2nd Gen 4x4 35s 3" Lift w/o BODY LIFT

Are they tighter on the fender now?

 

I broke the bridges on my flares removing them to trim and drilled out the flares and did 3/8s bolts in place. The threading is big enough to catch the holes where the clips went in the fender so no need to use a nut on the other side of the fender and I can take the flares off in about a minuet a piece.





I've got pics and vids for a write up if I need to do one

 

Do it. How did you tell where to drill on the ones where the bridges had broken off already

 

I lined up the flare with the clips that weren't broken and marked on the inside of the fender with a sharpie and drilled where I marked

 

Cool. Remember that when you do mine. I'm thinking 3/8 machine screws with finish washers might look a little cleaner. You remember how many bolts you used

 

Uh I can go count them lol. When we doing yours?

 

34 bolts. More if someone had a stock rear bumper or front bumper

 

Soon. I'll find the bolts and finish washers. I still haven't put the flare I ripped off at Uwharre back on

 

Give me a heads up and I'll come help you out and I'll get better pics for a write up

 

I've seen pictures of flat hex head screws in the fender holes that look clean because they didnt protrude much. On my last build I shaved the OEM clips smooth and bought a can of paint matched dupicolor from Napa. It wasnt noticeable until you were close. Not a bad fix for 20$ and about 2 hours worth of work. It also didn't snag on any shrubbery

Edit: here are 2 pics of the aforementioned mod. I was really into the no flare look on my 08 but have since decided to not fuck with it on the 15.

 

I'm in 8 dollars and I haven't had any issues yet with shrubbery but it's a mod that could be an expensive fuck up

 

What I did after trimming mine is I plastic welded the bottom edge back on for a stock look and to make it stronger. The thing that keeps mine on snug is every few clips I plastic welded bolts on the inside of the flare In place of about every third clip ! So now each flare has 3 bolts snugging it up and the front flares I also left the inside lip bolts on to secure them on

 

Well done sir! I like that

 

I like this method....this is the new standard imo for those wanting to keep those "skinny" flares on. Now come do mine please...

 

We have a winner !

 

@clupi did you do 2" all around or more or less?

 

Thanks, it was lots of work but paid off when done. I also had to buy a second set of flares to make one set

 

If I remember right I think it was 2 & 1/8", the front flare where it sits nest to the bumper I went a little more to make up for the big tire clearance so it was about 2" and the from I eye balled to make it look proportional

 

This is a great job!! Very clean sir!!

 

ssenger side is worse. Ill try that now.


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You gotta check out the problem.. you either have a brocken tab clip mount on the flare or a bad clip. If I need any clips I buy them from the dealer, I dont mess with aftermarket once! I'm sure there are descent clips out there and I know stock is expensive if you're replacing a bunch of them but you gotta do what you gotta do to make it work good and look right. Last thing you want is to lose a flare.
You will hear each clip click in when you press it in if they are in good shape