Now that I have the 4-link installed, there were a few other items that needed to be done. I ordered this Eastwood Fender Lip Roller from Eastwood. I have been wanting to roll the fender lips since my tires had started to rub when I put the 9" rear end in. The 9" was a little wider than my stock 8" which brought the tires out more.
So, several weeks ago I ordered a Eastwood fender lip roller. I decided to spend the extra money and do it without cracking or chipping my paint. It bolts right onto your drum/rotor with your own lug nuts. I used a heat gun to soften the paint while we rolled the fenders. We started out rolling slowly, making small adjustments outward on the arm. The rear quarters did not want to roll due to the outer wheelhouse lip and the quarter lip being together. Having the two pieces of sheetmetal together made it impossible. I had to notch the lip and then it rolled. I rolled the lips flat up against the inside of the quarters giving me as much room as possible. The fronts are a different story. Being only one layer of sheetmetal, it was much easier.
Half way done
Finished
This is a pic of the driver's side. Note the heat gun.
The angle of the wheels will need to be changed to achieve desired results.
This is the passenger side complete. Note how the lip is rolled all the way up against the back side of the fender. No more catching the lip when I turn the wheel!
Overall the job took the two of us 1hr. It took a lot of muscle to roll the arm back and forth for the rears. The fronts were easy but you have to keep the steering wheel from turning. The quality tool is very heavy duty even though it is made in China. I wish I had done this several years ago before I sliced and diced my present tires. I can now run the 295s I have been wanting to get for the rear. . I was able to determine the correct backspace and max width with another tool I purchased called Wheelrite. It is a wheel and tire simulator. We had some 295's in the shop and I used one of them to simulate the tire profile with the wire supplied with the tool. I found this one on e-bay. They have a web site and there are videos out there showing you how to use this tool. You can determine what your max wheel width, tire profile, and max backspacing can be. Here is a video explaining how to use this tool.
http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/142/28/
