50 profile wheels

^I know I didnt get Nexen tires, lol.

Hey 01Rollas, how hard was it to roll the inner lip? Did you do it yourself or did a shop do it for ya? I REALLY want to be able to fit 215s....that would be an awesome upgrade for me...

Honestly, 215s would probably be too wide even if you had your lip rolled. But about the lip rolling information. You can do it the expensive way....or the free way (most common

-Go to a body shop that has a machine specifically for fender lip rolling. You can usually find these at off-road vehicle shops or some top of the line performance parts shops.
Pros: Very cleanly and evenly rolled lip. Professionally done.
Cons: It costs anywhere between $125-250 and its really hard to find a shop with that machine.
+More info on lip rolling machine: Its not so much a machine but instead a tool, per se. They take your wheel off and bolt it up to your lug nut bolts. There is a rod that sticks up with an angled wheel on the end. They adjust the wheel until it makes contact with your lip and adjust it more until they get the desired result. Afterwards, they twist on a screw which rotates the rod until it goes completely the length of your fender lip.

-The cheap (most common) way: Get a (metal) baseball bat or a pipe about the same size. Don't take your wheel off. Jack one side of the car off the ground. Stick the (metal) bat in the wheel well between the tire and the fender at the center. Drop the car all the way to the ground. Now, hopefully you've worked out in the past days or you have some gloves on because all you have to do is "roll" the bat until you get the desired result you're looking for. You may need to occassionally lift the car to reposition the bat or to keep it from getting stuck.
Pros: Unless you don't already have a (metal) bat or pipe, its free
Cons: You could slightly chip the paint in that area if you're not careful. If you leave this area of chipped paint the way it is, you'll start to see lovely rust spots.


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thing is, my front fenders are fiber glass, i can't roll that right?

you shouldnt have to roll your front fender at all. Usually just need to do the rear fender...

i'm thinkin i have to do the inside part because when i turn to the extremes i rub with 205

^^my civic doesnt have a lip on the front fender so i didnt have to do that one. If urs does, i suppose you could do that one too but definately do not roll fiberglass, lol. If the fiberglass part is giving you trouble, you might just have to resort to grinding it down or cutting it off with a dremel or something...

it was easy and cheaply done at the time but it i now have it fixed pretty good by a body shop cost me 60 bucks. but the way i did it was a hammer,wood block, a towel (to keep the paint from chipping) and took off the wheel and just lightly tapped it in.

^see, I heard if you do it with a hammer, you risk cracking or chipping your paint no matter how you do it because your applying sudden abrupt force. Thats why I did the bat method.

yeah but the paint did not chip on it only.

i'll just stick to 205/55/15 then... maybe when i get stock front fenders which i'm kinda wishing now anyway, i'll get the 215.

in the front the size don't really matter because the strut keeps the tire from hitting anything, i only had problems in the back, the front was never been an issue, and my car is dropped all the way down.

yeah but i hear a rubbing already tho... (when turned to the extreme...could it be the fender liner?

park ur car, turn ur wheel all the way and have one person pushing down on ur car while you check where its hitting...

i just called and wow they got springs for free except shippin which was 50, what kind springs do they have?

i have no clue lol...

^^I dont like the sound of freebie throw-in car parts....

hey VB check the inner lining where the tire turns and check to see if it rubs it may be the small lining of metal on the frame mine was hitting when I got the 18's

well i'm about to buy 205/50/15s with 15x7 38 offset wheels....i hope nothing rubs.....

i ran 15X7 +38 offset rims with 195/50/15 tires and it rubbed. So with 205, you will definately rub. I took care of it by rolling the rear fenders.

hmm well i run 205 tires now... but i think the offset is 40 or 45 or something..

did it rub on the inside part of the rear fender?

yes it will so you need to roll it in especially if there is enough weight in the back.

man, i guess i'll just try to find wheels with the same offset as mine......i don't know if i can find a shop willing to roll my fenders.

DIY dude. It's so easy don't waste $.

i'm getting these wheels


with 195/55/15 falken 512 tires.

Usually the sizes go 205/40/16 or 205/50/15.

I drive in NYC with 205/50/15s, but I think they have a +35 offset, so they're rub like crazy when I go over bumps. Other than that and my blown struts, they ride fine.

it rubs with the struts? i would love to get 205 width but that wheel calculator is saying that i can only go as much as 195 with +40 offset.

Here is the ones that i am going for. Motegi Traklite Version 2.0

http://www.motegiracing.com/wheels/...e forged alloy, painted center, machined lip#

just curious, are there cars with 50 profile tires stock? i just dont want to run into bent wheels again..... like with my 40 profiles i have now

yes there is you just have to search if not i can assure you can order some from over here in Japan from Toyo, Dunlop, etc. All Japanese tire manufactures have smaller and wider sizes due to the nature of the vehicles they have over here.