Guard Rolling

PULLY6 · 23-11-2005, 09:47 PM

I've gotta ask the question...

What does guard rolling involve? Will all the wheel arch plastics fit afterwards? What exactly IS it?

I know its done to fit wider/taller tyres into the guards...

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Psycho Chicken · 23-11-2005, 10:48 PM

Feel the inside of the guard lip. It's a _\ shape right? Rolling it makes it more of a \\ shape to give a little more clearance. You can't even tell from the outside.

As for wheel arch plastics, if the screw into the horizonal bit of the lip than no. They look crap anyway grandpa :P

PULLY6 · 24-11-2005, 11:42 AM

Thanks mate.

Lol @ the grandpa comment coming from someone who was looking for rear window venetians for their NC!

GenesiS · 24-11-2005, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

Feel the inside of the guard lip. It's a _\ shape right? Rolling it makes it more of a \\ shape to give a little more clearance. You can't even tell from the outside.

As for wheel arch plastics, if the screw into the horizonal bit of the lip than no. They look crap anyway grandpa :P

I was of the impresion that rolling your guards can also stretch the pain and cause cracking over time. When you roll the inside you are flattening the metal and in turn, changing the shape. When changing shape you're bending the structure of the paint so to speak, if the paint is old, it doesn't have much elasticity(spelling) and thus changing the structure can cause micro cracking, which gradually progresses to larger cracks in the paint and enamel..

EFFalcon · 24-11-2005, 03:00 PM

My guards have been rolled, the paints been fine on there too.
it was done proffessionally though.

24-11-2005, 03:30 PM

yeah it can crack the paint, mine were done properly too but still cracked in one spot. you cant see it on the outside but.

TUFED6 · 24-11-2005, 03:48 PM

EFFalcon/John_Xr6- who did your guard rolling?

Pipe up anyone else that can recommend someone.

- John

Psycho Chicken · 24-11-2005, 04:03 PM

If you roll them yourself you'll most likey crack the paint on the outside. Cracking the paint on the inside would be pretty common I'd imagine.

I rolled the guards on my EB myself with a hammer. Somehow didn't crack the paint, but they still rubbed.

And the NC is a grandpa mobile from factory, so I can do whatever grandpa mods I feel like!

NZ · 24-11-2005, 04:08 PM

If you get a peice of pipe, load up your car with mates put the pipe between the tire and guard and get someone to drive forward and backwards a couple of times.

255's on 8.5 inch rims on my eb don't rub. the same wheels on an ef rub the plastic peice inside the guard.

XRated · 24-11-2005, 04:18 PM

I know of someone who does guard rolling and flaring. I still don't know what effect you'd get with "flaring" though. $50 for rolling, $65 for flaring (per corner obviously).

Racecraft · 24-11-2005, 05:50 PM

Use a heat gun (hair dryer) to soften the paint along the lip then with a rolling pin or baseball bat (something that shape) just roll the wheel slowly

Its not that hard, I have seen the eww-beaut rolling tool make a mess of it....

24-11-2005, 07:12 PM

i used centreline in lipton drive Thomastown. they heat up the guard with a heat gun and use a nylon roller or something. its right next door to my uncles engine recondition shop ;)

PULLY6 · 24-11-2005, 08:15 PM

16's with 245's shouldn't rub hey? (thats rear, 225's on front)

If they do I'll just take the plastic bits out :P