fender flares

i want fender flares that are close to the stock ones..I see bushwhacker makes flares that look like the factory ones.Anything better?

 

Factory stealership.

 

Its either oem or bush wacker, i have bushwackers and they are nice, scraped a tree one and it was all pushed in but when i backed out it just poped back into ace

 

I just finished painting my oem ones. I hated them when they were just plastic but now they look pretty decent. Photos before and after.

 

I did this aswell, but am about to just rhino line mine because the rears get paint chips on the bottom fronts of them and I've painted them a few times. They do get lots of compliments from other owners that see me at a gas station they have the same issue.

 

I left th bushwackers ones plan cause i knew they would get damaged. They have held up to the elements just fine and a quick rinse has them lookin like new minus the scratches lol

 

Hey @Sperrunner I know this is an older thread, but how much more clearance does the bushwhackers give you compared to factory? I cut about 1.5 " out of my factory ones on the cab side for clearance for my 33's.

 

The stick out i think the same as oem ones, i dont have fronts but the rears mount flush to the wheel well so they dont take any clearance away

 

Hmm you only have flares on the rear? How does that look do you got a pic?

 

I have my s runner flares up front which arnt as wide. Im to cheap to buy bush wackers for the front rn lol

 

Newbie here, but what is special about an s-runner? Your rims are sweet BTW

 

Thanks and its the factory preformace package on the 5lug tacomas, there is a few things different on it vs a normal 5lug.

 

@Sperrunner Do you know of any aftermarket fenders for the 1st gen's ? Something that is pre-made to clear bigger tire's?

 

How big are you talking?

 

33's. I want something that will just bolt on. I already cut my MFR fender and flare, It don't look terrible, but want to change it eventually.

 

Pretty sure most guys here can clear 33” on a 2.5” lift with trimming of the pinch weld wheels with like 3.5” bs and a good alignment

 

yeah I'm dumb and got bad wheels just cause they look good American Racing 17x9 4.5bs -12offset (They dont clear my caliper so have to run a wheel spacers also.) So I have to take additional steps. I also can't get a good alignment because of stock UCA's.

 

How bad doe sit hit yout caliper? There are other guys on here with 4.5bs and it works fine

 

It will not mount safely. this is them

$194 American Racing AR172 17X9 6X5.5 S-BLK -12MM - AR1727983B

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168SVFEC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 . Unless im doing something wrong. I would love to throw the spacer off.

 

17's don't clear your caliper?! wtf? Most 16's will clear Tundra brakes, 17's are pretty much guaranteed to clear. What calipers do you have?