Cut the fenders and added 35s with 5" lift

[Stick]

I have 5" of lift, and I cut a "GOBB" of metal out of the rear. But I got my 35s on and I LIKE IT!!!! :farmer:


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[Whitey96XJ]

Dammit!



















Now I'm gonna have to get 35s when i go up to 5"

 

[BrettM]

looks good! you're right on the borderline between "cut" and "hacked" fenders

 

[Trevorxj]

Well, I know what you mean about cutting the fenders. Here is what I have been working on.

More Pics :looney:

 

[Çrestfa||en]

thats a nice looking job stick almost looks stock! I think Jeep should build a new line of xjs based on yours. stock with 35s!

 

[Stick]

thats a nice looking job stick almost looks stock! I think Jeep should build a new line of xjs based on yours. stock with 35s!

THANKS MAN!! the wife read your post and said it looks good because she supervised the cutting....LOL :dunno:

 

[89TrailXJ]

Looks good. :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[crazy_cooter56]

That looks sweet man, how do ya like those tires so far? I've got em on my MJ but haven't gotten them in any real mud yet.

 

[XJWheelie]

I have 5" of lift, and I cut a "GOBB" of metal out of the rear. But I got my 35s on and I LIKE IT!!!! :farmer:


That's sharp! And on a 4-door at that. I've got a 2-door that I'm thinking about cutting on. Is there a flare that'll fit on the rear of yours? Maybe a TJ or is your cut too big?

 

[ASJackman]

What do people use to cut the fenders? I want 33's on a 3.5" lift with a 1.5" spacer and shackle. is this possible with trimming and bumpstops?

 

[Stick]

What do people use to cut the fenders? I want 33's on a 3.5" lift with a 1.5" spacer and shackle. is this possible with trimming and bumpstops?

I used a drill and the DeWalt metal shears. I used the drill to drill a strter hole, and then cut the inner/outer fender, with the shears. They worked great. It really surprised me how well they cut the inner fender.

I test fitted the old rear flares and they almost fit. I'm sure a rear TJ flare will do the job.

 

[Stick]

That looks sweet man, how do ya like those tires so far? I've got em on my MJ but haven't gotten them in any real mud yet.

I've heard good things about them, but it will be a week or two before I get to try them out.

 

[SLJeeper]

Ditto what everyone else about looking good. What kind of BS is on those wheels? I ask because when I go from 3" of lift up to 5-6", I want to have the same setup as you and I hate when some people have ridiculous backspacing so the wheels/tires stick out too far. Thanks Stick.

 

[xjblaine]

Ditto what everyone else about looking good. What kind of BS is on those wheels? I ask because when I go from 3" of lift up to 5-6", I want to have the same setup as you and I hate when some people have ridiculous backspacing so the wheels/tires stick out too far. Thanks Stick.

I used a cutting wheel on an angle grinder, but I am going to use a dremel to clean up the lower part of the cuts. It turned out really well.

 

[andyr354]

I am assuming you had to weld the inner/outer fender back together somehow?

 

[Stick]

Yep, this weekend...if it doesnt snow

 

[93xjmark]

I used a drill and the DeWalt metal shears. I used the drill to drill a strter hole, and then cut the inner/outer fender, with the shears. They worked great. It really surprised me how well they cut the inner fender.

I used the same method of rough cutting as Stick did, then used wiss offset tinsnips for the final fine tuning. Get a set of left and rights, they come in handy for other projects as well.

BTW, Nice work Stick. Looks good.

 

[SLJeeper]

Ditto what everyone else about looking good. What kind of BS is on those wheels? I ask because when I go from 3" of lift up to 5-6", I want to have the same setup as you and I hate when some people have ridiculous backspacing so the wheels/tires stick out too far. Thanks Stick.

Any idea on the backspacing Stick?

 

[twcguy]

Stick -

Can you get any closeups of what you did with the rear pinch seam? Did you end up welding it back together?

TIA

Josh

 

[Stick]

Any idea on the backspacing Stick?

Honestly, I have no idea. They are almost stock, except they are 8" wide. They were on the jeep when I got it. If they have any at all, you can't tell it. The stock 235s fit flush. So I would say no more that 2" if that.