Opinions On Removing The Fender Flares

I cut the front's up to the top of the flare. Basically draw a line around the outside of the flare...remove the flare and cut.......The rear was cut and rolled in

one other thing, if you trim it this way, cut and fold the inner pinch seam so it doesn't cut you tire.



Justin

xjjeeper19 said:

I cut the front's up to the top of the flare. Basically draw a line around the outside of the flare...remove the flare and cut.......The rear was cut and rolled in

one other thing, if you trim it this way, cut and fold the inner pinch seam so it doesn't cut you tire.

Justin

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Great work Justin. Your rig looks nice.

Besides looks, the flares serve a purpose, which is to keep the tire spray down. I get really tired of running with rooster tails all the time - makes a mess of everything. Of course it rains quite a bit here in the northwest. Just something else to consider before you rip 'em off.

tdr1213 said:

Great work Justin. Your rig looks nice.

Besides looks, the flares serve a purpose, which is to keep the tire spray down. I get really tired of running with rooster tails all the time - makes a mess of everything. Of course it rains quite a bit here in the northwest. Just something else to consider before you rip 'em off.

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yeah, I live in southern california....rain is minimal....I probably would just relocate them higher if I lived back east, or the upper northwest where it rains alot.

Justin

here's a great article about fender trimming. as suggested, use a cutting wheel vs. a sawzall!

http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/fender_trimming.htm

How about some TJ flares, or whats left of them.

Cut and pound, cut, pound some more. Seal the inside of the rear fold to prevent rust.I am not a big fan of flares(wrangler flares look goofy), and I don't mind the rooster tail, I kind of like it. But thats just it, it's all opinion, do what you like, what you think looks good... and what works. Look in the "readers rigs" and you will see, everyone does it a little different, aka, cut and fold, relocate flares, tj flares tube flares...... Keep in mind, cutting sheet metal is worse than heroin.You never thought you would do it, but once you try it you will do it any chance you get. I love my angle grinder!!!
Heres mine:


Good luck! Jim

Not Red but Green '97....

No flairs and no trimming yet....

I filled each of the flair bolt holes with a 1/4x 20 bolt that was about 1/2 inch long. For the front wheel wells they hold up the fender liner... In the rear they just fill the holes.




The only thing about being flairless is that your junk gets dirty fast.



This summer I have ditched the bumper end caps as they were getting smashed beyond belief. There is a limit to how many times they can be turned insideout.


Below is the best current pic that I have of the body locator hole that is in the top of the rear wheel well. You can see it with just a glint of light on it.


Someday I will get around to trimming the fenders and get rid of it.:eyes:

JAS What size tire and lift are you running on that.