Fender flares for a Comanche with Cherokee 2001 front

[dan12]

Hello everybody;

 

I need a fender flares for my Comanche 1991 4x4 with the Cherokee 2001 front. I want a factory look so those big off road fenders flares are not a option .Any idea?

 

Thanks

[LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW]

Front or Rear flares?

 

Any 97+ XJ flares will "bolt" upto your front fenders.

 

On the rear you have less options as the MJ rear fender well opening is larger than the XJ is.

[dan12]

I would like to match the rear and the front fender flares.I have seen on internet some Comanche wiht the front 2001 conversion that have small fenders flares rear and front.Where they found those? Do you know

[JeepcoMJ]

they made them using xj flares.

[wannabeMJ]

why don't you try bushwacker

they also make 3 or 4'' flares

[Eagle]

why don't you try bushwacker

they also make 3 or 4'' flares

He said he wants a factory look and big off-road flares are not an option.

 

What about YJ or TJ flares?

[shelbyluvv]

You can DA the ridge off the rear ones and get a close to stock look. You can also run 96 and older flares, bumper, and air dam on the front.

 

If you search for Black Betty in the projects forum you can see how I started to mod some 97+ rear flares to work on the back. I never did finish them before I sold the truck.

 

Your last option is, mold yourself a set of custom one off flares. I have a set that I need to finish for my truck that I got off a member here. :chillin:

[dan12]

Thanks guys for all the answers.I like the idea of a set of custom fender flares...Let see if i can do it. :???: I´m going to ask a friend who made it for a ralliy car. :idea:

I will keep you inform

[MoparMatt77]

1997-1998 Jeep Cherokee rears off a 2 door should work for what you need. All front flairs 97-01 are same.

[LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW]

1997-1998 Jeep Cherokee rears off a 2 door should work for what you need.

The 2 door and 4 doors flares are identical...

[jpnjim]

1997-1998 Jeep Cherokee rears off a 2 door should work for what you need.

The 2 door and 4 doors flares are identical...

 

I didn't want to be the one to say it. :yes:

[Eagle]

1997-1998 Jeep Cherokee rears off a 2 door should work for what you need.

The 2 door and 4 doors flares are identical...

And they are also shorter than MJ flares by about 2" to 3", in both length of opening (front to back, at bottom of opening) and height.

 

It doesn't seem to matter how often this comes up, and how many times we point out that the 2-door and 4-door rear flares are the same, the myth that 2-door XJ flares fit the MJ persists. There doesn't seem to be any way to put a stake through its heart.

[jpnjim]

I tried using late model front flares on the back:

 

and hacked up a late model bumper cap to fill in the gap:

 

but even if the cap had looked good cut down (it doesn't),

the funky angle of the ft flare doesn't compliment the rear body lines like it does the front:

 

 

I also tried using a wrap around bumper to fill the section under the ft flare, but didn't like that either:

 

BTW, if you're wondering why the rear panel was cut that far back:

I flipped the leafs, just to try it, had to chop just to get the tires to roll. :doh:

 

I have some MJ flares that I ground down the edge to look more like a late model flare,

in the end I'll probably end up using those.

[comanche09]

Anyone file down the ridge on the MJ rear flares to match the 97+ XJ front? It doesn't bother me too much that mine don't match.

 

I'd kinda feel bad about modding these flares as they are MJ only and getting harder to find.

[johnnyc]

I also have 97+ front flares and 92 rear flares. Doesn't bother me at all.

[kastein]

Not sure they'll fit but TJ flares look kinda like the 97-up XJ flares, might try those. YJ flares on the other hand look more like the 96-down XJ flares

[1999MJ]

I sanded down the ridge on my factory MJ rear flares to match the 97+ fronts on my chief. Here's what it ended up looking like. Not 100% the same but looked decent

 

 

 

 

[Darren]

Or you could go with MJ rear flares in the front too. It'll give you a larger opening too.

 

My truck with MJ rears in the front:

 

[jpnjim]

Anyone have any thoughts of what brand-X (Ford, Chevy, Dodge, etc) wheel well openings that could be grafted on the back, and decently match the late model XJ front?

 

 

I'm looking for a bigger opening (to fit a 37" Bogger) for the back.

A wheel well patch panel from a full size truck might give me a good starting point.

 

Not looking for a ton of tire coverage (my rear axle is a little narrower than stock), but a bigger opening that will provide 'some' coverage, and look OK burned into an MJ bed.

 

 

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