+50 mm rear fender folks - whats your wheel setup?

[FloridaRacing]

so this is where im confused how these sizes vary so much. I talked to a guy that had

18x10 +10 225/40 with 20mm front fenders that fit with no issues on 3.5 degrees of camber. if you add 20 mm to that wheel size for a 40mm fender, you should be able to fit a 18x10 -10 offset with no fitting issues, but yet you said it is really tight on a -3 ?

have you measured the knock offs? are they true 40mm?

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by FloridaRacing

so this is where im confused how these sizes vary so much. I talked to a guy that had

18x10 +10 225/40 with 20mm front fenders that fit with no issues on 3.5 degrees of camber. if you add 20 mm to that wheel size for a 40mm fender, you should be able to fit a 18x10 -10 offset with no fitting issues, but yet you said it is really tight on a -3 ?

have you measured the knock offs? are they true 40mm?

Like XRACER already stated, just cuz they said its a 50mm fender, does not mean thats all you can get out of it. When you install the fenders, you can push the bottom in, to bow out the fenders and give you more than 50mm. Thats why its alwasy a good idea to get your wheels/tires on the car first so you can make the fenders fit the wheel setup you have. You can look around and get an idea around here but ultimately, its gonna have to be up to you.

Its also a good idea to make sure you're alignment is good in the rear, specially make sure the camber is even on both sides. Last thing you wanna have is have a -5 and a -2 uneven camber when you try to put on the fenders. Shits gonna throw off your install.

[GSXRJJordan]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

...Thats why its alwasy a good idea to get your wheels/tires on the car first so you can make the fenders fit the wheel setup you have.

Exactly.

Use threads like this to get an idea, sure, but eventually you're gonna have to:
1) get your camber set
2) cut your metal fenders/reweld if you care about the car
3) mount the widebody fenders and "pinch" the sides for more clearance, "press flat" for less. Would recommend spacers rather than pressing flat

I've actually never done a "real"/brand name rear overfender install, just used "generic" overfenders, which look like ass until you smooth them in... but they certainly teach you how to make them fit your desired wheels. I got 18x12 -10ish Veilside Andrews to fit under "50mm" overfenders when I used to work at a shop.