I need to stretch the fenders on my maxima, or at least get rid of the inner seam. The rear tires are rubbing on suspension compresion. I plan on just using a hammer as a last resort.
Anyone have a bat I can borrow?

BTW Rear tires 245/45/17, Front tires 255/40/17

6/1/2006 1:04:35 AM

6/1/2006 1:06:30 AM

Doing this now for all that are interested.

6/1/2006 3:43:18 PM

Damn thought I was gonna get to hack up some wheels

6/1/2006 4:31:44 PM

^Yeah, that was my original plan.

For todays events:
I went to Play it Again, and bought a bat for $6.
Took about 25 minutes to roll both rear fenders.

I gained about 1 inch of clearance in my wheel well. I didn't use a heat gun, and had no paint cracked while I did this. The rolling came out very well and uniform. Actually, it was stupidly simple and easy. I have no more rubbing.

6/1/2006 5:58:24 PM

nice, do you have any before/after pix?

6/1/2006 5:59:37 PM

didn't even bother. It isn't that evident from the outside, but there is a ton more room on the inside of the fender.

6/1/2006 6:16:34 PM

Right on man

6/1/2006 6:16:42 PM

sweet, you get ur huge ass tires on the front yet?

6/1/2006 6:20:07 PM

why even bother putting tires on that big?

6/1/2006 6:24:52 PM

traction?

6/1/2006 6:27:41 PM

Yeah the wide tires are on.
255/40/17 front
245/45/17 rear

The fronts fit with no problems at all. The rears rubbed because of the drop that I have. All is better now.

The wide tires are on one, for handling purposes, and second for launch traction when the turbos go on.

6/1/2006 6:32:00 PM

i hope your wheels are wide enough, if not you are not helping your handling. bigger isnt always better. i doubt even with a turbo you will need tires that big.

6/1/2006 6:48:11 PM

I'm not the idiot you seem to think I am.

6/1/2006 6:52:17 PM

15's would have done the job.

get better tires (and suspension), not wider and larger wheels/tires.

[Edited on June 2, 2006 at 10:27 AM. Reason : ]

6/2/2006 10:27:33 AM

^the 17s were dirt cheap i am guessing since i know what they came off of. They are plenty wide. Good 15s, better tires(not that the ones on there are even bad), and a better suspension would defeat the purpose of his budget track car

6/2/2006 10:55:40 AM

alright. so now we're ready for turbos...

*taps foot*

6/2/2006 10:58:56 AM

you cant exactly build a "budget" track car.

how much were the 17s? with tires?

i got a set of 15X7, 12 lbs rims, and a set of barely used R compound tires. id say for around $500 for the set. now, that not defeating any purpose. ive used that wheel/tire selection on my car at the track with no susp. mods. and its top notch

[Edited on June 2, 2006 at 11:05 AM. Reason : ]

6/2/2006 11:03:30 AM

The Wheels were $75 I think for the set. (used)
The 255/40 were $100 for two. (new)
The 245/45 were the most expensive at $250 for the two. (new)

I'll be the first to admit that my suspension setup isn't the best, but that was done as cheap as I could as well (new shocks and springs). It is too low to be a true high performance setup. As well, they don't make any true high performance systems for my car.
I have been through 15s, 16s, and 17s on this car. I like the look of the 17s the best, so that is what I went with.
Everyone needs to remember that this car is my 'fun' car. I don't care if it is the fastet, best handleing, best looking, or anything else for that matter. I'm building it for myself.

6/2/2006 11:20:01 AM

[turbo]

6/2/2006 11:20:58 AM

My new remote oil pump is in the mail right now. I'm still collecting the last few parts, but I am getting closer. It is taking some shopping to find the deals now. I refuse to pay anything near retail for this project when I don't have to.

6/2/2006 11:31:17 AM