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Yes they require trimming both front/rear to fit on the MJ. They have a "inner" piece that attaches to the fender than the flare fits over it (shown in photo below). Fitment on the rear is awfully dang close. I posted photo's a few months back of them held upto the bed of a MJ to give you a reference. I'm not sure why RockMJ had issues with fitment, it almost looks like they are backwards by the photo's he's posted. You are correct (good eye!). Here is another photo for reference as to the "typical" height of install.

Where are you getting the $95K price tag info? According to AEV (just talked with Jeff Clark) no pricing has been released yet...

Maybe this will help?

Wheeled our MJ for years without doors.

Hmmm... the good 33" vs 35" debate on the XJ/MJ.... As someone who runs both 33's and 35's on their daily drivers I figured I'd put my $0.02 worth in. My wife runs 33's on her daily driver XJ with 3.5" longarm lift (with factory flares). This sees a lot of road use (this is what we take on trips most of the time) and it does also get wheeled quite often. She love the way it feels both on and off-road. She wanted 33" tires and wanted it as low to the ground as possible (she wanted to still be able to get into it relatively easy). I as her husband wanted it to be safe for her while on the road with our kids. The 3.5"/33 combo has worked well for us the past 5 years. On my XJ I run 35's with a 5" lift and minor trimming. I did daily drive this for years and really had no complaints about it. Yes gas mileage sucked but I account that to the 4.6L motor more than the 35" tires. It got wheeled hard offroad and I really liked the 35" tires. Now moving onto the MJ that was built for offroad use only. I ran 35" tires on that for several years before I bumped upto 37's. Honestly the reasoning behind the 35" tires was due to going SOA in the rear. Your going to get close to that 6" lift mark and I just felt like the 33's were to small. I love the extra ground clearance with the 35's and honestly that reason I went to 37's was I felt that the 35's where to small. With that being said this MJ never saw on-road use. If your doing it right (as in using quality components) for the lift, the cost really isn't much different to lift it for a set of 33's vs. a set of 35's. What you really need to consider is the cost of axle upgrades needed for the set of 35's. Depending on what axles your currently running I'd recommend having a D44 or 8.8" or, 29spln 8.25" under it. Marcel stated he had issues with u-joints, shafts and wheel bearings; I have never with the 35's and wheel quite hard. Not sure what the difference is (maybe brand of parts, I dunno...). Honestly what it's going to come down to is what YOU want. I think based on your build you have a pretty good concept of what it takes to do things right. Overall it's going to probably cost you a bit more to run the 35's than the 33's. Just remember that if you want to keep it as DD duties just don't OVER BUILD it or it'll be no fun to drive. Thats what happened to my XJ and it just sits now and gets wheeled every so often.

I wouldn't ever run a 10.5" wide tire on a 10" wide rim.

51316 will NOT bolt upto the MJ/XJ platform. You may be able to fit it to the head, but it will require a custom down-pipe.

I'm not at the shop and won't be until the 30th as we'll be in Daytona Beach all next week for Jeep Beach, but if I can remember when I get back I'll grab a 5004891 and pull it out of the box and see if it has any additional #'s on it.

JK D44 uses Spicer 5004891 JK D30 uses Spicer 5-760X TJ D44 uses Spicer 5-760X (as it's D30 outers) The 5-760X and the 5004891 are NOT the same. The 5004891 is not discontinued by any means (we have 17 on the shelf). Specs: 5004891 Inside Snap Ring Cup Size= 1.188in. Snap Ring To Snap Ring= 2.500in. 5-760X Inside Snap Ring Cup Size= 1.188in. Snap Ring To Snap Ring= 2.188in

Just be careful buying a set of used JK axles; they may be cheap for a reason (already bent, cracked c's, etc). A lot of guys out there are selling their junk JK axles to cover the cost of replacements. You think your getting a deal but the axle's are junk.

If it's a '97 it'll have the 29 spline shafts.

Our opinion on the Corbeau's over the years; don't get them in sued. It just seems to fade so fast, and "wrinkles" so bad after it's been used for awhile. The black turns a purplish color. Corbeau makes great seats, we just haven't been happy with them in sued.

They are aprox 5" wider WMS than the XJ/MJ axles are. Bolt pattern is different so you'll have to run new rims, or use a set of wheel adapters. The JK D44 is stronger than the factory D30 but it still has it's issues. Their is a reason all the JK guy are yanking them out and putting D60's upfront. Honestly it depends on the price of the D44's. Here is a photo of a JK D44 in a XJ.

Rock Krawler - $224.10