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New tires

Just put some 295/50/15 had to fender roll the car and iam going to put my stock springs back on and will be all good

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Reply #1
now THOSE fill out the fenders... :)  Looks good!

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Reply #2
...8" rims?
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Reply #3
Thanks they are 15 x 8.5 convo pros

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Reply #4
Love it !!!!

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Reply #5
Thanks alot

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Reply #6
Looks good, how did you go about rolling fender?

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Reply #7
x2.

I have some 275/60's on the 86 right now, and they barely rub.
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Reply #8
Fender roller tool is the best way to roll them or use the old fashion way a baseball bat just go slow lol

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Reply #9
I tried the baseball bat technique and it didn't work. I saw videos where it worked on subarus and volkswagons but i think the fenders are thinner gauge metal. The weight of my car body (on mach1 springs) was not enought to roll the fenders. I used a covered flat piece of wood, a towel covered hammer (both had the towel neatly stapled in place) to work the fenders. Be sure to heat the hell out of the paint so it doesn't crack. Good Luck.
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