I have an optima yellow top in a buggy. It gets put away around November and fired up in April. For two years now, it has never failed and is never placed on a tender.
Opinions on Motobilt high line fenders
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For every one of those that does that, I've got 10 more that don't. There aren't many batteries I wouldn't install and use, the Optima line is one that I wouldn't take for free.
I threw away 4 Yellow Top Optimas that all failed within 3 years of buying each one. And before that I'd had a Optima that had sat on a shelf for 4+ years and threw it in a rig and it fired right up. Used to swear by Optima... Not anymore.
Decide on your final tire size and what you'll need for your shock travel to accomplish whatever you are trying to accomplish. Then you'll know if you need hilines. The big issue with hiline choice is those that limit you to an optima. Really?
I don't plan on going bigger than 35s unless I can turn my jeep into a trail only rig. I probably don't need hilines.
I was looking at your build last night, how do you feel about the 4.5" flares vs. 3"? I have the same JCR rockers and my initial thought was to match the same width, but it seems like a lot of folks prefer the flares to be a bit wider.
I think the MCE’s were about the same width as the JCR’s (4.5”). Now I have GR fenders 4”. Both were really good width wise with the JCR’s. Having some flare is good if it’s a daily driver. It keeps crap from flying everywhere. If it was a dedicated trail rig I'd go with a 0” flare and no rear flares. This is how it sits now. I’ve got 5.5” uptravel and 5.25” downtravel. I don’t need HiLines to clear the tires. RockJock 4” coils + 1.25” Savvy Body lift.
Yeah, it wouldn’t hurt to have some more quality options. I think Jerry has some of the old PS aluminum fenders. Then there are some that don’t fit worth a dayum! These GR’s bolted right up. Spendy though$$$$ you know, you’ve had the HiLines. Interesting Savvy never made any fenders that I know of. Width and tires go together. I’m throwing stuff over my front fender, but it doesn’t bother me.
Agreed, competition is good.
I ran a used set of GR 0" non-highline for a short period of time, but went back to stock due to spray and looks.
Several months ago, Gerald posted a teaser of some Savvy highlines he "was thinking of manufacturing", but I haven't heard anything since.
There were plenty of good options at the time and the only one I would have done would have been so close to what the Crawlteks are that I would have been accused of copying them even though I'd never seen a set at the time. With the two options in aluminum from Poison Spyder, the fender selections were good. I really wish Poison Spyder would have (a) fixed their simple design flaw, (b) fixed their overall design to be square off the body, and (c) not discontinued them.
Bullitt TJ
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From what I’ve gathered Poison Spyder is completely out of business and all the stock was sold off ?
Bullitt TJ
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But if you try to order anything it takes you to 4WP which list everything as discontinued or back ordered. They also seem to have abandoned their FB page.
Bullitt TJ
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That's a shame.
I guess you’re not a fan of PS, did they have a bad reputation on this forum? I’ve never really bought aftermarket parts for any of my Jeeps so I came here looking for recommendations on a set of Highlines ..figured buying is easier than building a set.
By looking at the materials list and build pics they looked the strongest design out there, 3/16 steel sheet and 3/16 wall square tube as a structure they’re more than just mall crawling parts.
Bullitt TJ
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I saw the Crawlteks but they give no material specs or detailed photos..I think I might end up with Motobilts and add some square tube to the inner lip so I don’t cut the heck out of my tires. I was trying to avoid buying a 1.5” square tube die for my bender but I guess it’s inevitable. I really don’t care for the round tube look and have no use for aluminum stuff.
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A lot of the brands that were owned by Transamerican Wholesale are in a state of limbo after the whole Wheelpro/Hoonigan buyout.