Don, you"re killin me!!!!!!!! At first I was thinking that the flares where the only way out, didn"t want to buy the bigger fenders, didn"t want to narrow the rear, money issue also. The rear frame rail is stock 1947 G.M and I"m not able to narrow the rear end because the tires are already close to the frame rails. I really should have done some more homework on the rear tire/rim selection, but $500 for the Firestone Hawks and Pacer Pro star rims I just could not pass up, that was for 4 tires and rims brand new, and now I"m paying for it! I think the split fender widening method sounds like the way I"m going. My ? about that way, do you split the whole fender ? Or do you leave some of the fender in tack? Thanks again for all the input, I feel important!!!!