rckrdyxj Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Are they the same as XJ rear flares on a 96 sport? I wanna buy some nice new ones but can't find MJ parts new any where and i can get xj rears on ebay new. Ive seen people make the 98 plus rears work but it takes alot of work so i wanna run stock sport xj rears and 98 fronts with my 98 front clip.
summerinmaine Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Are they the same as XJ rear flares on a 96 sport? I wanna buy some nice new ones but can't find MJ parts new any where and i can get xj rears on ebay new. Ive seen people make the 98 plus rears work but it takes alot of work so i wanna run stock sport xj rears and 98 fronts with my 98 front clip. Nope. MJ rear flares are unique, and handed to boot.
Rockyrider367 Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Will the rear flares work for an earlyer 2 door xj?
summerinmaine Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Will the rear flares work for an earlyer 2 door xj? Nope. Not on an MJ AFAIK.
jpnjim Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Front flares have the same general shape, and *can* be used, but the late model flares taper from thin to fat at the top, and it doesn't look right from certain angles: FWIW, tire isn't centered b/c axle is moved back ~1.5" You can see the bad angle here (getting wider as they go back): FWIW, the late model bumper end caps works with the MJ overhang, if you cut it up a little, but I wasn't able to make it look cleanly at the end, that + the skinny to fat flare thing made me ditch this idea (atleast for now).
mvusse Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 The skinny to fat flares are only on 95 and 96 Cherokees. 84 through 94 are the same as the MJ front ones. 97+ I don't know.
Rockyrider367 Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Not to hi jack this forum but doe anyone know where you can get rear MJ flares? I'm gona need some pretty wide ones quickly here and I can't find any?
maddzz1 Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 The skinny to fat flares are only on 95 and 96 Cherokees. 84 through 94 are the same as the MJ front ones. 97+ I don't know. 97+ also go from thin to wider, but are the newer style.
Eagle Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I think to match the general appearance of the new style front flares a better choice would be Wrangler flares, but I haven't done enough research to decide if YJ or TJ flares would be better.
Pete M Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 Not to hi jack this forum but doe anyone know where you can get rear MJ flares? I'm gona need some pretty wide ones quickly here and I can't find any? Both bushwacker and rustys offroad make the bigger flares.
Giffer Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 going wide and tall or just wide for rubber??it tall and wide i would recomend the bushwacker cut out flares.
Rockyrider367 Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 I'm thinking about goin about 2 inches taller so it would bring it to 7.5 inches of lift but I'm putting in a waggy front axle and a bronco 9" with 33 12.s's on 10inch weheels and around here they have to be coverd to be leagle
Giffer Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 i think they have to be legally covered everywhere in north america. just everytime you get pulled over just tell them they got stolen and your waiting for replacments. works every time. drove my YJ for 3 years with 14.5 inch rubber and no flares. say stolen or just play stupid.
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