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Please let me know what you think. I'm not a huge fan of Bushwackers and was thinking about these. I'd like to run 35's but not to crazy about 8" of lift (currently running 31" w/4" lift). These flares are fiberglass and could be scribed, shaved and painted. 3/4 ton axles would also go in. These are XJ Flares.
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The way you have those mocked up, are they above the inner fender? It looks like it to me. If you cut above that line where they come together, you'd have to do something with the inner fender wells.
I'd mark on the outside approximately where the inner fenders hit the fenders, and not cut above that point.
Strode182 wrote:The way you have those mocked up, are they above the inner fender? It looks like it to me. If you cut above that line where they come together, you'd have to do something with the inner fender wells.
I'd mark on the outside approximately where the inner fenders hit the fenders, and not cut above that point.
Plus you will have to make the rear look pretty close.
It's been done before but the rear is your problem area.
Spec that out first and then drop the front to match.
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I think those flares look great. But I don't understand why you are mocking them so high. 35s will only be about two inches closer to the body than the 31s you are running now. Seems you should be able to tack those flares on about two inches higher than the stock wheelwells.
As mentioned, the rears will be the hard part. However, I like the idea and I've Mocked up TJ flares on Wag fronts. It can be done, just take a little off at a time and use a paper template.
Thanks for the comments! The rear would be a pain due to cutting the inner and outer. The front sits just below the seam of the inner and outer. I haven't been able to come to terms with cutting it at all. I have seriously thought about restoring this one building a different one for off-roading.
Too bad you're not close to Seattle. I have the pair of fenders from my '83 Honcho up for $20 that are in OK shape except the flares were roached when it was laid on it's side in the ditch. That way you could put away the nicer ones and see how ug... uh, close your tires will be. The fender opening is just big enough for 33" without lifting
I like it. Did you make those rock sliders? Can you take more pics of them, Im getting ready to try to build a set for my GW.
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I talked with Notch at All4Fun in CO last month, he said people have bought different sets to use on the FSJ, the XJ seems to be the closest. I had some from a GC at one point and if i remember correctly they were not far from working. I took pics of the XJ up there for reference if anybody wants to see them. I'll try to upload them.
IdahoGW wrote:I haven't been able to come to terms with cutting it at all. I have seriously thought about restoring this one building a different one for off-roading.
That's what I would do. That looks like a clean Grand Wagoneer and they are getting pretty rare these days!
Doh... just saw the posting date.
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