Fender Flares
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Fender Flares
Im intersted in cutting my fender flares out to get a bigger tire so i dont have to buy another lift. and ive seen guys with bigger flares from other jeeps. im interested in how some of you have done it or measured your cuts. I would like to see pictures please, and hear any pointers
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Front flares are pretty straightforward - measure, cut, blah, blah. The rears are a little different. Here's a thread I wrote a while back about installing TJ flares on the rear of my XJ. Tip: I used 2 sets of rear TJ flares. At the time I couldn't find any write-ups about this, so I filled the void. There might be others available now. It's a long read with lotsa pics & corny humor.
TJ rear flares In case they don't allow hot-linking, click below:
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/t...a-pics-473056/
TJ rear flares In case they don't allow hot-linking, click below:
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/t...a-pics-473056/
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Here's a site that might help. It has articles on cutting flairs, relocating stock flairs. http://www.madxj.com/ Or look up bushwhacker site. They have the PDF instructions for their flairs. You can cut & fold them to their instructions, And install whackers at a later date. And run without, until then. JMO!
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also here, the page and the next one in his build
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/pr...50700/index22/
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/pr...50700/index22/
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yeah i checked out those bushwacker flares on a few sites, i keep seeing them for like $300, i could buy a new lift for that price. anyone have a link for cheaper? Thats what im looking at, but that is outta my price range.
yeah i like that tj idea. thanks for the links. have to do some good reading now!
yeah i like that tj idea. thanks for the links. have to do some good reading now!
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Id trim and modify the stock flares before id spend $400+ on a set for it. Seriously, just think, go to the woods, slide into a tree or rock and mess one up, welp homer there went $100.. Thats a negative ghost rider.. just my cents. Hell its a 4Wheel drive, let the mud fly
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I cut both front/back and just bolted the stock fenders back up... I'm not sure why more people dont do this? I like the stock fender flares for sure! Bushwackers are pretty sweet, but as it's already been said, $400 could be much better spent elsewhere IMO. I bought a set of stock fender flares for $15, 2 cans of flat black primer for about $7, and with about two hours of sanding and painting I think it looks great, very easy to do.
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I cut both front/back and just bolted the stock fenders back up... I'm not sure why more people dont do this? I like the stock fender flares for sure! Bushwackers are pretty sweet, but as it's already been said, $400 could be much better spent elsewhere IMO. I bought a set of stock fender flares for $15, 2 cans of flat black primer for about $7, and with about two hours of sanding and painting I think it looks great, very easy to do.
Agreed, I would love to do this sometime to clear up some space for my tires and flexing. cut the fenders then find a way to put the stocks back on. But i dont have the time, money, or equipment
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yeah i checked out those bushwacker flares on a few sites, i keep seeing them for like $300, i could buy a new lift for that price. anyone have a link for cheaper? Thats what im looking at, but that is outta my price range.
yeah i like that tj idea. thanks for the links. have to do some good reading now!
yeah i like that tj idea. thanks for the links. have to do some good reading now!
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For a few pic's of stock flares cut, look at some pics in my profile. I have a 97 (newer flares) but I installed a set of older flares from a 94 onto my XJ. I Trimmed just the outer lip, the one running down. Then I just painted them with they rubber paint crap. Hope this helps a little.
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