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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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heat gun fender liner mod

anyone in the northwest have any experience with moding the front fender liner to fit an 18x10 +20 wheel?
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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im sure we could figure something out i havea heat gun and always willing to help
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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thanks man i appreciate it! ill be ordering my springs in the next day or so...so ill throw those on there, then bring my 18x10's down and we can try and figure out this puzzle. have you ever heard of people doing this? multiple people have told me to do it, yet ive never seen a "how to"
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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i work for a tire and wheels company thats nation wide and the person who taught me what i know showed me a few tricks
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 09:51 PM
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I might need your help too if I cant get my rims to fit lol Id be willing to compensate for your time
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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Oh, then i think i will take your word for it hahah. well I will hopefully order my springs tomorrow and then I'll shoot your a pm or something. If you work for a wheel and tire company you can probably also help me and tell me the best size tires to get coming up!
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by mr.sprinkles
thanks man i appreciate it! ill be ordering my springs in the next day or so...so ill throw those on there, then bring my 18x10's down and we can try and figure out this puzzle. have you ever heard of people doing this? multiple people have told me to do it, yet ive never seen a "how to"
I was thinking about upgrading to 18X10's in the future. What offset are you running with a 10" wide wheel?
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 02:40 PM
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i got them with a +20 offset. TONS of concave
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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Sexy, I want CCW Classics again, 18X10 in brushed silver.

BTW, you good with just rolling fenders on +20 offset with 18X10's? No pulling necessary?
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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If this is on an Evo X then you don't need to mod at all. I run a 18 x 10.5 +15 with a 275/35/18 NT01 and have no issues. I am lowered on AST that ride at approx. the same height as the Eibach ProKits. I do run between 2 and 3 degrees of negative camber though
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 06:04 PM
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I can roll your guys fenders for a small fee? I'm running 18x9 with 20mm offset
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by krisiun
If this is on an Evo X then you don't need to mod at all. I run a 18 x 10.5 +15 with a 275/35/18 NT01 and have no issues. I am lowered on AST that ride at approx. the same height as the Eibach ProKits. I do run between 2 and 3 degrees of negative camber though
that's interesting as I'm running 18x9.5 with +20mm offsets and I did have to heat my fender well liners to keep from rubbing.

Tip when heating the liners is to heat them mold them and instantly cool with a garden hose to get the liner to hold the new shape.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by droppinbottom
that's interesting as I'm running 18x9.5 with +20mm offsets and I did have to heat my fender well liners to keep from rubbing.

Tip when heating the liners is to heat them mold them and instantly cool with a garden hose to get the liner to hold the new shape.
Unless u have a fender roller already
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 09:11 PM
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+30 fits better with a 10 unless you want to be flush
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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I have a set of te37's 18x9.5 +22 with 265 wide tires that don't rub.
I have a set of NT03's 18x10.5 +30 that I have 275 wide nt01s. No spacer and the tire rubs on the shock, 25mm spacer and the tire rubs on the fender, 15mm spacer and it is just right.
I have also ran RPF1's 18x10.5 +15 with a 285 wide tire and have had no issues rubbing.

All of these setups are on a lowered Evo X with the rear fenders rolled, no pull and stock front fenders/liners. The car sits at 23 inch from ground to fender arch in the front and 23.8 in the rear. I daily drive this setup as well as track it. The X can swallow some huge tires.
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