Bryce226

So, I bought my XJ with the rear already cut past the pinch seam. I've heard that its bad to cut past the pinch seam but I've never heard why that was. unfortunately I don't have an up close picture of my rear wheel wells. So why is it bad to cut past/into the body seam thingy??

Heres the best picture I have of my rear wheel well.

Big David

It undermines the integrity of the uni body. The phrase "it will fold like a taco" comes to mind.
It will also allow water & everything else to get inside the cab & allow rust to start forming.

I too inherited butchered rear fenders from the PO. The gap is about 2 inches.

HYRYSC

The good thing is that it's not the end of the world for your jeep. If you can weld (or buy beer for a friend who can) you can fill that void with some sheet metal (or better yet, something more sturdy) and have it as good as new.

Fred/N0AZZ

If its not to big of a mess yet I would repair it the photo looks good what we can see.

Bryce226

Heres some photos of both sides. I am not to worried about rust, nothing seems to rust here in Phoenix. Ive wheeled the **** out of my XJ and haven't run into any structural integrity issues. Fully flexed out all my doors still open and close just fine?