Fender flare debates

KingCarGuyZ

KingCarGuyZ

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Ok, so about a month ago I bought my first car, or at least my first daily, I have had a dune buggy for about a year, not great once it rains. Anyway. She’s a 2001 TJ sort. 4.0I6 5spd, soft top. Great Jeep. 255,000 miles and not a spot of rust on her. Way more solid then half the other Tj’s and Yj’s that I looked at. She has a 2 ish inch spring spacer, 31 inch tiers on stock rims & a K&N intake that’s gonna have to go soon (whistle is driving me crazy) other then that she is stock best I can tell. Not much off-road use by the P.O. But I digress.
A day or 2 ago I took her off the beaten path and through a mud hole. Best fun I’ve had in a long while. To be expected I threw mud all over the Jeep. Because of that, and just to add some look. I’m looking at some new fender flares that don’t brake the bank, And I wanted to know if any of y’all had an opinion. The 2 are linked below. One is the pocket style and one is flat steel. If you have any others that y’all know for under $200 throw them at me. Thanks for the experience!
 
Good to know, I was thinking about a 32 or 33 next time I need tires. I know the aftermarket get out of the way for bigger tires more. Do you think the MCE’s would still cover a bigger tire?
 
KingCarGuyZ said:
Good to know, I was thinking about a 32 or 33 next time I need tires. I know the aftermarket get out of the way for bigger tires more. Do you think the MCE’s would still cover a bigger tire?
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After market flares do not add clearance over stock.

MCE's come in several widths.
 
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The MCEs require a little cutting of the stock front fender but look fantastic in my opinion, and currently 400 for the front and rear set together :)
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If the concern is about tire coverage, then MCE's are a heavy handed solution.
 
I’m not a fan of fender flairs but keep the rears on to keep the cops away. The pocket style hang low and crack easy from my experience. I like the MCE’s and have the 1st gen fronts with no flair on mine and they’ve bounced off a few trees and still look great. A friend of mine had some set of 4” extended flairs on his Jeep about 15+ years ago ( I can’t remember who made them) and they’d hang up on branches every so often but his was always the cleanest Jeep at the end of the weekend. At the time he was running 33x12.5’s
 
KingCarGuyZ said:
Good to know, I was thinking about a 32 or 33 next time I need tires. I know the aftermarket get out of the way for bigger tires more. Do you think the MCE’s would still cover a bigger tire?
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Just FYI, JL Rubicons run that size stock and can be found pretty cheap with very low (hundreds of) miles.
 
Just a footnote, you're on the biggest tire the stock rim can handle, if you go up it will require new wheels.

I stuck MCE fronts on and did a delete on my rears. 200 bucks and my time.
 
I don't see where he said what width he has. 31s come in different widths. I don't see where he said what width rim either, tho I assume an 8".
 
Thanks for all the help, the Tube MCE’s are the end goal, but I’m gonna have to build up some Jeep cash before I can buy those. I’ll probably go MCE or pocket for right now, tide me over until the tubes come.
 
And yes, new wheels will come eventually as well, I’m thinking the 8 hole “American Racing” style, but those are quite a ways off.
 
Those 8 hole just look right to me on a Jeep. Had to get a set (in charcoal) for mine. Just don't like the look of the moab rims on my TJR.
 
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