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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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How are you guys shipping the roller/heat gun? Last time I rented my roller, it was nearly 30 to ship. I offered it on here but a couple cry babies got huffy and puffy over the DEPOSIT.
Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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lol @ stock fenders, that's so 2010.
Old Apr 8, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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The baseball bat method worked great for me, my paint is thrashed anyways so I didn't bother with a heat gun. There's no limit to how much you can roll/pull the fender out if you are methodical and creative.

Done with a baseball bat, this is a stock NA fender and those are 15x9's with 225/45's on them. There's probably room for the 275 under there:
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by chpmnsws6
How are you guys shipping the roller/heat gun? Last time I rented my roller, it was nearly 30 to ship. I offered it on here but a couple cry babies got huffy and puffy over the DEPOSIT.
If you mean me, so far he is not shipping it anywhere. It is only being rented to people that he can essentially hand it to. But yes the thing is moderately heavy so shipping would not be cheap unless maybe it could be crammed into a USPS flat-rate box or something.
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Originally Posted by ZX-Tex
AACHH!! Don't go renting your scales at the track!
you talkin' to me? if you are don't worry, no way we're talking our scales to the track. i meant that's a good idea to help some people out. people that don't have scales. like, not us.
Old Apr 8, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ThePass
The baseball bat method worked great for me, my paint is thrashed anyways so I didn't bother with a heat gun. There's no limit to how much you can roll/pull the fender out if you are methodical and creative.

Done with a baseball bat, this is a stock NA fender and those are 15x9's with 225/45's on them. There's probably room for the 275 under there:
Nice, seriously.
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Originally Posted by spoolin2bars
you talkin' to me?


No worries, just yanking your chain

Yeah I am not sure taking scales to the track is a good idea either. Things get damaged, walk off, etc. I suppose I could level the trailer and use ramps... naaahh. I am there to race. Whatever we do has to be pretty low maintenance.

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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by chpmnsws6
How are you guys shipping the roller/heat gun? Last time I rented my roller, it was nearly 30 to ship. I offered it on here but a couple cry babies got huffy and puffy over the DEPOSIT.
Hey snugglebuns I have to roll my fenders for my 225/50/15 MT DR IIs I just got. I will pay for shipping and deposit etc...
Old Apr 8, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Faeflora
Hey snugglebuns I have to roll my fenders for my 225/50/15 MT DR IIs I just got. I will pay for shipping and deposit etc...
You ever call me anything other then Mr. Chapman again and the next thing I send to you will be a box full of poison ivy wrapped around a noose.


Now that I got my pre 2011 Hustler thing out of the way, just send me a PM if your serious and I'll get it sent out.
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Did you have to ditch your front fender liners? I will be rolling mine once I get the 15x9 6uls and 225 hankooks mounted.
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What are fender liners?


Hopefully that answers your question
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Originally Posted by chpmnsws6
What are fender liners?


Hopefully that answers your question
Good thing I already ripped them out then! =]
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Mine are still in.
Old Apr 9, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ZX-Tex
Mine are still in.
Well in that case, once I finish the roll, I will probably put them back. What about where the fender liner mounts to the fender lip? How would it attach post roll?
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Depends on your ride height and stiffness of your spring. I'm using a relatively soft setup so I kept rubbing the liners so I pulled them. If you don't rub, leave them in, they can't hurt.
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For those that left them out, what do you do about the blue wire bundle that normally resides above the fender liner and hangs down with the liner removed? Zip ties? Duct tape?
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air bag sensor- removed
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Originally Posted by Shahab
Well in that case, once I finish the roll, I will probably put them back. What about where the fender liner mounts to the fender lip? How would it attach post roll?
They are just kind of being held in there by the curled up lip on the inside edge of the fender. I think they will be fine but I'll remove them if they look like they could be a problem.
Old Apr 10, 2011 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Shahab
For those that left them out, what do you do about the blue wire bundle that normally resides above the fender liner and hangs down with the liner removed? Zip ties? Duct tape?
i used zip ties, however they eventually broke and my tire wore through the bundle... so it is getting removed.
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Originally Posted by chpmnsws6
air bag sensor- removed
Perfect. Won't be needing those.



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