dfm_13

i wanted to know home much fender you guys were able to trim off with the bushwacker cut outs? enough to do 33"s on a rc 4.5?

revo16691

i got 33's on a 4.5 rc lift stock fender flares, that should be no problem with the bshwakers

dfm_13

yea i dont want to cut....how tight are those tires....i would love some pics

sexy_hotfootball_stud00

get rusty's flexible flares. cheaper and won't break!

illicit

You have to cut your fenders if you want to run bushwackers...

country_boy454

I have the BWs and can say they are quite strong. I have bounced them off trees at -40* F all the way up to 90+* F with no ill effects to the BW itself. Just bent the hell out of my fender. I abuse them as much as possible. They are scratched up but no cracks or breaks. Had them on for ~ 4 yrs now.

xjoffroad

I find this ^ very hard believe. They are notorious for cracking and ripping off. There are 3 xj's in PNW that I cant think of that have had them. Went on trail and at least 3 of the 4 cracked or ripped off the rig. Unless your rigs a mall crawler / pavement princess theres no way I would or have another person I know own a set of these. There are by far much better options out there! Search NAXJA and see the horror story of these things cracking and ripping off rigs. This is coming from a past owner on them......... Total waste of my $$

rookcherokee

Do you have a suggestion for an alternative to the bushwackers? - Sorry to HiJack thread -

xjoffroad

as much as I hate Rusty's they do make a very durable flare. That being said I would just cut and trim the stock flares. If you rig really gets wheeled rustys and BW are not a viable option. They all will crack and be ripped off overtime.

dfm_13

i dont wheel...mostly trail running. its a mall crawler and yea u do cut with bushwackers the only make the cut outs for cherokee

illicit

Somebody must have bought some cheezy knockoffs. I have seen some that look almost like bushwackers but the texture was different. They didnt have a rough feel to them. UNLESS they redesigned them. Mine are only about 5 months old. I have hit my bushwackers on several trees and no rips or cracks yet. I hit a tree one time and it almost tore the fender off, and it didnt damage the flare except scratch it up..

projectmayhem

go flareless

dfm_13

i would if this was a trail rig but its my dd....and i like my paint to much plus i am gonna rhino line from the bend in the metal down and some black bw's would tie in nice...back to the original question how much did u guys cut with the bw's and how much clearance did u get

xjoffroad

nope straight from the BW factory. Mine were about 2 years ago and the other 3 were bought in the last 3 months. Complete garbage

xjoffroad

you dont wheel but you trail run? you trail ride on a bmx, dirt bike, side by side?

if you dont wheel your xj and just want it to look good/dd/pavement princess then go buy some.

also to answer your question. if i remember correct there is more then enough room to clear 33's on 4.5" lift. I have 35's on a 4.5-5" lift and never had an issue besides them ripping off and cracking.