Does rolling the fenders devalue a 911?
 

Does rolling the fenders on a 911 devalue the car?

I have a 1984 911 3.2 with original paint in great condition. The car is sitting on 930 fuchs 7x16 with 205/55/16 up front and 9x16 with 245/50/16 in the rear. The fitment is near perfect unless I drive up any slight incline in which case my front right fender will rub. The obvious solution is to roll the fenders but I don't want to hurt the resale value.

A little negative camber will help. Also make sure that there is nothing loose in the front suspension. Like strut inserts, wheel bearings, and ball joints.

I doubt rolling the fenders will devalue your car, unless it is a low mileage, concours winning car.

Depends on what matters to the next buyer. It would likely be a strike to someone focused on originality. To others more concerned about driveabity and other things, probably not a huge deal. I wouldn’t care.

You might want to start with your set up as it sounds like it doesn’t take much to get a rub.

Regardless, I wouldn't do it if I had the least concern. The next owner will thank you.


Cheers,

Joe
87 Carrera

Go ahead it's your car

I don't think rolling the fenders will effect it's value, just rolling the car.

In 40 years of life lots of things will have happened to the car. The least of all is having the fenders rolled.

A lot of these cars rub with 205s on 7s. Mine did, too. If it does it a lot, perhaps you should have your alignment checked. you an get away with a bit of camber up front (check other threads here to determine what would be good for your use).

If that doesn't solve it, I wouldn't get all concerned about rolling your fenders. Especially on a 3.2 which aren't all that rare. It doesn't do any damage unless you rush through it and don't heat your paint and it cracks. If you're super worried, get some 6x16s and use those up front or raise your car back up to factory height.

It will definitely, positively effect value. No doubt. But if that's keeping you from doing it, and you're planning on keeping it anyway, then I would do it.

Most people won’t even notice. If they do and it bothers them, they can move on. In other words it will not negatively impact value for most buyers including the ones you want.

Will oversize tires affect the value? Will a bent fender lip, from the tire catching affect the value? Decisions, decisions....

On a Hot Rod...No

On a numbers matching unmolested (including daily drivers) car...Yes. How much $ depends on buyer.

Just my opinion...


Rahl

Hey guys, thanks for all the responses. I got new 205/55/16 tires on the front this morning and to my surprise they don’t rub at all even on my steep driveway incline : ) No rolling necessary.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1526143540.jpg

Great looking. Take for a spirited drive then determine. I don’t think rolling the fenders has any impact.

Didn’t think mine needed them done on my Euro ride height until caught a lip on a spirited drive on a sharp corner. Only slightly pulled down the lip and sliced the tire. Got it fixed and then rolled all the fenders. When I sold it, being a low numbers highly desirable early car, the rolled fenders never played into the sales price. The car was a solid 8.

I would do it for peace of mind and did it on my current high numbers, not so desirable impact bumper car.

Ignore all of the above if you have a very low mileage virtually pristine car which is a 10.

RSBob has a good point, most likely that you're going to catch your tire on the fender lip while turning (and hitting a bump) -- better to roll the fenders under controlled circumstances than risk having the tire pull down the fender lip under uncontrolled circumstances (BTDT)

Nice looking car Ralph.

No, if it is done right.

So, I went for a test drive with a passenger and the passenger fender did start to rub a bit again. Going to try to add some negative camber and then roll if that doesn’t fix it. Thanks again for all the replies!

Any concern for dirt and water getting caught in the folded lip and rusting? Or is that just the next guys problem?

Rahl

I’m hoping I won’t have to roll them flat, just at a slight angle so I can still clean up there. But I’m in Socal so I don’t have to worry much about water.