Rolling the guards

[twood]

Anyone in SE Qld had any first hand experience of rolling their guards?

 

I have watched the YouTube videos using specialised tools and the ones using a baseball bat and heat gun.

 

Reason for asking is I am running 275x18x35  on the rear and they are just touching the inside of guards and I am sure if I can roll the inside lip by about 1-2 mm extra they will clear.

 

Just a bit nervous attempting this with no experience- not that this gas ever stopped me before.

[Russ]

I've been involved in the baseball bat method and no heat gun, and it looked okay but the paint cracked - might be worth finding someone with the tool

 

have you seen this video?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXF4ZcpVufU

[twood]

PS Does this fall under the classification of:

• Opinion: Is modifying a classic Porsche 911 sacrilegious?

[twood]

Thanks Russ

 

Had not seen that one- I could just buy a new set of 265x18x35 tyres

[Russ]

I was going to chime in with '964's aren't classics' but was worried about the barrage of hate (and that Kerry owns one)

[clutch-monkey]

if it helps i rolled mine with a shovel handle i found in the shed

worked perfectly

[Pauly]

You can get the proper tool. that works it slowly. You still can crack the paint. Depends on how much you move it i guess. 

 

My mate rolled his guards with a baseball bat in his holden VL. 

 

Just don't do this

[twood]

You can get the proper tool. that works it slowly. You still can crack the paint. Depends on how much you move it i guess. 

 

My mate rolled his guards with a baseball bat in his holden VL. 

 

Just don't do this

OUCH - now I am very afraid and hopefully not that stupid

[Russ]

the paint was just holding the rust together lol

[SteveT]

A panel beater told me about the bit of pipe method (baseball bat with a different name) but did say he had never used it and to be careful if I did

[clutch-monkey]

^ would be wise to use a heatgun on the paint first to soften it a little

[Caledonian]

Thanks Russ

 

Had not seen that one- I could just buy a new set of 265x18x35 tyres

I have what should be suitable tools for the job and i will give you some advise but will take no responsibility 

[MFX]

I have done the baseball bat/heat gun method and it worked well. Like what was mentioned earlier, just take it easy and don't try to roll it too much. The guys with the rollers do the same thing anyway. Just they have a tool that bolts to the hub.

[DS911]

I had my front guards rolled recently. Was as nervous as all heck because the car is recently restored including paint. The guy used a tool and slowly rolled the guards in. He used a heat gun and was telling me that heat was a very important part of the process. He also stressed that any bodywork (ie. filler) on the guards will almost always result in cracking.

Fortunately mine was ok, but it am glad I had it done by someone who does it all the time.

[T-Man]

T-2 did my inner guards.

No heat gun.

No cracks.

Bilstein PSS10 & a couple of fat wogs tend to cause some rubbing issues!!!