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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by tannerp89
haha I SEARCHED and found this old thread on bushwacker fender flares but it didnt answer my question. Bushwacker says theyre fenders only fit on the xj up to 1996 and i want to put them on my 1998...has anyone done this and if so could you post some pics please?
They will fit. You just have to either be careful of your washer fluid reservoir or move it to another place in the engine compartment.
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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I personally like Rusty's Flex Flares....the rubberized ones made to with stand HEAVY abuse.

If youre gonna pay that much to begin with...
...Its worth the extra peace of mind, for those " OH SH**! moments, knowing they arent gonna crack, smash, or break.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 10:22 AM
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I have them on my 96 XJ and I can vouch for them taking abuse. I have squeezed them through trees in -30 *F weather without them breaking. Your fenders take more of the abuse than the BW flare will. Just this past weekend I was out flexing and my front tire came in contact with the flare and bent the hell out of my fender. BW flare had no damage. I need to limit the uptravel of my front axle. Don't want to cut much more or I won't have anything there to mount the flare too. We need them in MN. They are strict about that kinda thing.



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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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So that explains the lack of a widsheild washer reservoir in my cherokee when I bought it! What a pain in the ***, pretty hard to wash the mud off the windsheild. Funny thing is I think I found the hoses and pumps clear up by the front bumper! Where are people putting tanks if they have flares. By the way here is a pic of my 97 sport with Bushwacker flares, they must work!
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