leo520

well...see. i am running 18 x 9.5 38 offset with 265 tires allready..
i don't need it more, so it's not ness for me to cut..

camera obscura

I asked this in another thread but didn't get a response.

For those that have overfenders and cut out the rear quarter, once it's all said and done, would you say going back to stock by welding the cutouts back in would be a possibity? I'm not sure I can pull the trigger without the ability to go back should I need to sell it.

WashabiS2K

if you are unsure about keeping the car, I wouldn't do it.. if you were to bring it back to stock, you would need to have a shop weld the plate back in, bondo and smooth it out, and then respray the entire quarter panel (which cannot be removed from the frame). It's quite a bit of work, but it probably won't be worth it if you plan to re-sell the car. Not to mention the drop in value from performing such work on the car.. I highly doubt anyone looking to purchase the car would give consideration to a car that has had the quarter panel extensively modified, and then re-welded back to stock.

camera obscura

Thanks . I understand the work involved, I'm just having a hard time imagining a re-welded quarter looking like it did prior to all this work and I think you're confirming that. In other words, I'd have to find someone who wants the same setup when or if I decided to sell.

leo520

let's compare the stock offset to the 25mm fender flare ,
stock offset on a 17 x 9 + 63.. so with 25MM wider, then it should be + 48 ..
but with my fender work , i am doing 9.5 + 38, that's like 50MM wider than stock wheel..
that's more than enough , don't need to cut..

HvRRZ

think of it this way also. I believe with stock quarter panel and stock wheels you can use a 20mm spacer and make the stock wheels sit flush without rubbing. So you take your 17x8.5 +65, add the spacer and it'll basically mean a 17x8.5 +45 will fit with no problems. Now add another 25mm with the over fenders...thats if you are shaving the inside to gain the maximum clearance, and cutting your quarter panel, then a 17x8.5 +20 will fit no problem. Of course we all go wider to around 9" maybe sometimes 10" so the offset would have to increase again.

camera obscura

Are you guys cutting your own fenders or having a shop do it? I just went around to several different body shops and got quotes ranging from $800-$2600 which, even on the low end is considerably higher than I anticipated.

This is the pic I was showing them:


Even though the potential for disaster exists, doing it on my own with an angle grinder doesn't look like it'd be too dificult.

leo520

damn...that's sick..but i heared it's not good for the body, since that's part of the frame, it's all weld together..

damn..
beside what's the spec of the wheels u running up there?

red@9k

quarters panels arent part of the frame, I did the same and had the bodyshop reweld the panel together. Its the only real way to use an over fender.

leo520

yea...
it's weld together with the frame, so it have to reweld it , otherwise it's too weak...