Fender Flares
 

Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
Any advice is appreciated.

Re: Fender Flares
 

Hah! Fender flares on a YJ? Ask me, I've done 'em all! Skiny one, fast ones
YJ ones, sorta YJ ones, and now the third set of TJ flares. If I haven't
torn them up, or torn them off, they don't exist. ;-)

IMHO, the best flares for a YJ are stock TJ units, provided you're not
worried about tread coverage. TJ flares open up the wheelhouses and give you
the increased wheel travel capability akin to a 1" body lift.

If you must have total tread coverage Warn makes 6 and 7" versions.
Bushwacker also has some new 6" flares for YJs that require the same type of
wheelhouse clearancing the TJ flares do. Probably get the same benefits, and
they may have templates, etc. with theirs that eliminate some of the
guesswork when it comes to cutting the fenders & tu.b I'm not too fond of
the way the Bushwackers look, but to each his own.

FYI, when I converted my YJ to TJ flares I initially installed Warn 6"
units. They were total crap, different profiles sisde to side and not at all
like the factory flares. Also, they were smaller width on the right than on
the left. The Warn folks say that's been corrected now, but you may want to
look at a set of them first.


"Tim Vice" <timothy.vice@washburn.edu> wrote in message
news:DQLnc.20513$iy5.1427@okepread05...
> Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
>

Re: Fender Flares
 

Hah! Fender flares on a YJ? Ask me, I've done 'em all! Skiny one, fast ones
YJ ones, sorta YJ ones, and now the third set of TJ flares. If I haven't
torn them up, or torn them off, they don't exist. ;-)

IMHO, the best flares for a YJ are stock TJ units, provided you're not
worried about tread coverage. TJ flares open up the wheelhouses and give you
the increased wheel travel capability akin to a 1" body lift.

If you must have total tread coverage Warn makes 6 and 7" versions.
Bushwacker also has some new 6" flares for YJs that require the same type of
wheelhouse clearancing the TJ flares do. Probably get the same benefits, and
they may have templates, etc. with theirs that eliminate some of the
guesswork when it comes to cutting the fenders & tu.b I'm not too fond of
the way the Bushwackers look, but to each his own.

FYI, when I converted my YJ to TJ flares I initially installed Warn 6"
units. They were total crap, different profiles sisde to side and not at all
like the factory flares. Also, they were smaller width on the right than on
the left. The Warn folks say that's been corrected now, but you may want to
look at a set of them first.


"Tim Vice" <timothy.vice@washburn.edu> wrote in message
news:DQLnc.20513$iy5.1427@okepread05...
> Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
>

Re: Fender Flares
 

Hah! Fender flares on a YJ? Ask me, I've done 'em all! Skiny one, fast ones
YJ ones, sorta YJ ones, and now the third set of TJ flares. If I haven't
torn them up, or torn them off, they don't exist. ;-)

IMHO, the best flares for a YJ are stock TJ units, provided you're not
worried about tread coverage. TJ flares open up the wheelhouses and give you
the increased wheel travel capability akin to a 1" body lift.

If you must have total tread coverage Warn makes 6 and 7" versions.
Bushwacker also has some new 6" flares for YJs that require the same type of
wheelhouse clearancing the TJ flares do. Probably get the same benefits, and
they may have templates, etc. with theirs that eliminate some of the
guesswork when it comes to cutting the fenders & tu.b I'm not too fond of
the way the Bushwackers look, but to each his own.

FYI, when I converted my YJ to TJ flares I initially installed Warn 6"
units. They were total crap, different profiles sisde to side and not at all
like the factory flares. Also, they were smaller width on the right than on
the left. The Warn folks say that's been corrected now, but you may want to
look at a set of them first.


"Tim Vice" <timothy.vice@washburn.edu> wrote in message
news:DQLnc.20513$iy5.1427@okepread05...
> Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
>

Re: Fender Flares
 

Hah! Fender flares on a YJ? Ask me, I've done 'em all! Skiny one, fast ones
YJ ones, sorta YJ ones, and now the third set of TJ flares. If I haven't
torn them up, or torn them off, they don't exist. ;-)

IMHO, the best flares for a YJ are stock TJ units, provided you're not
worried about tread coverage. TJ flares open up the wheelhouses and give you
the increased wheel travel capability akin to a 1" body lift.

If you must have total tread coverage Warn makes 6 and 7" versions.
Bushwacker also has some new 6" flares for YJs that require the same type of
wheelhouse clearancing the TJ flares do. Probably get the same benefits, and
they may have templates, etc. with theirs that eliminate some of the
guesswork when it comes to cutting the fenders & tu.b I'm not too fond of
the way the Bushwackers look, but to each his own.

