Way raised flares - Great Lakes XJ

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I recut my fender and raised my left front flare as high as possibile tonight. I need to cut/form a junkyard flare so it goes down to the bumper and fits tight to the body. A small piece will fill the gap caused by raising the flare. I will also be folding the rest of the seam, cutting and reforming the front inner fender for maximum tire clearance. A inner fender liner is in the works too. The weld in rockrails will fill the bottom 2" below the flare. Here's a pic with 33" tires and 6" of lift The flare is 4" higher then stock. The opening behind the tire is 4" larger at the bottom of the fender and 4" larger in the front at top of the bumper hieght. -- Edited by TNT at 21:42, 2007-10-16 -- Edited by TNT at 21:44, 2007-10-16 __________________ TNT Life's Journey is not to arrive at the Grave Safely in a Well Preserved Body. But Rather to Launch Airborne, Land Hard, Slide in Sideways, Totally Worn Out and Thrashed, Screaming "Holy $hit What a Ride!!!"

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You're gonna need bigger tires to fill up that hole! __________________ '93 XJ Sport - BUILD THREAD CLICK HERE '90 XJ Laredo - TOTALED!

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Thats my goal... The 33" tires sure look small. I have 11.5" of clearance from the tire to the flare. __________________ TNT Life's Journey is not to arrive at the Grave Safely in a Well Preserved Body. But Rather to Launch Airborne, Land Hard, Slide in Sideways, Totally Worn Out and Thrashed, Screaming "Holy $hit What a Ride!!!"

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You need to hit up MotionOffroad for some 35" Maxxis Bighorns!!! __________________ '93 XJ Sport - BUILD THREAD CLICK HERE '90 XJ Laredo - TOTALED!

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Those would work, I just might do that. I might go bigger. __________________ TNT Life's Journey is not to arrive at the Grave Safely in a Well Preserved Body. But Rather to Launch Airborne, Land Hard, Slide in Sideways, Totally Worn Out and Thrashed, Screaming "Holy $hit What a Ride!!!"

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Looks good! __________________ 1989 Jeep MJ. 5" Lift on 33 Swampers. Locked Front and Rear. My Pics and Specs

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no room for a snorkel anymore unless you fab one up through the hood or firewall :)

Any 'zoomed out' pics so we can see the overall look of things?

-- Edited by ChevelleSSLS6 at 09:48, 2007-10-20

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Here's an update.

The flare is raised 6" over stock.
I formed, reshaped, cut and fit a different flare today. It's just clamped on for right now. I also cut the fender some more.

Here are some pics.

Side view

Fit at front body line

Fit at rear bodyline and filled gap

Tire coverage with 33x10.50-15 on 15x7 rims with 4" of backspacing

Another view showing the 11" of clearance over the 33" tire with 6" of lift

I still need to rework the front part of the inner fender, remove the rust, paint the fender, mount the flare and make a inner fender liner

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Here's a pic after I backed it out of the garage. -- Edited by TNT at 22:55, 2007-10-22 __________________ TNT Life's Journey is not to arrive at the Grave Safely in a Well Preserved Body. But Rather to Launch Airborne, Land Hard, Slide in Sideways, Totally Worn Out and Thrashed, Screaming "Holy $hit What a Ride!!!"

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I have been trying to solve this flare problem since i cut mine up this summer, What are those flares off of, Every time i go to a junk yard they have nothing for flares lying around. __________________ 1999 XJ SPORT, 4.5'' LIFT, 32'' X 11.50'' TIRE'S " IF IT AINT RUFF IT AINT ME ! "

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