Need to go lower--help!

[mrnude]

If I really would be able to wedge the liner into the tabs that are rolled then that would be great. I don't really see how I'd be able to do that without stretching the liner though. I just really don't want to run without the liners because of gunk getting thrown into the engine compartment, door jams, all over the back of my retrofits... It'll just be really annoying and messy, plus it leaves the wiring and good release more open which worries me a little.



Any possibility of me being able to fabricate something else to have in there to cover/protect those things instead of the actual liner? Then I could roll the fenders in the front and drop it down!

I made the mistake of getting big tires and rolled my fenders and that's what I did so yes it is possible. Some parts ripped but it was only towards the upper liner

 

[joeygkb]

Well I used the offset calculator and made sure the rims didn't stick out more than stock and they really don't. It's just the tires. I'm probably just better off getting a different set and stretching. Maybe something a little more low profile? It would solve the problem of rubbing in the front and the rear is already cambered. What do you guys think? Or would it seriously be cheaper to have them rolled? I'm fine with doing it I just get a little nervous with things like that.

 

[Chris Vu]

Lemmie show you where you went wrong .. I have an 8.5" +30 and I have 205/40's with rolled fenders and no fender liner .. so for you to be rockin a 205 with a fender liner and no rolled fenders is crazy Of course you're going to rub. Did you do any research before you decided on lowering your car ?

It would be much cheaper to get your fenders rolled. I don't know about NY, but here in SoCal you can get all 4 corners done for ~$60 ..

EDIT: If you have a 17x7, then of course it's going to stick out more than stock .. the stock wheels are 15x5.5 +55 .. so your wheels would have to have +70 offset in order to not "stick out more than stock" so of course it's going to stick out more, so you should have gotten thinner tires.

 

[joeygkb]

Okay so maybe I had the wrong info on the offset for the stock rims. I thought the steelies were something more like in the 20-30 range when I looked it up. In that case then the offset being an issue makes sense. What if I went for something like a 195/45-17 and had a little bit of a stretch? Would that do the job or would I still have a problem with rubbing in the front? I feel like that size might do some good.

 

[proscratch]

Glad to hear that Narftastic, I'm about to slice my wheel wells up big time on account of 19x8's. F&F on the way next week to get rid of this wimpy 3.5 inch GC drop. Question, Camber.. I'm maxed out on spc front ball joints, they gave me 3 degrees back so I'm sitting at zero, rear is -1 with stock set up. With about another 3 inches lower coming, what in the world am I looking at to give me around -1 degree all around?? Control arms??