Reply to "fender clearance"

If the lip-rolling is done correctly, you will likely NOT have to repaint. But after 30 years, who knows how flexible your paint really is. To 'roll' a fender lip, a baseball bat or similar-sized steel pipe is inserted between the fender and tire, and moved up until it's a fairly tight fit between them at maybe a 45 degree angle. Then you simply lift up, bending the internal fender lip upward a little. Swing the bat/pipe down, roll it a little until its fwd of the area you just dented upward, and do it again. Repeat until a 30-45 degree segment of the top fender lip is bent upward enough so the outside edge of your tire cannot catch on the lip, even if the wheel is turned sharply one way or the other. The bent lip need not be hammered flat against the inside of the fender. Thats all thats involved and if the lip-bending is done slowly & evenly, the paint on the fender edge won't crack (usually).