96xjcheapjeep

I'm looking at buying myself another xj but the one I'm looking at has cut fenders which I have no problem with less work I gotta do but he cut the spot welds out completely on the rear fenders I was just wondering how big of an issue this poses cuz I've heard a lot of things saying DO NOT cut them out just curious if it's something to look out for or if it's not a problem

XJlimitedx99

You'll have to weld them back together

96xjcheapjeep

What would happen if I didn't

Big David

Fold like a taco.

No seriously, you need to fix that crap. At the very least the interior with get wet every time it rains. The most that can happen is it WILL fold in time.

I bought one just like yours but mine came with a exo cage so I really don't care. It will get fixed. ..... One day.

96xjcheapjeep

Well I didn't buy it wanted to hear some of your guys knowledge first I'm not gonna buy it to much work I don't feel like doing

motorcharge

Depends entirely on how it's done. Did he just cut past them or did he cut the section out and weld in new steel? My 92 XJ the rears are cut well past the pinch welds, but I cut out the wheel wells and redid them entirely.

XJlimitedx99

It's not all bad. The most legitimate way to trim the rear fenders is to cut past the spot welds then weld it back together higher up. Look into it.

eslack32

If the quarter panel and inner fender are still close you can cut slits in them and fold them over. I just did it.

96xjcheapjeep

Yea the kid that cut them cut it like he drew a line tracing the flare and hacked it off

motorcharge

Then it depends entirely on your ability to weld sheet metal because if he did that in the rear then he cuts the welds out completely and there's nothing holding the inner and outer together unless he welded in new sheet metal.

I cut mine like that. It gives you a lot more room in the rear.

t_long

I did this to install my notch customs flares. Check out the notch customs instructions for the exact process. Basically I ended up rewelding the inner fender to the body, cutting the excess metal off and filling the gaps with body filler. I would recommend avoiding buying a jeep in that state. If this guy cut the corner when it comes to the assembly of the body, I would be worried about the rest of the work done on it.

Re-welding the fenders was a giant PITA but I wanted my rear fenders to be right.