So having owned an MJ before my XJ, I was thinking about how big the rear fender seemed. So while at the PNP I pulled some rear fender flares from an MJ there and decided to see if I could use them on my XJ. At $5 a piece I figured if they didnt work it wouldnt break me. So got them home and did some fit testing....this is what I ended up with.
This is a pic of my stock rear flare location(sorry pic is kinda dark) but for comparison sake...mearsurement between tire and bottom of flare is 3.75"
Next is a picture of the new mounting holes for the MJ flares, 4 in the body, 2 in the Door(bolted through in to cargo area by removing interior panels)
Now is a picture of the finished product, compare to the first- now 6" between tire and bottom of flare, allowed me to trim alot more sheet metal where the old flares used to mount. Half the flare is mounted to the door half to the body like Bushwackers do. Looks really clean, just like stock but bigger!
Here is one of the split door section...
I am so pleased with the way it turned out, always a little sketchy drilling and cutting sheet metal and wasnt reallysure it would work how I had pictured in my head. Let me know what you think, much better than 300+ to buy bushwackers and still kept a really stock look.
VET8911
This is a pic of my stock rear flare location(sorry pic is kinda dark) but for comparison sake...mearsurement between tire and bottom of flare is 3.75"
Next is a picture of the new mounting holes for the MJ flares, 4 in the body, 2 in the Door(bolted through in to cargo area by removing interior panels)
Now is a picture of the finished product, compare to the first- now 6" between tire and bottom of flare, allowed me to trim alot more sheet metal where the old flares used to mount. Half the flare is mounted to the door half to the body like Bushwackers do. Looks really clean, just like stock but bigger!
Here is one of the split door section...
I am so pleased with the way it turned out, always a little sketchy drilling and cutting sheet metal and wasnt reallysure it would work how I had pictured in my head. Let me know what you think, much better than 300+ to buy bushwackers and still kept a really stock look.
VET8911