I've been discussing this a bit with a local guy with MCEs. Can you imagine a diy AEV-style MCE highline?I liked the way Hendrix re-worked them so they fit better. Just not a fan of how they hack them on the stock fender portion.
I've been discussing this a bit with a local guy with MCEs. Can you imagine a diy AEV-style MCE highline?I liked the way Hendrix re-worked them so they fit better. Just not a fan of how they hack them on the stock fender portion.
Glad I could help. Cant wait to see your take on the design.Thanks! My guess was pretty good. If anything I need to move my line a little further out from the hood.
At the moment, I'm mostly interested in what does what. And I need to refresh myself on a few details of what and where the clearance issues are on stock fenders.Glad I could help. Cant wait to see your take on the design.
My immediate goal is to get a decent estimate of that clearance. It won't be much, certainly not comparable to a real highline.Great research being done here, following as I like MCEs and curious about additional tire clearance they provide.
Right, will always have to deal with the hood. My interest stems from the likely bad idea of fitting 35s under MCEs with my current OME 2.5+1.25BL suspension. Won't happen anytime soon but always kicking around the idea. Also like the MCEs as my jeep mostly runs woods trails with lots of tight trees.My immediate goal is to get a decent estimate of that clearance. It won't be much, certainly not comparable to a real highline.
Because not being able to open the tailgate from the outside and having to lean over something to reach anything on the inside is worth the look, not.I love the CJ-7 tailgate look! It's something I'd like to do, but that would mean finding a way to mount my spare. I know there are lots of options for that though...
I'm aware of the functionality issues. I have few vague ideas on how to minimize the reach by allowing the gate to fold down past flat. A spare tire is also a real issue which may be why the cj7 gate may never happen.Because not being able to open the tailgate from the outside and having to lean over something to reach anything on the inside is worth the look, not.
I can tell you with my set up (35's mce's 4" s.l. and 1.25" b.l.) that with 3" of total bumpstop (based on the front shock length and coil bind) the 35's have about 2" of clearance on the top of the tire to the fenders. The only spot I rub is on on of the bolt heads at the back of the inner fender and only at full steering lock. I plan to replace that bolt with a button head Allen tomorrow. And that is with MTR's that have about 5k on them. I suspect that as the tire wears they wouldn't rub anymore.My immediate goal is to get a decent estimate of that clearance. It won't be much, certainly not comparable to a real highline.
I can tell you with my set up (35's mce's 4" s.l. and 1.25" b.l.) that with 3" of total bumpstop (based on the front shock length and coil bind) the 35's have about 2" of clearance on the top of the tire to the fenders. The only spot I rub is on on of the bolt heads at the back of the inner fender and only at full steering lock. I plan to replace that bolt with a button head Allen tomorrow. And that is with MTR's that have about 5k on them. I suspect that as the tire wears they wouldn't rub anymore.
The MCE'S will flex a full 1" with no issues. At about 1.25" they start to pull up on the inner fender where they attach. I pushed it to 1.5" of upwards flex on the fender before I felt it was going to start bending the inner fender where it attaches.I believe the MCE's will flex at least 1" if not more. I can give them a test tomorrow. I did a full flex test on my front suspension today. I have 9" travel shocks on the front. I am getting 4.5" of up travel. And 4.5" of drop. with the shock disconnected I get another 2" of drop before the spring unseats
The extra cargo space would be nice to have. The longer rear drive shaft would have made some parts of the build easier. I haven't found myself often enough where I thought the extra wheelbase would have helped. Overall in life I prefer a smaller vehicle, so I like what I have. The Jeep is easy to parallel park, which I appreciate. Whether or not I'm serious off-road people is a whole other discussion.do you ever regret not getting an LJ?
seems like all the serious offroad people always want LJs.