Trimming for Larger Tires
CT cut for 235/85-16 Bridgestone Dueler MT on stock suspended Disco
Tools needed
- tape measure
- blue masking tape
- dremel with h/d cutting disc
- safety goggles, dust mask and gloves
- 50 cc's of courage to cut your baby up!
- large fine metal file
- black sharpie marker pen
I call this the CT or Camel Trohpy cut, based upon the pics of
the rear fenders of the factory CT Discos.
- Install one strip of blue tape semi-vertically, from rear edge of fender
opening towards the rear of the car. Put the safety equipment on now.
there is alot of dust and metal particles flying around when cutting!
Protect your eyes, lungs and hands. You might need them later!!
- Measure 1.5" rearward from bottom of flat area and mark with
sharpie pen.
- Draw line from this point up to the bottom of side moulding. This
should create a triangle of sorts. From rear most bottom point, draw
line straight down the bent bits that curve under car.
- Using dremel at high speed and a steady hand, cut along the line
drawn - the hypothenuse of the triangle. Cut on the inside or forward side
of the line. This yields a cut area of 1.25".
- When you reach the top of the triangle, make a upward 45 degree cut
on the inner fender lip.
- Cut the straight line on the bent bits as well.
- Repeat other side.
- Using a fine large metal file, file the edges smooth to remove burrs
and such.
- Apply touch up paint or metal door edge guard to make the cut
area look tidy and clean.
245/75-16 GY MT/R on stock suspended Disco - Gabe Guay
"For what it's worth, the way I cut these sounds very scary but actually
taped off fender with masking tape, made line with chalk line, and cut with
a coping saw. That's right , a coping saw. The aluminum cuts really easy.
Trimmed the inner lip to taper off to nothing at the molding and sanded the
edge with a palm sander and 400 grit paper. Painted the raw edge with a
touch up brush with flat black paint. Looks stock unless you look closely.
Had the truck cross exled across my ditch balanced on two wheels with no
rubbing and stuffed to the point of crushing the bump stops to half their
thickness but did not have the digi camera at the time. By the way Moab tape
rules."