VR on superlows, need guards rolled?

[Burns48_VR]

Hey fellows,
im getting superlow later this week and i was talking to my mechanic mate and he said i need to get my guards rolled. My mate said it is simple and an easly to do it yourself. I checked my car and the fronts have already been rolled and i just got to do the back ones. My question is, should i roll the bak guards myself or get it professional done???
Any help would be great, cheers.

[UNKNOWN]

Front ones are done like that from factory... Get a profesional to do it mate.

[Haydz]

i also need my rear guards rolled how much would it cost?
cheers

[r_i_d_a_h]

you'd be lucky to find some one who could do it for $50 per guard

[VRSS]

depends what width tyre your running. if you get an adjustable panhard rod you can get away with up to 235 tyres without scrubbing. unless you have a full car load and hit a big bump or take a corner real hard then it will scrub even with rolled guards.

[Haydz]

pedders suspension can do it 120 for the pair. anywhere else i could try??

[Haydz]

or about 50 bucks from a smash repair joint.

[Chirpstr]

Fronts should be fine. Only the back so thats $100-$120. I wouldn't bother. Have you got 245,255's or something?

[Haydz]

yeah my rims are pretty wide and theyre 17s

[Chirpstr]

7.5's...? That's what I have no need to get your gaurds rolled. Maybe get a adjustable panhard rod.

[Haydz]

and what would that do? its only when i have people in the back if there is no one there i wont get any scraping. but if there are people. it will scrape

[hakhawk]

adjustable panhard rod will allow you to recentre the diff, instead of it being offset to one side when lowered

[Chirpstr]

fair enough, just get a adjustable panhard rod then.

[KRUPTD]

Use a baseball bat if your keen.

[Haydz]

lol ok then and what is the price on an adjustable panhard rod?
would it still scrape though

[feistl]

i paid $185 for my adjustable panhard rod. You really need one of these if your going to ultra lows, but for ssl or sl its not crucial (but recommended).

[r_i_d_a_h]

i picked up a whiteline adjustable panhard rod for $110 of egay

[Summer-Sickness]

ive got a vr berlina on superlows with 18x8's and 235 tyres on em... didnt get the guards rolled n theres no probs at all.

[VLDavo]

i mean for 120 bucks max to get your guards rolled its a pretty cheap safe guard just incase... most wheel and tire places can do it..

and as mentiond the panhard rod is the go pick em up for under 200

[UNKNOWN]

I just got a Pedders Adjustable pan hard rod for $70 at my local wreckers!

[Haydz]

let us know how you go unkown.
im still not sure because if i bet my guards rolled and they crack the paint im going to be very ****ed off. especially because i will then need a full respray.

so if a panhard rod works. i will get one of them.
also my mate said a panhard rod would make u use tyres more often because of camber wear. is this true?
thanks for all the help.

[feistl]

Hey mate,

Ill try to explain what the panhard rod does, and why you need to change it...

Ok basically you've got the diff in the back which has the wheels connected to it. Now obviously you cant bolt the diff to the body/chassis as you would have no suspension...
So you put suspension springs between the body/chassis and the diff... So basically the diff bumps around when you hit bumps.

Now if you can imagine the body sitting on some springs which are connected to the diff, there is nothing actually stopping the diff from moving side to side...
So you have a panhard rod connected from one side of the diff, the the body of the car on the opposite side.
If you've ever seen the V8s you may have seen when they break a panhard rod... and you can see the wheels moving side to side under the car. thats what happens with no panhard rod.

[UNKNOWN]

let us know how you go unkown.
im still not sure because if i bet my guards rolled and they crack the paint im going to be very ****ed off. especially because i will then need a full respray.

so if a panhard rod works. i will get one of them.
also my mate said a panhard rod would make u use tyres more often because of camber wear. is this true?
thanks for all the help.

I have my gaurds rolled aswell as a pan hard rod, got the gaurds done profesionaly and diddnt have a problem with paint cracking.

Also, I have 19s with 245's on them, no scrubing at all..... Not even with a full car load.

[Chirpstr]

Good diagram feistl, hahaha I like the springs LOL. I'm not tearing you, I just like the way to draw. Does explain it well, nice work.