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    Default Fender trim... with a stock look



    For those of you who want to gain more clearance while keeping a stock fender look here is my write up on my front fender trimming of a pre '97 cherokee.

    I'm sitting at 4" of front lift and have some extremely bald 32" BFG ATs. And let me first say that if I stay at the current lift height with the same size tires, I will probably have to trim more than what I show in this write up. Ideally I want to be at 4.5 in the front, in which case it would work I think. But either way, if you want a stock look, this will give you more clearance and you can prevent rub using bump stoppage or more trimming (obviously ) So enough with the talking

    Remove the flairs and cut here first





    Then cut just below the holes





    I also cut the lip that goes in towards the center of the jeep on the flairs. After that I just painted them with some Duplicolor spray on bedliner.



    And then, using some simple bolts and nuts, I mounted them to the fender without using the silly retaining strips





    It kept a decent stock look and in my opinion more aggressive



    However, even at partial stuff, I can already tell that I will either need to go up another .5" or trim some more.



    And please excuse the extremely bald front tires lol

    Kyle

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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    nice man! i cant wait to do mine!
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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    That looks good man!!!!! I can't decide on putting my flares on or off.....would those fender flares fit my 98 XJ????
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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    Dude... that looks totally awesome with a stock bumper! I'm totally freakin doin this to my XJ asap.
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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    I just did this on my XJ. A buddy and I went to the junkyard up in Houston and took the flares off a 1992 XJ...7 a piece (CHEAP!!!). So I cut the flares to fit the 2000 body style, painted them, and bolted them with 5/16X1in bolts. Perfect fit, minor trimming other than the way it goes to the body of a 2000. I sure hope these hold up on a trail!

    C.J. McDougal
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    32" 11.50" BFG A/T's
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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    dude...very nice looks like i found another simple yet fun project to do to my xj..its very clean !!!

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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    going to try and look for a set of these flares as well as the newer 97+ for this project... see which turns out looking the best..

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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    Great job guys. Like it.
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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    That looks really kool quick and easy, have to do that to my 96XJ.

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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    You should cut more and move the flairs up at the same time. Would give even more clearance.
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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    nice work bro

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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    That looks really good, what did you use to cut the fenders ?

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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    Just used a dremel with a metal circular cutting blade. Worked perfectly.
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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    how long did it take? and you have to remove the flares?

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    Default Re: Fender trim... with a stock look

    Added this to my favorites to do later. Still a little nervous about cutting as you can not go back. How much bump stop did you add?

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