sick and tired

C co Crusader 2/127 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:12 pm

well as the title implies I'm sick and tired. Today I went out and did some very minor 4x4ing in the snow from friday, saturday, and sunday. about 8 inches. In the process ov going over som smaller rocks my tire hits the bottom of my fender flare and the thing just explodes. I know it was mostly because of the cold but this is the 4th one that I've put on. Does anyone know of any sort of custom flares that are made for the liberty? I know a lot of people have written to Bushwacker about it with no results. Are there any shops that custom make them?

daspes · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:26 pm

C co Crusader 2/127 wrote:

well as the title implies I'm sick and tired. Today I went out and did some very minor 4x4ing in the snow from friday, saturday, and sunday. about 8 inches. In the process ov going over som smaller rocks my tire hits the bottom of my fender flare and the thing just explodes. I know it was mostly because of the cold but this is the 4th one that I've put on. Does anyone know of any sort of custom flares that are made for the liberty? I know a lot of people have written to Bushwacker about it with no results. Are there any shops that custom make them?

Only ones I know of are the Miller Electric Customs like Durangotangs.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:45 pm

Get some extended bumpstops and your problems will be cured :wink:

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tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:31 pm

what size tires are you running? with spacers, wider ? tires and no bumpstops you will continue to rip off flares. also front or rear?

Neatus · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:37 pm

Also, is your pinch weld flattened? Smash her down...

Joe Jeeper · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:47 pm

I'll second on the extended bump stops!

DryBones · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:52 pm

bumpstops...if the tire is too big or too wide for the well then why would you want to bottom out knowing what is going to happen if you do?

C co Crusader 2/127 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:49 pm

its the fronts that are the problem. I have the weld knocked down the liner replaced with a black pond liner(rubber). 255/780r16 tires and disco's. i dont have a problem with the tire actually hitting any metal but the darn flare hangs so low that it gets hit all the time. I think im just going to make a set. I've been putting it off for a while and now i have a reason to.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:31 pm

C co Crusader 2/127 wrote:

its the fronts that are the problem. I have the weld knocked down the liner replaced with a black pond liner(rubber). 255/780r16 tires and disco's. i dont have a problem with the tire actually hitting any metal but the darn flare hangs so low that it gets hit all the time. I think im just going to make a set. I've been putting it off for a while and now i have a reason to.

still no answer to bumpstops,
if you do not have bumpstops install Teraflex Part # 0019301200 and it will take care of your problems, would not even need to take out the inner liners etc. and what size tires are you running
255-70s
or
255-78s

C co Crusader 2/127 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:30 pm

no bumpstops and 70's. Im just going to build a set

Jeepman56 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:14 am

Welcome back C co, sorry to hear about your flares. Where were you wheeling?

durangotang · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:25 am

I am running 265/75's and don't rub on anything once I got rid of the flares... I still have the factory bumpstops.

C co Crusader 2/127 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:00 am

kettle moraine

kvenner · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:04 pm

I've never had problems with the front flares, but my back ones get loose often.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:29 pm

Have ran 255 70s on 8 inch Moabs and now 265-70 on the same wheels and no problems,

Just install bumpstops, simple

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:50 pm

duck tape will help...i tink his problem is that the flair hangs out too far or somthing...

DryBones · **Posted:** Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:35 pm

he don't need no bumpstops...he likes bottoming out the struts! :lol:

C co Crusader 2/127 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:59 pm

the flare does hang to low and no im not bottoming out the strut. so like I said i think im going to just make some

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