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Old 08-17-2012, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jibbsnow420
thats badass! how hard was the fitment?
not terrible, but quite a bit of modification to the back lip of the flares and around the body lines down low, and lots of planning for where they would be placed and attached. backs took about 6 hours, fronts took about 3.

I'm OCD about stuff though, so i'm sure you could do it a bit quicker

I split the rears at the doors since one of the ones I had was already split
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Originally Posted by dukie564

not terrible, but quite a bit of modification to the back lip of the flares and around the body lines down low, and lots of planning for where they would be placed and attached. backs took about 6 hours, fronts took about 3.
Writeup? Haha
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I give up.

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticl...ire_clearance/


My vote... No flares or flat flares.

TJ flares on an XJ make me feel queasy.
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hah...no writeup. Pretty much just figuring out what needed to be cut off little by little and where to attach it though the body so i'd have access to the back side to put a nut on it.
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
TJ flares on an XJ make me feel queasy.
lol why? I think they came out pretty good with all rears.

I have to run flares in Maryland, so these keep me legal. Believe me i LOVED the way it looked with the trimmed fenders and no flares, but I can't risk driving to and from work every day without them.
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Can you upload a side picture...I love the rear tj but the fronts angle back alot.
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
TJ flares on an XJ make me feel queasy.
x2

I have the Bushwacker Flats that I like. Granted, they're on a rig with a 3" lift and 31" tires, but the proportion would be similar with 4.5" lift and 33" tires.

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Originally Posted by Xj88
Can you upload a side picture...I love the rear tj but the fronts angle back alot.
use tj rears on the front and back
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Originally Posted by caged

use tj rears on the front and back
Any pics of that?
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So do they just bolt through the inside of the flare then through the fender?
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Its all a matter of opinion. You cant just ask, "What flares look the best". Personally, I hate flat flares. I think they look super cheesy, like someone cheaped out and got garden edging from Home Depot and put it on. On VERY FEW XJ's does it even look OK.

Personally, I like the Bushwacker Cutouts. Big, bulky and boxy, just like our XJ's. Plus, when youre going to a flare that big, youre already running huge tires and a big lift and usually bigger bumpers, so those flares a good overall fit for appearance.
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None = win
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you should take the hood off...
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Originally Posted by caged
you should take the hood off...
LMAO!!!!!!!


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