Fender flares?

[Soulo747]

Im using the proline xj body (see below) and have had to hog out alot of material from the wheel wells... i wanna get some flares that replicate the look of the 1:1's available from the fellas at poison spyder, so case in point:

Do the fenders from the dingo kit fit ok on the proline xj? If not, ive seen a few others from rc4wd for the tundra and f350 lifted, does anyone have any hands on experience with the fitment of these on an xj body?

What do you think is my best bet?


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[koch131]

i used to have a cherokee with fender flares off of a land rover lexan body but i dont know what kind or where it was from

[Solitaire]

Here's a very rough sketch of a Dingo flare. Did I mention rough?
But you can get an idea of it's size. The dimensions are all in millimeters.

[Dudeman]

The Dingo flares fit the cherokee body "ok". They're basically the same shape but a little longer so they open up the wheel well more. They'll flatten out the sides of the body where they mount up. They definately need some trimming to fit "right" IMO.

BTW, I'm running the cherokee body trimmed almost as much as yours and it sits about 3/4" lower to the chassis and I'm NOT using my Dingo flares on it.

If you search for that body on google images I'm sure you'll get pics with the flares mounted.

[BENDER]

I built a Jeepspeed Cherokee using the Dingo fender flares. They fit pretty well, aside from the small gap mentioned earlier. I just left the screws loose around the body line so it didn't get distorted.

Link:
Jeepspeed Cherokee Build

[OCMike]

They fit and really set the rig off........

[Soulo747]

Hell ya! Thanks guys... man i LOVE this forum for stuff like this. Thanks for the sketch and the measurements. Thanks for the photos too. BIG help.

[Soulo747]

Anybody got a part number? Thanks in advance again.

[RCT]

Speaking of flares - are there any for the Honcho (front only I guess)?

[Soulo747]

Alright found the part # - AX80040

Last question - what type of screws would i need?? Thanks again guys.

[Soulo747]

Originally Posted by RCT

Speaking of flares - are there any for the Honcho (front only I guess)?

AX80040 should work. Search RPPhobby.com for that part #

[OCMike]

Originally Posted by Soulo747

Alright found the part # - AX80040

Last question - what type of screws would i need?? Thanks again guys.

I pulled my flares from a Dingo body so the hardware was already there...

I'm guessing but I would imagine the hardware would be included with the flares.....

[ridepate]

The screws are included with the flares.

[Soulo747]

Thanks guys. Ill throw some updated pics up next week... just ordered:

RPP Warn decal sheet
Bulldog wireless winch
Fender flare set
Dinky RC trail scout roof rack
misc. exterior accessories

[Solitaire]

Originally Posted by OCMike

I pulled my flares from a Dingo body so the hardware was already there...

I'm guessing but I would imagine the hardware would be included with the flares.....

...and if the hardware isn't included the screws (20) are 2x10mm Hex Caps

[emaxxjohn25]

ok was wondering if u had got the flares on yet im also lookin to do the flares but would like to c pics and want to know if u have any hints on it thanks john

[JParr90]

Hey just a thought but have you tried using traxxas summit flares? i run them on my xj and they look great

[gottorque]

here they are on my XJ .look pretty good