b4 and after? and how is it done?

i am looking to tuck 20s on to my 6s. 225/30/20 the tire height is a tad smaller (25.2") than the factory (25.75"), and a tad wider, 225 to the 215. the car has been fitted with the eibach 1.6" drop springs already.

i am extremely new to the import market as this Mazda is the first import in my family...took a long talk to get dad to accept it in the garage! Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[PerfectXtreme]

I can't provide any real "details" about rolling the fenders... However cars have the plastic splash guard junk in each wheel well. And that splash guard is attached both on the inside of the well.. and along the inside of the fender. When ppl roll their fenders... they are usually talking about removing this plastic splash guard... and having the metal mounting edge on the inside of the fender "bent" back up inside flush against the fender.... I've seen a few people go as far as to actually pull out the fenders... However this is VERY risky... and requires specialised equipment to do correctly w/o leaving any dent or bending marks....

Anyway... I "rolled" the fenders on my civic a long while ago... you could see slight "bumps" in a few locations because I didn't have the right equipment when I was doing it....

I suggest you consider all the side effects of doing this before you go through with it. If you drive the car in a lot of muddy.. snowy... wet... areas. You'll have dirt and rocks start to build up on the inside of the fender area... I haven't checked the 6 and speed 6 yet.... But on 97 civics for example... If the plastic fender splash guard is removed... Water and dirt can splash right up inside the inner door pannel...

 

[brealmp3]

there is a whole article about fender rolling in the newest edition of super street magazine. it has the yellow s2000 on the cover.

 

[ssinstaller]

go here for a fender rolling tutorial

 

[joka1]

a baseball bat can roll your fender w/o any problems..... (i am not being sarcastic)

 

[ro4fd]

a baseball bat can roll your fender w/o any problems..... (i am not being sarcastic)

thats how i did mine

 

[ro4fd]

what is the offset of the wheels

 

[dj petey]

if you're going to roll with a b-ball bat, make sure you take a heat gun out with you. only roll with warm maleable paint. Failure to do so will definately cause chippning and flaking.

 

[Raynman]

i am looking to tuck 20s on to my 6s. 225/30/20 the tire height is a tad smaller (25.2") than the factory (25.75"), and a tad wider, 225 to the 215. the car has been fitted with the eibach 1.6" drop springs already.

i am extremely new to the import market as this Mazda is the first import in my family...took a long talk to get dad to accept it in the garage! Any help is greatly appreciated.

I can't believe no one picked up on this. No 20" tire in the market has the sufficient load rating for the Mazda 6 that's why 20" wheels are not recommended for the 6. You need a tire with a rating of at least 91. More often than not, going below the rating results in tread separation. Think of what your dad will think of this serious safety issue. If your life and the lives of your passengers being in danger is not enough to dissuade you, I can tell you right now that:

1. You will most likely rub no matter what.
2. Your ride quality will go to s***.
3. You will bend that rim, because of the lack of cushion.
4. You will have a big honking gap in the between your brakes and wheel.
5. If and when the tread separates you will rip your fender.

 

[dj petey]

He hasn't said whether or not this is a daily driver or a project show vehicle so we can't assume to know what he's going to do with the car. Most low-riders ride on extremely tiny tires stretched accross wider than spec rims which technically isn't street legal but due to the nature of the vehicles use isn't a concern for most enthusiasts.

I'm neither condoning nor endorsing his selection but maybe we should find out if this is a trailer queen or not before we crucify him.