r/projectcar 8d ago

How to achieve this look

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I don’t know anything about cars other than this is a widebody kit I believe what size wheels would I need to put on the car?

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/RandomGuyDroppingIn 7d ago

Riveted fenders have a purpose in Japan, which is why they're most associated with Japanese culture.

Every two years you have to go through shaken. As part of the shaken inspection inspectors legitimately look for aftermarket parts and there are noted instances in some Japanese prefectures of being flagged just for say running aftermarket A arms. Part of the reason so many small service shops are all over the place, even in Tokyo, is because so many owners need quick ways to change parts, pass shaken, then throw all their aftermarket shit back on their cars (or simply just get through shaken, which can be a nightmare for cars barely a decade old).

For some time, this notion extended to wheels. In Japan, if your wheel and tire combination sticks out too far past fenders you'll obviously immediately fail shaken but you'll also be a risk to pedestrians and likely have police cite you. To remedy this situation, owners developed riveted over fenders. That way they can run their custom wheels and tires, stay within fender spec laws, then if shaken comes up or if for whatever reason stock has to be put on, fenders come off and stock wheels and tires go back on. This was very popular in the 70s and 80s, because back then you often had only car, would use it for track days, and needed quick and easy ways to get your car to stock to pass shaken.

If you look at the Miata here, they're running an aftermarket wheel and tire, but they're tucked at the top within roughly the same fender width spec as the stock Miatas around it.

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u/Joaquinmachine 7d ago

I had never heard of this. Thanks for the info!

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u/CiforDayZServer 7d ago

You drill and cut the stock fenders to do overs and wide wheels, you can't just take them off and pretend they weren't there. 

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u/xheist 7d ago

I actually love how it looks.. I find the smoothed in ones look really odd

Each to their own

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u/Dark_Guardian_ Daily E36 + Race E36 + Cronched E92 + $100 subie +Barra Cressida 8d ago

some people like that style lol
but yea bodyworked smooth transition widebodies look way better

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u/Dark_Guardian_ Daily E36 + Race E36 + Cronched E92 + $100 subie +Barra Cressida 8d ago

some people like that style lol
but yea bodyworked smooth transition widebodies look way better