FYI, when I converted my YJ to TJ flares I initially installed Warn 6"
units. They were total crap, different profiles sisde to side and not at all
like the factory flares. Also, they were smaller width on the right than on
the left. The Warn folks say that's been corrected now, but you may want to
look at a set of them first.


"Tim Vice" <timothy.vice@washburn.edu> wrote in message
news:DQLnc.20513$iy5.1427@okepread05...
> Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
>

Re: Fender Flares
 

I just installed the Bestop flares on my CJ, and they turned out
great. They easily cover the tires, their little "mud-bulge" at the
bottom of the front flare actually helps (a little) keep chunks from
landing in your lap. They are much stronger than I thought they could
be. I leaned the right rear against a tree pretty hard (left front off
of the ground) and they hardly got scratched. A similar stunt tore a
chunk off of the stock flare a while ago. I don't know about your YJ,
but they sit about an inch higher all the way around on the CJ rear
end, and should let me trim back the fenders for a bit more clearance
and less tire rub. Besides, they are a heck of a lot cheaper than the
Warns and some of the other brands.

My $0.02....

Ryan
ryansweany@earthlink.net
(O|||||||O)



"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<c7oc9j02k6u@enews4.newsguy.com>...
> Hah! Fender flares on a YJ? Ask me, I've done 'em all! Skiny one, fast ones
> YJ ones, sorta YJ ones, and now the third set of TJ flares. If I haven't
> torn them up, or torn them off, they don't exist. ;-)
>
> IMHO, the best flares for a YJ are stock TJ units, provided you're not
> worried about tread coverage. TJ flares open up the wheelhouses and give you
> the increased wheel travel capability akin to a 1" body lift.
>
> If you must have total tread coverage Warn makes 6 and 7" versions.
> Bushwacker also has some new 6" flares for YJs that require the same type of
> wheelhouse clearancing the TJ flares do. Probably get the same benefits, and
> they may have templates, etc. with theirs that eliminate some of the
> guesswork when it comes to cutting the fenders & tu.b I'm not too fond of
> the way the Bushwackers look, but to each his own.
>
> FYI, when I converted my YJ to TJ flares I initially installed Warn 6"
> units. They were total crap, different profiles sisde to side and not at all
> like the factory flares. Also, they were smaller width on the right than on
> the left. The Warn folks say that's been corrected now, but you may want to
> look at a set of them first.
>
>
> "Tim Vice" <timothy.vice@washburn.edu> wrote in message
> news:DQLnc.20513$iy5.1427@okepread05...
> > Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> > I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> > Any advice is appreciated.
> >
> >

Re: Fender Flares
 

I just installed the Bestop flares on my CJ, and they turned out
great. They easily cover the tires, their little "mud-bulge" at the
bottom of the front flare actually helps (a little) keep chunks from
landing in your lap. They are much stronger than I thought they could
be. I leaned the right rear against a tree pretty hard (left front off
of the ground) and they hardly got scratched. A similar stunt tore a
chunk off of the stock flare a while ago. I don't know about your YJ,
but they sit about an inch higher all the way around on the CJ rear
end, and should let me trim back the fenders for a bit more clearance
and less tire rub. Besides, they are a heck of a lot cheaper than the
Warns and some of the other brands.

My $0.02....

Ryan
ryansweany@earthlink.net
(O|||||||O)



"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<c7oc9j02k6u@enews4.newsguy.com>...
> Hah! Fender flares on a YJ? Ask me, I've done 'em all! Skiny one, fast ones
> YJ ones, sorta YJ ones, and now the third set of TJ flares. If I haven't
> torn them up, or torn them off, they don't exist. ;-)
>
> IMHO, the best flares for a YJ are stock TJ units, provided you're not
> worried about tread coverage. TJ flares open up the wheelhouses and give you
> the increased wheel travel capability akin to a 1" body lift.
>
> If you must have total tread coverage Warn makes 6 and 7" versions.
> Bushwacker also has some new 6" flares for YJs that require the same type of
> wheelhouse clearancing the TJ flares do. Probably get the same benefits, and
> they may have templates, etc. with theirs that eliminate some of the
> guesswork when it comes to cutting the fenders & tu.b I'm not too fond of
> the way the Bushwackers look, but to each his own.
>
> FYI, when I converted my YJ to TJ flares I initially installed Warn 6"
> units. They were total crap, different profiles sisde to side and not at all
> like the factory flares. Also, they were smaller width on the right than on
> the left. The Warn folks say that's been corrected now, but you may want to
> look at a set of them first.
>
>
> "Tim Vice" <timothy.vice@washburn.edu> wrote in message
> news:DQLnc.20513$iy5.1427@okepread05...
> > Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> > I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> > Any advice is appreciated.
> >
> >

