98eclipseRS

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There is a thread in the classifieds for a fender roller and heat gun hoping he is willing to rent it out though.

Edit: if you buy it and want to rent it out I will gladly throw you some cash to use it.

fuzzypanda187

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You lowered?

St0ich

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that's right, maybe you wont need a fender roller till you are lower.

NorCal_Scoob

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Yep, lowered on Epic Engineering Springs. It rubs a ton, going to need a mix of Fender rolling and slight camber to clear I'm guessing.

I could probably get away with just adding camber, but I'd rather roll the fenders than sacrifice performance/drivability/tire-wear.

NorCal_Scoob

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We're eyeing the same thread I sent him a PM and haven't heard anything back. I'm trying to get him to let me use it for a case of beer and 40 bucks.

St0ich

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ahh, yeah you need to roll the fenders.

fuzzypanda187

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Will a slight camber really mess with performance that much?

NorCal_Scoob

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If i were to not roll them, it would require quite a bit... Which i'm pretty sure yes, does effect performance.

For me because my car is a DD, it also effects tire life greatly. I love a good stance, but I better be able to slam this thing around corners at the limit and not have rubbing.

NorCal_Scoob

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Update: Got my fenders rolled in the rear, took care of 90% of the issue. Its only on hard turns I can get a shade of rub.

I'll be getting a proper alignment this weekend, which should alleviate any other issues. So Wagon owners, 18x8.5's with 44 offsets work! Stoked.


In other news. Subaru paint is ****. the body shop did their best, (and they're good) but both fenders flaked like a croissant. This weekend I'm going to back-tape the edges, scotch bright, and rubberized undercoat the inner lip. to weather-proof.

St0ich

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That would be a good idea to weather coat it. a proper alignment always helps in the rubbing issues.

OneManArmy

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By proper alignment I take it you mean a crap load of camber in the rear.

NorCal_Scoob

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Actually, no, not really. with the factory alignment they clear the wheel wells except under HARD cornering. Its not going to take much for them to have 0 issues.

OneManArmy

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That's pretty damn awesome. I'd like to go larger so I'll be watching the progress on this. I want to run 17x8.5's though.

If you're gonna run stock camber in the back (-1.3) I'd consider pushing your front camber up over -1.5 minimum.

NorCal_Scoob

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I'll keep updating. Think I'm going to take it to Roger Krauss Racing for my alignment/balancing, unless people have some better suggestions?

I've had a couple friends take their cars there and RAVE about them.

JourdanWithaU

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I have had great experiences at Auto Innovations. But they're in Milpitas which might be a bit of a drive...