DTMFiberWerkz Vs Ireland Engineering Flares

[CrazyB]

Anyone have experience with either of this. I am about to start working on fitting 17x9 wheels with 255/40/17 tires on them so i know i will need flares for sure.
Not sure with which one to go or if there is a third simple option.

[Eric]

I've ran both. First the IE flares (2002 turbo copies)










Then I moved on to the DTM flares:












The DTM flares are wider, but heavier and easier to crack with a solid hit from a tire. The IE flares have less flare but can take a beating. Also eurostop charges far far to much for shipping.

You can easily fit 255/40/17's with the eurostop flares, but it might be tight with the IE flares. I'm currently running 245/35/18 Kuhmo XS's on 18x9.5 et22 CSL reps. 10mm spacers in the front to clear the strut and 5mm in the rear.

[einstein57]

My eurostop flares have way more lip then yours eric. You said the guys just slapped yours on but it looks like they did some trimming.

[Eric]

Inner lip? Nothing an air die grinder can't quickly remove! Got any pics of your setup? what tire/wheel spec are you running?

[IronFreak]

Bringing this back to life. I have a set of Eurostops on there way to my house, I'd like to see some r3v guys that are rocking them. I'd also like to know what your wheel/tire specs are so I know what I can and can't do!

Thanks!

[Wild Ride]

Is there a way to mount them without drilling holes and taking a die grinder to the original fender lips? Like 3M double sided foam tape?

I have some 17x9.5's I want to run with some real meat.

[IronFreak]

Without cutting the original fender your completely defeat the purpose of running flares. you have to remove the original fender flare to get bigger tires and wheels.....hence extending the flare with after market ones. As far as the tape goes I'd say no. flares usually need a little massaging to get them to fit right.

[rev3030]

massive wheels and tires

[Wild Ride]

It is so hard to bring myself to cutting up my beautiful body

[Eric]

then dont do it.
Honestly unless your running some stupid 450hp setup, 235/40/17 fit under the stock fenders and GOOD TIRES will give you adequate traction. If you have traction issues now, throw away the nikangs and buy proper sticky rubber.

Here is my 260hp E28 M5 on 225/50/16 RS3's motoring just fine at last weekends 70mph auto-x.

[Wild Ride]

Haha love your driving music.

Honestly though I am whoarding some amazing 17x9.5" wheels that will need flares to run a beefy tire especially as my end goal is V8. Plus I just love love love the look of widebody street cars.

[Northern]

I like how eric's ie flares worked out (not as much as the esm or ultrawide kamotors though) but if i remember correctly it took a lot of work to get them to look less '02-ish. Normally they just look wrong.

[kamotors]

my flares:)

[isEEapex]

KaMotors, what did you use to make the gaskets between the flares and the body? Also, those dont look like rivets...I am curious, as I would like to be able to easily remove my flares. Any info would be great thanks :)

[kamotors]

its fender welting, and I use self tapping screws for easy removal