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Title: Finder Flairs
Post by: fordguy79 on February 02, 2009, 09:59:36 PM

got pulled over tonight 4 speeding in my 87'samurai  and also got popped for no mud flaps and to small of flares (stock)  so I'm asking who makes good flares that are 4 or more inches wider    L
I'm running 33  12.5 swamper SSR's on 8" wide wheels that bairly clear the calmini cross over steering
THE TICKET WAS $260

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: Vagabond on February 02, 2009, 10:28:10 PM

Damn.  Sounds like someone had it out for you.  How fast were you going?

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: fordguy79 on February 02, 2009, 10:32:27 PM

67 in a 50 zone   the officer had his daugher killed in an wreck with a lifted truck  now he's a head hunter   he's got 3 of my buddy's

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: SNJSamurai on February 02, 2009, 10:48:32 PM

first id like to know what you have under your hood. only time my truck saw anything over 60 was me drafting behind a semi

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: fordguy79 on February 03, 2009, 05:59:31 AM

10 hamsters 1 cat LOL!!!       1.3 weber stock gears tail wind  down hill  foot to floor  if i ever thought it would go that fast i wou;d of took the free way

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: ROSS on February 03, 2009, 07:45:08 AM

all the vendors on this website have flares . 

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: Dazookster on February 03, 2009, 08:24:37 AM

A cheap way to do it is garden edging its black durable and flexable.  Its easy to install if done right looks pretty nice costs less than extended flares too.

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: Drone637 on February 03, 2009, 08:30:52 AM

There aren't to many flares that pop out that far on the Sammy.  Using the TJ (might have been YJ...) Rear Bushwacker flares on front and rear is a popular mod. While I was typing this Dazookster mentioned the garden edging that I was thinking of.

I use a stock Jeep YJ front flare on the back, but never to around to putting front fenders on it, as she never spends enough time on the road to get in trouble.  With the 33x12.5 with the 3.5" offset wheels they still stick out a little bit, but catch most of the mud coming off.

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_86HP5-adsWc/SGvnje3_OpI/AAAAAAAABeI/XCDU6pKz9kc/s640/CIMG4048.JPG)

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: idaholwb on February 03, 2009, 01:46:14 PM

Calmini... Trailtough... Rocky Road Outfitters... Petroworks... They all sell wider fender flares for the Sami.

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: fordguy79 on February 03, 2009, 05:58:01 PM

thanks for all the help now i need to get some money saved up

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: dustybadlands on February 03, 2009, 08:08:36 PM

I was checkin' out some of those vendor's prices and I just sh|removethispart|@! If yer gonna spend that kinda doe, git a bender and tube some fenders!

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: TopHeavy96 on February 03, 2009, 08:27:19 PM

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ProductBrowse?storeId=10101&Pr=p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2008750&productId=2008750&catalogId=10101

I think these might be cheaper than the name brand vendors.

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: 4Zstracker on February 03, 2009, 09:07:38 PM

I saw a guy once who made his own flares. He got some tire treads, like for re-treading, and some self tapping screws. just screwwed the treads to the inside of his fenders at the width he wanted them. They didnt really turn out too bad either. Just another 2 cents.

Title: Re: Finder Flairs
Post by: spyder0069 on February 03, 2009, 09:53:50 PM

I have the bushwacker flares bought from trail tough.  They have two versions if I recall.  A 4" and a 6".  I have the 6" flairs and they are gorgeous.  Here is a link to my vid at the end of my build season.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TIAmfSwDIkE

You can get an idea of what they look like with 31x10.5x15 tsl.   ;D 

I had the jcwhitney generic flairs on my previous kick and they looked ok.  I wouldn't have put them on the sammy though.  Everybody's budgets different and I dug a hole with mine but I really like the way it turned out.  Oh, and those are 15x7 rims with 3.5" backspacing and I have 1.5" wheel spacers so it really widened the stance and fit those 6" flares nicely.