I like the look of the bushwacker flares, but would rather steer clear of cutting into the body if possible. I've got some cash adding up in body work thus far and mods on the factory body would put me in a bind. I'm a mechanic, but not a body guy so I'm paying my pal to do the body work. Full length factory style full length flares would be sweet if I could find them

 

Starting to get a hang of this. Dont't really dig the flares with the rivots though.

 

I do dig this look and was wanting to go with 33x10.50x15's. Do you think a 3 1/2" lift would do 33's with those flares?

 

There all good

 

Oh yeah, you should have no problem with them.

The cutting for these flares is a breeze.

No 'body work' to be done.

I run 31's easily on 3"s. 33"s on 3.5"s with these flares would be perfect.

 

Amazon has a great deal on lights but states that it won't fit my 91 XJ.
Can someone explain why they wouldn't fit?
I have pre-drilled holes in the top of the bumper, wiring shouldn't be all that different.
Anyone have thoughts?

 

Those are designed to go in the factory lower valance on late model XJs.

 

It may "foam" up in his little test stand, but in a real engine it's not going to. At least it never has in the thousands of oil changes I've done on big rigs. Owner operators love using Lucas. I routinely see 700,000-1,000,000 mile engines that run Lucas in them.

 

sounds fuel related to me.

 

I never touched any of that though

 

This is going to be my daily driver and I'm wanting to only drop the cash into it once as far as lift, bumpers, flares, paint, wheels and tires . . . ect. Is the reccommended tire size with all the lifts I'm looking at online refer to wheel wells that are not modified? And or is the turning ratio going to be a big issue with 33's on a 3.5 lift. Maxed out articulation will be less seen than road driving, but I am looking for good off road ability. Doesn't have to be crazy, but don't want to tare up fenders and such when I get in a rough offroad obsticle. Thanks again for all input.

 

Thanks!

 

Yeah, but you're saying you have to give it gas to keep it running.

 

The lift and tire combination will work fine. (With the flares and some small trimming) You'll want to gear the axles appropriately.

I love the way mine early model rides with 3"s of lift and my 31's. I could easily fit 33's with those flares and some trimming.

3" and 31's

 

That's cool, however something that's far too common in my opinion is people treating all engines the same. General automotive engines are not the same as little 2-stroke bikes, big diesels, or Formula 1s. The big truck engines are going to spend most of their life around 1200 RPM and the oil galleries and crank weights are a lot larger, so right there you have a different environment for potential foaming. Also the main bearings take a hell of a lot more force than any car. Formula 1 stuff needs super heavy oil just to deal with the heat and mechanical stresses... also WAY beyond what you'd see in a car. What works in one class doesn't necessarily work in another.

Or another perspective: Chrysler/AMC specified API SL oil. Lucas oil stabilizer bears no such certification and is not within the manufacturer's required viscosity. Why on earth would you displace 1L of up-to-spec lubricant with 1L of Mystery Goo?