<VV> Rolling wheel well edge

[Bruce Schug]

On Dec 11, 2009, at 1:38 PM, Dave Thompson wrote:

> I just got my new tires mounted..Yea! They are P185/70 R13 on 13X5.5  
> Cragar
> SS 4-lug rims.
>
> Now, I just went into a driveway at an extreme angle a few minutes  
> ago and
> the left tire rubbed at the top of the wheel well opening and peeled  
> the lop
> of the 64 wheel well trim down.  I have pounded the trim back into  
> position.
> I see that if I roll the top edge of the wheel well up and in a  
> little, the
> tire will not rub anymore. I am trying to figure out the best way to  
> do it.
> I'm a little scared that I might crack the paint above the 64 wheel  
> well
> trim. Obviously I don't want that.
>
> I'm sure there some guys out there that can give me advice on how I  
> should
> roll the edge up out of the way.
>
> Looking forward to some suggestions,
>


On late models, the common way to solve that problem is to actually  
cut the wheel opening. I presume earlies have similar openings.

What I've done is to remove the tire/wheel, lay on my back with my  
head right in where the wheel/tire goes, and use a small cut off wheel  
in a drill motor or high speed grinder or similar and just trim, the  
horizontal surface of the wheel opening. It's a bit hard to describe.  
I could send a digital pic of the resultant opening.


Bruce

Bruce W. Schug
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