I'm looking for a body shop within 200 miles of central mass that has the ability to flare out the rear fenders on my T/A. I would like atleast 1 1/2 inches of added clearance to the outside of the wheel well so I can run 18"x12" or 18"x13" wheels. This may require the building of a whole custom fiberglass fender to get the body lines to look right, I'm sure that would be expensive but money is not an issue (within reason). I'm looking to buy a set of Iforged wheels and I would like the body to be done, so I can size the wheels accordingly.

 

You need more than that. I have a 1 1/2 inch flare so my 15" x 10" rims with 6 1/2" backspace fit inside the well.

The rear tires are 28" x 12.5" x 15" and that is all that can physically fir inside without doing additional work. As it is, I had to take a saw to the lower fenders so the tires wouldn't rub. I would imagine just about any decent body shop could do the work.

 

I do not want just the fender lip flared out, in my opinion it looks to truckish. I want the whole fender shape extended out 1-1/2" BARE MINIMUM. I would like to go to a shop that has done work of this caliber, normal auto body repair/paint shop rarely see work like this.


Body Works Unlimited, in East Long Meadow - Has anyone heard of them, or seen their work.

 

They do excellent paint jobs but I've never seen their custom stuff. It will definately cost alot though. Have you considered doing a mini-tub?

 

Truckish? I must admit, that is one opinion I have not heard until now....

 

tnthub - I was not refering to your car with the "truckish" coment. What I meant was, that in order to fit 18x12 or 18x13 rears, the fender lips lips would need to be flared soo much that I think it would look truckish.

Also, has anyone in the area performed a mini-tubbing on their car. Or, where did you go to get it done?

 

Mine were flared from the front starting with a taper and ending back where the panels meet with a smooth squared off lip. I don't think the pics on my site really show it because they have been modified in the name of art by my wife.... Many people do not actually notice any flare on my car until it is next to a stock one.