Reply to "Group 4 Steel Flare Help Requested"

Hockeydude.

Please dont even get me started

I also mounted my steel flares and hated how they looked, the fabrication and fit sucked. The first set for the rear need 1" removed to bring them in closer to the end of the tire, but still I hated the curvature and the fronts hit the tire as it moved thru the steering cycle. So I bought a second set for the rear and cut off only the end 2" all the way down and around ... I still have some shrinking and the edge/ lip to reshape. The suspension rims and tires were all mounted and I have to say if they made larger tires then 335 x 18's it would make things easier. I had a set of spacers made 1" which makes the entire combo come together.

As for the travel up and down .. I mounted a set of KONIS ... so don't think there is going to be much of an issue up and down ... but I did raise the top shock mount 1" and I;m getting the feeling the upper control arm has to go up a little .. but have not calculated that yet so its only speculation. I have aftermarket MW axles so 1/2 wheel studs 2" long accommodation the 1" spacers the axles are both threaded and pressfit. I honestly might have overlooked the conflict with the flares ...being consumed by poor fit of the steel flares.

Your on the right path exactly ... spacers, longer studs, modify the flares, flatten the slop ..i did it with a new flairs and modifying the lip which required shrinking and crimping.

... in my case this entire debocle has caused me to loose momentum .. i had to take a break and take on an easy job restoring my BOSS 302 where you buy a panel like an entire floor pan 72" x 65 and it fits right in seam to seam...take weld it in and your don't in 2 days.

Ask me any questions you wish .. this was a tense job and I have 28 years in the Pipefitting, Sheetmetal Fabrication business and these flairs are a misrepresentation ... I have still thoughts of ripping these off and fabricating 3/8 round bar and sheet metal pieces as you see they did at the factory on the early GR4 cars OR I would definitively next time mount the fiberglass ones.

Ron