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Old 07-31-2009, 12:03 AM
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I would really like to roll my fenders so I can tuck wider tires. Anybody have one?
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F rolling them, get in there with a cut off wheel and do the damn thing..
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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
F rolling them, get in there with a cut off wheel and do the damn thing..
I dont wanna cut all that **** off lol.
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It will be ten times easier then trying to roll the fender
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are you ever gonna unroll it? lol
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There are a couple methods you can do:

1.) Get a baseball bat and use it to roll the lip up. That's what I did and it worked well.

2.) You can make some relief cuts in the lip itself. I would recommend drilling little holes all around it and then cutting to those holes that way they won't work themselves bigger over time.
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Could use a BFH or a plasma cutter.
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Originally Posted by 00ChevyScott
are you ever gonna unroll it? lol
I might!!

Originally Posted by RandomHero
There are a couple methods you can do:

1.) Get a baseball bat and use it to roll the lip up. That's what I did and it worked well.
I think this is what I will do. Seems quite a few people used this method and like it's results. How much clearance did it give you?

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Could use a BFH or a plasma cutter.
I dont wanna hammer it and I dont have a plasma.
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I texted around to see if anyone had a wooden bat, 3 out of 4 people had weird questions to ask why I needed a wooden bat.
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Originally Posted by A Low Dime
I might!!



I think this is what I will do. Seems quite a few people used this method and like it's results. How much clearance did it give you?



I dont wanna hammer it and I dont have a plasma.
As much as you're willing to roll. Just be careful. I cracked the paint slightly on one of my fender lips doing it. I suppose I gained about half an inch on each side or close to it.


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