Stock flare relocation

So a couple people have pm'd me asking how i did my flare relocation on my older model cherokee

you are gonna need some stuff:
Drill
Grinder (or jigsaw with a metal blade)
3/8ths hardware (nuts bolts washers)
spray paint
and a 2nd set of stock front flares.


Lets start with the front.
Remove your front flares (i had previously painted my jeep so i had a white line to kinda stay close to while cutting)

(you should also probably wear something more than a kermit tshirt and shorts)

ok next go ahead and drill some holes and paint your bare metal


now drill corresponding holes in your flares. My stock brackets were rusted to pieces so my flares got attached with 3/8ths bolts and washers


NOW for the rears. Just like everybody else cut many notches and beat them over with a hammer. (no pic sorry)

then mock your new front flares up on the rear, you will need to cut the bottom off the frontside and notch it to match the body line on the front (really easy with a grinder) and then the scary part... cutting the flares in half like bushwackers

Once you are satisfied with the positioning drill some holes in your doors


the rear portion of the flare is the hardest to attach, I used self tapping screws on that inside flap (predrill the holes its alot easier that way)

and you will end up with this


thats about it... 3 inches of lift with 32" tires and plenty of room to stuff them

So you didn't trim the flares like I've seen others do? You just trimmed the fenders and then moved the flares up. Do you have a measurement of how much you took off/what line you would have followed if you hadn't had the line from painting before hand. Looks really good, dig the look of it.

-Eric

the only areas of the flares that i cut are marked in RED, NOW you will have holes that i filled with expandable foam and then bondo'd (yeh im ghetto) marked in orange
if you dont mind the holes than leave them but my girlfriend kept saying they looked funny so i did a halfass fix LOL


The rear flares are moved up until they will bolt to the door (which is about 3 inches) its actually really easy take a stock front flare and press it against the rear wheel well and mark it.
the front is moved approx 3 inches up and 2 inches back

Awesome man, just the info I was looking for. Yeah, not sure what to do about the hole there. Its just from the gap between the fender and the flare after moving it up, I'm wondering if a piece of plastic trim there or something would work.

-Eric

thats probably what i should have done, but i had already thrown away my scrap pieces of flare.. ohh well

Thats a really good idea with the rear flares! I'd probably do some plastic repair and make end caps where the flare meets the quarter and door but I like it!!!