360 Modena/Front Fenders Rub

You need to give the wheel and tire sizes and state if the wheels are OEM.

Are there spacers on the front?

Maybe the car has been lowered too much!

 

They might have lowered the car. Some guys do that........

 

OEM were 18" on the 360. That said, I know of several 360 owners who had rubbing issues with OEM wheels, their dealer (FoSF in one case) had a fix for them involving minor mods in the wheel wells.

Gary

 

u wanna post pics of ur front fender/wheels so we can see the gap from tire to fender?

 

I cut the tires on my 360 spider with OEM 18's while driving on a skid pad. circumstances werew wet track, drifting attempt; hard turn in a and a partial spin. Extreme suspension loads and a 1/2" strip 5feet long peeled off the left front. I suppose it would be similar to a hard turn on a driveway with the suspension compressed. ~$400 for a new tire anbut no fender damage. No more skid pads though!

 

On the CS the fenders are rolled to prevent this.

 

Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a skid pad ???

 

As Gary stated, the OEM wheels are 18". So if you have 19" rims that in of otself will not cause a rubbing problem.

However, if the offset is too negative or if there are front spacers throwing the rims out more negative in the offset, then you'll get rubbing.

Best have that checked first before you look to fender rolling.

Again, what make are the rims?

 

In anticipation of my recently ordered 19" HRE's, I had my front fenders rolled (like the CS). You might consider the same. Tim

 

Not stupid at all... My first experience was at Summit Point. W VA. It's a paved flat circle a couple of hundred feet around that is to be used to test suspension set-ups tires, steering control g-loads etc. Lots of fun especially when wet. (this one has sprinklers to keep it wet) Fairly low speeds ...2nd gear stuff 40 -50 max speed. but very humbling. Keeping your foot in the throttle while drifiting the rear-end out takes a lot of practice, and more than a few spins. Great fun for a few laps.
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Several months ago, after too many glasses of wine, I took a baseball bat to the fenders of eclipse185's 360 spider with OEM modular wheels. We rolled 'em back nicely, and pretty much solved the rubbing issue he experienced. I vaguely remember thinking, "this is a dumb idea". But, the Louisville Slugger did a great job, and the results look perfect.

I have no idea what we were thinking/drinking.

(Fender rolling entails putting the baseball bat between the tire and the fender, then slowly rolling the car until the bat reaches the other side of the well. Don't start with the fattest section of the bat... use a narrow-er region, then on successive rolls, work up to the fatter part of the bat).

Then again, don't do anything listed above. If you screw up your fenders, I don't want to be the nut-job on the internet who suggested it....

 

anyone know how much ballpark it costs to have the fenders on an 01 360 spider rolled in the bay area?

 

Anyone in the Bay area know who rolls fenders?

 

Andrew at SVAG has someone who can do it. They did it on mine.

 

Talk with Kevin at Ferrari of S.F. service dept. (located in San Rafael) Approx. $200 to roll the front fenders! They have a tool/device thats from the factory for this issue.

 

Rolling the fenders takes approximately 45 minutes. Figure the cost accordingly. In addition to the bat (as suggested by Daniel), it is important that the fender is heated. This keeps the paint flexible thereby preventing the paint from cracking. Tim

 

Instead of using a bat, why not use a fender roller tool?



My car club rented one from Tire Rack a couple years ago.
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I know CEC does fender rolling.

 

per Daniel, a bottle of wine and a baseball bat.

 

I just posted info on an available fender roller.

See: http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104526

 

The dealer did mine under warranty.