[dropthattaco]

i think there was an article here a long time ago about widening out rear fenders with a bottle jack, but i can't find it despite all my best efforts. anyone remember this or am i going crazy?

 

[Enola Gaia]

Are you referring to rolling the fenders after using the jack to lift the truck, as described in:

http://www.customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1857

... ??? :thinking:

 

[Jonathan]

ive seen it done two ways. one, use an sir grinder and take out the lip in the fender. the other, use a small aluminum (2 inch) rod and roll it through the fender. you would put it in there, and push the car to roll it out. my brother did both this on his old car and it worked great.

 

[kuyanoel]

whew! way cheaper than using http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/tools/fenderlip.jsp

 

[vtechthis]

wow that tire rack tool is a pretty good looking piece yet way over priced. but liek jon said the tube on the tire trick always worked for me. when you mentioned bottle jack it reminded me of when i flred the bedsides on my pre taco. i cut the rear inner fender and used a 2x4 and a bottle jack to push the bed side out an inch. then added a section inside to hold it out and fill the new gap.

 

[Chris D.]

Hows about 50 bucks cheaper?

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=6159&itemType=PRODUCT

vs the same thing with a 50 doller sticker on it..

It would be sweet if you could rent these..

 

[momotaro]

I know it's not from a tech post on CT. But,I think this is what you're looking for?

http://www.minitruckinweb.com/tech/body/0309mt_fender_flare_tech_how_to/photo_01.html

 

[dropthattaco]

I know it's not from a tech post on CT. But,I think this is what you're looking for?

http://www.minitruckinweb.com/tech/body/0309mt_fender_flare_tech_how_to/photo_01.html

that's the one!!
thankx george! i wonder where i got the idea that it came from here :looney:

yeah, i already rolled the fenders with a baseball bat, but i want to actually expand the fenders out, without bending the lip any more, cause it's probably gonna get cut off anyway.