To fender chop or not to fender chop

sean.m.adams33 said:
Does anyone have any experience with chopping painted fenders? Any extra precautions that should be taken?
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Me. Protect the fenders with something besides blue tape. I used a jig saw and didn't notice when the tape rolled and got a couple scratches. I sanded the edges down a bit to put the edge trim on. Superglued the ends on as I cut them at some angles.
 

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ttfhell said:
Me. Protect the fenders with something besides blue tape. I used a jig saw and didn't notice when the tape rolled and got a couple scratches. I sanded the edges down a bit to put the edge trim on. Superglued the ends on as I cut them at some angles.
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Awesome! Thanks for the info. I will look into some good alternatives. Your rig looks awesome.
 
I'm going to chop mine this week. They are painted. I'll do a test and see what works good to protect them.


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paychex.308 said:
looks good! good job. did you completely remove the support structure from the fronts?


andrew -
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no i cut it like Eddies write up... i'm thinking of putting a 1/2" spacer on the top of the metal support bracket to push the fender up flatter:idontknow:
 
Why chop if you dont rub?? A tiny bit of rubbing is fine. I personaly will never chop mine since I like the having the fenders actually working for what they are made for. But again just my personal preference.
 
JK1 said:
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no i cut it like Eddies write up... i'm thinking of putting a 1/2" spacer on the top of the metal support bracket to push the fender up flatter:idontknow:
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oh okay, was just hard to see and I wanted to ensure you kept it under there... a spacer might give it a little lift too, not a bad idea.

andrew -
 
jkrossi said:
Why chop if you dont rub?? A tiny bit of rubbing is fine. I personaly will never chop mine since I like the having the fenders actually working for what they are made for. But again just my personal preference.
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i personally think that a properly trimmed fender looks a whole lot better than stock ones!

andrew -
 
I trimmed mine several weeks back with a few others on the forum. It was peer pressure and I totally regret it now.

Just kidding. Actually came out great. Haven't posted pics as I still need to paint the wells.
 
JK1 said:
Agree^^^ i didnt like the way the stock ones looked with a short bumper and a lift... :twocents: :twocents:
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I also like it because it makes YOUR Jeep YOURS!!! Everyones trim is just a bit different so there is a unique feature to it - like a finger print!
 
It took me a while to decide if I should cut the fenders too. mine sits on 315/70/17's with 2.5" springs and .75" spacersJeep13.jpg
 
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