Help with rolling lips

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:01 am

Hi guys,

I just scored some rims for my 1.5i (http://users.on.net/hoogs/simmons.jpg), and I need to roll in the back lip inwards, cause the tyre is a lot wider (175/70 13 to 205/50 15).

Do I just use a rubber mallet while the car is jacked up? I don't really know how to do it, so just asking for help before I go destroying.

Or would a better option be just to cut the lip off with a dremel or something and smooth the edge?

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:04 am

cpd wrote:Hi guys,

I just scored some rims for my 1.5i (http://users.on.net/hoogs/simmons.jpg), and I need to roll in the back lip inwards, cause the tyre is a lot wider (175/70 13 to 205/50 15).

Do I just use a rubber mallet while the car is jacked up? I don't really know how to do it, so just asking for help before I go destroying.

Or would a better option be just to cut the lip off with a dremel or something and smooth the edge?

I've heard of people doing it with a baseball bat or a pvc pipe... just rolling it back and forth until the lip is bent up.

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:30 am

Hmm. Cause all I want to do is make it
from this: |_
to this: |/

Or even flatter.

Bah!

It's the rear arch, so it's not exactly round, so I can't just get one of those guard rollers to do it.

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:12 am

Double post, but:

Got the front ones on cause there's no worry about rubbing.

They're lovely Simmons rims; 3-piece construction, very lightweight. Apparently they were meant for racing. Hmm.

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:05 am

Can you get narrower tyres?

If you change from 205/50/15 to 195/50/15 they will be narrower and will have more clearance.

A local paint & body shop rolled up the fender edges and flaired the rear arches out on my Lanos for $40 so my new tyres don't scrape.

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:35 am

Yeah, only problem is 195/50's are like $100AU.

But they kinda need new tyres anyway... all of em. :P

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:16 am

K, rims are on! I'll take pics tomorrow morning, it's too dark outside to get a decent shot.

woo · Post by **woo** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:07 pm

i like B45's..... anyways, if you are going to roll yout guards, use a heat gun ($15 for a 800w one from bunnings) so you dont crack the paint cause you dont want rust, and wollongong is on the ocean, and salt is bad

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:03 pm

I'm kinda off the ocean, but I've worked something out with my dad, we're gonna fishoil it every 3 months.

When rolling the guards, we flared the guards out as well to give a little more room; I'll be going back to 195/50 from 205/50, so it'll be perfect then.

Pics!

Ignore the shit under my side mirror in the second shot. Was Armour-All, leaked off my side mirror.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:08 pm

Cool

Looks good

Kinda rally racer looking rims

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:17 pm

They're really lightweight, so the car seems to pick up a lot quicker.

Add that to the fact that I got a new Blitz air filter last night for free...

bluecube · Post by **bluecube** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:08 pm

Car looks great mate

. How much did u pick up the rims for?

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:37 am

$100 for all four, plus shitty rubber. :P

Apparently they sold new for $1500 (just rims)? I dunno.

Joso · Post by **Joso** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:55 am

I officially hate you...

Can't you widen the fenders so you can stick with 205s ?

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:02 pm

I'm slowly rolling them out with a wooden baseball bat, but having trouble, cause the only time I have to do it is in the morning, and my parents have gone to work.

I might get them to help me out when I get home though... Hmm.

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