Has anyone rolled their rear guards

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Finny
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Has anyone rolled their rear guards

Post by Finny »

Just as the subject says.
Interested to hear if anyone has had their rear guards rolled to allow wides wheels to be used.
Yes I know there are other options.
But I just wanted to hear from anyone that has done it, and how well it worked and looked.
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Re: Has anyone rolled their rear guards

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I had to do one on the way home from last years nationals on the side of the road - we had too much gear in the ute and it was chewing the tyre up. I used a block of wood wrapped in a shirt and a hammer . Held the block on the outside of the guard and peened the edge of the guard up.
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


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Finny
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Re: Has anyone rolled their rear guards

Post by Finny »

Thanks Blacky

I'm trying to get my 13" Dragways (6x13) to stop hitting on bumps and cornering.
Now I'm thinking of changing the tyres.
They are 205 60 r13, which are a lot smaller the the originals.
I'm thinking 185 80 r13 may reduce the width enough to stop it touching.
Anyone tried that set up before. :?
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