Re: Fender Flares
 

I just installed the Bestop flares on my CJ, and they turned out
great. They easily cover the tires, their little "mud-bulge" at the
bottom of the front flare actually helps (a little) keep chunks from
landing in your lap. They are much stronger than I thought they could
be. I leaned the right rear against a tree pretty hard (left front off
of the ground) and they hardly got scratched. A similar stunt tore a
chunk off of the stock flare a while ago. I don't know about your YJ,
but they sit about an inch higher all the way around on the CJ rear
end, and should let me trim back the fenders for a bit more clearance
and less tire rub. Besides, they are a heck of a lot cheaper than the
Warns and some of the other brands.

My $0.02....

Ryan
ryansweany@earthlink.net
(O|||||||O)



"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<c7oc9j02k6u@enews4.newsguy.com>...
> Hah! Fender flares on a YJ? Ask me, I've done 'em all! Skiny one, fast ones
> YJ ones, sorta YJ ones, and now the third set of TJ flares. If I haven't
> torn them up, or torn them off, they don't exist. ;-)
>
> IMHO, the best flares for a YJ are stock TJ units, provided you're not
> worried about tread coverage. TJ flares open up the wheelhouses and give you
> the increased wheel travel capability akin to a 1" body lift.
>
> If you must have total tread coverage Warn makes 6 and 7" versions.
> Bushwacker also has some new 6" flares for YJs that require the same type of
> wheelhouse clearancing the TJ flares do. Probably get the same benefits, and
> they may have templates, etc. with theirs that eliminate some of the
> guesswork when it comes to cutting the fenders & tu.b I'm not too fond of
> the way the Bushwackers look, but to each his own.
>
> FYI, when I converted my YJ to TJ flares I initially installed Warn 6"
> units. They were total crap, different profiles sisde to side and not at all
> like the factory flares. Also, they were smaller width on the right than on
> the left. The Warn folks say that's been corrected now, but you may want to
> look at a set of them first.
>
>
> "Tim Vice" <timothy.vice@washburn.edu> wrote in message
> news:DQLnc.20513$iy5.1427@okepread05...
> > Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> > I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> > Any advice is appreciated.
> >
> >

Re: Fender Flares
 

I just installed the Bestop flares on my CJ, and they turned out
great. They easily cover the tires, their little "mud-bulge" at the
bottom of the front flare actually helps (a little) keep chunks from
landing in your lap. They are much stronger than I thought they could
be. I leaned the right rear against a tree pretty hard (left front off
of the ground) and they hardly got scratched. A similar stunt tore a
chunk off of the stock flare a while ago. I don't know about your YJ,
but they sit about an inch higher all the way around on the CJ rear
end, and should let me trim back the fenders for a bit more clearance
and less tire rub. Besides, they are a heck of a lot cheaper than the
Warns and some of the other brands.

My $0.02....

Ryan
ryansweany@earthlink.net
(O|||||||O)



"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<c7oc9j02k6u@enews4.newsguy.com>...
> Hah! Fender flares on a YJ? Ask me, I've done 'em all! Skiny one, fast ones
> YJ ones, sorta YJ ones, and now the third set of TJ flares. If I haven't
> torn them up, or torn them off, they don't exist. ;-)
>
> IMHO, the best flares for a YJ are stock TJ units, provided you're not
> worried about tread coverage. TJ flares open up the wheelhouses and give you
> the increased wheel travel capability akin to a 1" body lift.
>
> If you must have total tread coverage Warn makes 6 and 7" versions.
> Bushwacker also has some new 6" flares for YJs that require the same type of
> wheelhouse clearancing the TJ flares do. Probably get the same benefits, and
> they may have templates, etc. with theirs that eliminate some of the
> guesswork when it comes to cutting the fenders & tu.b I'm not too fond of
> the way the Bushwackers look, but to each his own.
>
> FYI, when I converted my YJ to TJ flares I initially installed Warn 6"
> units. They were total crap, different profiles sisde to side and not at all
> like the factory flares. Also, they were smaller width on the right than on
> the left. The Warn folks say that's been corrected now, but you may want to
> look at a set of them first.
>
>
> "Tim Vice" <timothy.vice@washburn.edu> wrote in message
> news:DQLnc.20513$iy5.1427@okepread05...
> > Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> > I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> > Any advice is appreciated.
> >
> >

Re: Fender Flares
 

Real Jeeps, like Bigfoot wouldn't use fender flares:
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Tim Vice wrote:
>
> Does any one have any advice on fender flares?
> I have 35's under my YJ and need to put on some flares, 6" or better.
> Any advice is appreciated.