Comanche rear wheel opening

[sinkrun]

Are the rear wheel openings on a 2 dr XJ the same as a MJ? I know of a guy scraping one and if they are I am going to have him cut them out.

[Carl'sMJ]

I believe they are smaller than our MJ's.

[Burls]

I believe they are smaller than our MJ's.

 

Carl is correct. 2 door xj rear wheel arches are smaller than the mj's.

[ParadiseMJ]

I have 3.5" on my XJ (4 door) and 31's. I have no lift on my MJ and 31's. The XJ wheel well is a couple inches shorter and narrower. Plenty of clearance on the MJ.

 

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[JeepcoMJ]

the upper spot of the wheel well (where it rusts out on ours) is good for patch panels. it's a shorter wheel well, but pretty darn close on the top end.

 

so yes, get the parts.

[89eliminator]

x2. that is exactly what i did with mine. 2dr XJs are good clean metal donors. it doesnt line up perfect, but the flare covers those spots.

[sinkrun]

Thats what I needed wanted to hear thanks Guys!

[the_wizard_of_fire]

plus if you take the quarter skins and replace your wheel well openings, then you can use XJ fender flares W/O modification...

[Darren]

plus if you take the quarter skins and replace your wheel well openings, then you can use XJ fender flares W/O modification...

 

MJ's actually have a larger rear wheelwell than the XJ so the flare is not a direct swap.

[Eagle]

plus if you take the quarter skins and replace your wheel well openings, then you can use XJ fender flares W/O modification...

 

MJ's actually have a larger rear wheelwell than the XJ so the flare is not a direct swap.

Yeah, the MJ opening is about 2" higher overall and about 2" longer front-to-back. The only way to use XJ flares would be to graft on the ENTIRE wheel arch section from a 2-door XJ, and that would leave a lot of unsupported metal on the wheel side of the seam where the inner fender liner meets the outer quarter panel. I've looked at it closely, because the previous owner of my '88 burned off the flanges with the flare mounts, right back to the seam (and in some cases beyond the seam), so I need some way to mount flares where there presently isn't any metal. I may yet try this idea, but I don't hold out a lot of promise for its success.