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nivvy

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Trimming wheelwell lip
« on: February 04, 2006 - 07:50:55 PM »
Can you cut the inner wheewell lip down more for more tire clearance?

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Offline 70RTdroptop

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Re: Trimming wheelwell lip
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2006 - 08:40:42 PM »
If you're talking about the front fender on cars that had 15" tires so that the tire wouldn't rub when making a sharp turn, I've heard of people either cutting or rolling back a small section of the wheel lip. When I bought my Challenger in 2004 with the 15" wheels, my car already had a small section cut out from the wheel lip and a corresponding piece cut out of the wheel opening molding. Hope this helps!
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Re: Trimming wheelwell lip
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2006 - 01:26:42 AM »
the wheel lips on th erear 1/4s can be trimmed back to as narrow as the chrome trim or less to gain tire clearance also , make sure you seal the bare metal after trimming it to prevent rust

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Re: Trimming wheelwell lip
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2006 - 01:04:04 PM »
yes i was talking about the rears.....so you say you can cut them almost to the wheel trim and then weld the seam back together....


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Re: Trimming wheelwell lip
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2006 - 01:56:20 PM »
in most cases the seam is nearer the outer body so generally you do not need to weld it just trim off the excess lip

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Re: Trimming wheelwell lip
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2006 - 12:35:35 AM »
I dont know how wide the chrome trim is???

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Re: Trimming wheelwell lip
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2006 - 11:12:12 AM »
approx 1"

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