Got offered a free set of outer fenders and wheel well liner from a JK. Will they fit a TJ? Minor modifications?
I like free
I like free
Do JK fenders fit on a TJ?
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With enough modification you can get almost anything to fit...
The answer is NO.... unless you want to modify them A LOT !!!!
The answer is NO.... unless you want to modify them A LOT !!!!
They're free. Take them no matter what. At the worst, you'll get rid of them a week before you end up with a JK that needs one, at the best you could sell them both, or maybe just trade for a couple cases of your favorite beer to someone that does need at least one. Make them take the second one no matter what.
Yes I think "no matter what" does matter, that's why I used it twice.
Yes I think "no matter what" does matter, that's why I used it twice.
A better question here would be why would you want to put those hideous things on a TJ...
I agree. The JK has dumbo fender flares as I call them
Pretending nobody ever considered doing this...... La la la la la la .... I have a sock puppet on my hand... His name is Mr Socky... He said he thinks it's silly.... I'm just typing in what he said.
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Yeah, if you flip it, they look like a snow sled for kids to glide in the neighborhood park.I agree. The JK has dumbo fender flares as I call them
I own a 18 JK , hate the bumpers and flares... why did they have to go away from the classic Jeep look?! .....anyhow , whenever I see a JK head on, always think of this
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My TJ build is is totally naked. Just frame and tub. Still scrubbing, cleaning, coating...
When they were offered, I had never thought about the inter-species copulation of cosmetic parts. I'm a year away from worrying about fenders, but "free" always sparks my interest.
Always.
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Why is that? Loose , floppy, over sized? I have never seen a set side-by side.I agree. The JK has dumbo fender flares as I call them
Well, I refer to the JK platform as the "fat Elvis" of the Wrangler world.
The fender flares on the JKs are just massive, massive pieces of plastic and IMHO look really silly. The JK itself doesn't look bad, but the size of the fender flares just make it look really silly in my mind.
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Wide and flimsy looking.
You're right.
Don't like...
I can fab better or mod a TJ set.
Just not a big fan of tube fenders for a bevy of reasons... better than the JK option, though. No wonder they were free...
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I would take the fenders and chuck them on Craig list haha..unless you planning on building a JK from scratch 
I have seen it done...
https://www.jeepfan.com/readersjeeps/johns-wrangler-tj/
Didn't think I'd be able to find it, but here's page on it. It's well done, even if you don't like the look.
And the requisite photo:
The flares definitely look better on a TJ than on a JK!
https://www.jeepfan.com/readersjeeps/johns-wrangler-tj/
Didn't think I'd be able to find it, but here's page on it. It's well done, even if you don't like the look.
And the requisite photo:
The flares definitely look better on a TJ than on a JK!
! They really do look better on the TJ!
), if it weren't for them Jeep would have likley gone the way of Pontiac. 