PurpleKrawler

im really thinking about trimming my fenders but im just curious whats the bad outcomes of doing it?

i told my uncle i was gonna do it after i got my lift and he said it was a stupid idea because within a year after trimming it, it would start to rust and everything

Stealth2461

Haha I said the same thing to my uncle and said noooooo that will look soo stupid.. I said r u high

PurpleKrawler

haha, so what do you think? i really dont wanna turn my jeep into a rust bucket lol

Stealth2461

I would do it... But I still go get what it means by trimming them ? still a noob haha just got my xj last weekend

mrfajita

paint the bare metal after trimming to get rid of the rust problem.

PurpleKrawler

i was thinking of something along them lines, i was wanting to put some kind of thin rubberlining over the bare metal, wouldnt that work? and i think it would look great

_StationWagon_

Rubber lining will not slow or stop rust. Prime/paint the bare metal, then put your lining on. Make the paint flat so the adhesive will grab better than gloss paint. Mine's been trimmed about 6 years now & I still have no rust. IMO flareless fenders look unfinished, but so many like that look. Get some flares or re-use the stock flares. It's been done.

Edit: As for disadvantages ... I haven't seen any so far except that having no flares eliminates any type of support to the fender so it's likely to bend more easily. But I have flares.

OOdynamite

Do it. It's not really that difficult. I'll be doing mine at the end of the summer

Red82

Yeah just make sure you primer and paint the edges where the bare metal shows through and you will be fine.

chadh92

Only real downside I can think of is when it comes to selling the jeep

tannerp89

some states require fender flares and/or mudflaps by law...
Just sayin'... didn't stop me though...

jeepaholic

That was the same thing i thought when I wanted to put bushwackers....I stood back looked at it and said I'll never sell this thing and started to hack...lmao The only other owner my cherokee will see is the scrapyard

dustin g

What real jeeper sells their Jeep!? Rebuild! Rebuild! Rebuild! I'm going on 9 years with the same one. 265000 miles and still strong.
My point is its your Jeep. Do what you like and keep doing it. Jeeps have the most customization of all vehicles.
I am going to be trimming mine soon on my ZJ. I downloaded the install instructions from bushwacker for the cut-out fender flares for when I actually cough up the $500 for them but until then I will have the clearance needed.

Skunkape

It will sling more mud a debri up and scuff your paint a little.That's why I bedlinered the bottom of mine.I painted all the bare metal after trimming and then RTVd the heck out of the small fold cuts just for a little xtra rust protection

PurpleKrawler

im worried about the back though how do i trim it?

would this be okay? i edited with paint the line