Fender rolling

[Metalbluegp]

Im looking to lower my car I run 245/35/20 they stick a little farther than the fenders so i want to roll them and lower my car does anyone know some places or how to do this also what kind of suspension should I get?

[Bio248]

if i was local to you i'd do it for you. your best bet is to look around online and see how other people have done it. i've done it two ways: a hammer and a fender rolling tool.

both methods involve you using a heat gun to keep the fender lips hot so that the paint is able to be "stretched" without cracking it when you roll over the fender lip. i have a fender rolling tool that i like to use on cars that don't have really thick fenders, but the GP seems to have really thick double walled fenders. a hammer may be your best bet (or a rubber mallet, if you're reading what i'm saying literally).

do not, i repeat, DO NOT use a pipe or a bat like all of the ghetto kids on youtube do. it's stupid and insanely risky and you have a large chance of cracking paint and seriously damaging the fender itself be putting a fat crease in it.


there are a bunch of options for springs to use, and minimal choices of shocks to use. you may want to read over this thread i wrote a while back: http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...r-Look-in-here!!

take a look through there and come back with more questions...

[theaceofspades]

Haha I was just waiting for you to see this. Bio has the best info on lowering and everything to do with it

[Metalbluegp]

I have the heat gun is it difficult with the mallet? And I'm probably gonna go with lowering springs

[Bio248]

it's not difficult. the hard part is to figure out how hard you actually have to hit the fender to bend the lip up. start off soft and work your way up and figure out how much you need to work to make it bend. work your way around the fender, bending up the whole thing gradually all while keeping it hot to the touch with the heat gun.

you most likely won't need to go completely flat with them, but just get them tucked up and give yourself a little bit more clearance.

and you really only need to bend up from about the 10:00 position to the 2:00 position. from there blend the roll back into the fender so it doesn't look like you just smashed up part of it.

[Bakerdd]

on the front fenders, make sure you wear a glove and put pressure on the outside of the fender with your other hand while you hammer so that the force only bends the lip and doesn't push the whole fender out. I learned this the hard way. The back ones you could pretty much beat to death because theyre so thick but still be careful

[coolone]

Or you could just rent one of these and do it with ease, lol... Worth every penny and removes most of the possibility of screwing your fenders, still have to heat it though otherwise paint will chip/crack.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RENTAL-Fender-Roller-Lip-Forming-Rolling-Tool-Eastwood-RENT-Return-Label-Include-/161218380377

[Bio248]

you can buy one for like $150...

[Alix0r]

Just get some body panel hammers and dollies and do it right(as opposed to the ghetto way lol)... heat up the panel like Bio said and just take your time. Use the dollies with a cloth for the outside so you have something to hit against

Here is a good set to use.. this is what i used and it worked flawlessly
http://www.harborfreight.com/7-piece...set-31277.html

[Bio248]

a fender rolling tool is most definitely not ghetto.