"I got BIG tires and I cannot lie"

[Dumke]

"You other brothers can deny".... Sorry that was my worst sir-mix-alot impression. you dont even want to see the best either.

So here is my problem I have my tires on WAHOO and had to cut a bit of the cladding up front. But have a problem with the front tires still. The rear of the wheel well is rubbing. All I an see is a bracket. My question to you "bigger tire" folks is what did u do? Take bracket off and beat with a hamer?? Or just beat with a hammer?

Where it rubs on front tire rear of the wheel well




A upward view of it.




And now the red-headed-step bracket





So any suggestions would be awesome. I am thinking its a simple removal of the bracket and maybe hammer a bit.

[ZEUS]

If I remember correctly, the bracket is spot welded to the body - I hacked mine in half with a sawzall where it turns to horizontal. Remove the inner liner and you get a great look at what can be done. I pulled the cladding away from the bracket when I started cutting to protect it. It is glued to the metal and one of those little white plastic plug things secures it to that bracket - I cut my plug off with a pair of dikes to save time, then I carefully pulled until I could wedge something between the steel and the cladding. I used my Roto-Zip to cut the liner and the cladding to shape. I sprayed bedliner stuff very thick onto the metal that is under the liner. Then I hammered the hell out of it! When I got the shape I wanted I sprayed some more to fill the seams and cover the pounded metal. I think it looks pretty clean! I'll take a pic of the finished result when i get a chance... don't hold your breath though!

[JoFotoz]

Yup...SAWZALL...a grinder...then a cocktail!

jo

[rowhard]

Well, I had the same problem. I took a dead blow to it, it is bendable. One came out looking like that is the way it should be, the other, well, you can tell I took a dead blow to it, oops

[Ldub]

Yous guys & yer fancy power tools & such...

Being predominantly of the cave man persuasion, I just beat mine into submission with a two pounder, trimmed off whatever plastic that was still in the way with a tin snips, & finished with liberal applications of bed liner...it's my fender well, I don't care if it's purdy...UGHHHH!

[Ldub]

Oh, and what about some pics that AREN'T close ups???

[cyronman]

You just lifted, right?

I wanted Terras but they wouldn't fit the AR's without lifting.
I still had to get down and dirty in there.

I had to bend back some of the front-rear wheel well (underneath the lining) and then zip-tied the lining out of the way.

Cy

[Dumke]

Oh, and what about some pics that AREN'T close ups???

Because its dirty and that would ruin my suprise lol....




Thanks for the input will check it tomorrow after work and get to hammering and cutting.



Dub speaking of I am looking on jcwhitney @ the fender extension and you go with 3' or the 1-3/4?

[Dumke]

You just lifted, right?

I wanted Terras but they wouldn't fit the AR's without lifting.
I still had to get down and dirty in there.

I had to bend back some of the front-rear wheel well (underneath the lining) and then zip-tied the lining out of the way.

Cy

Ya I had them put on to see how much tires stuck out of the wheel well with AR's I have. Lol no way it would work unless I was only going in a straight line

So ya lift required just didnt know how squirrely it felt driving that high up. I feel like I am floating...

[Ldub]

Because its dirty and that would ruin my suprise lol....




Thanks for the input will check it tomorrow after work and get to hammering and cutting.



Dub speaking of I am looking on jcwhitney @ the fender extension and you go with 3' or the 1-3/4?

1 3/4"

[Dumke]

1 3/4"

Other post you said in came in a roll but they only offer a set or pair in reinforced 1-3/4

[Ldub]

Other post you said in came in a roll but they only offer a set or pair in reinforced 1-3/4

That means they will send enough material to do either two, or four fender wells...I ordered the one in the top right pic...the one with the wire in the lip.
I ordered a set, not two...maybe roll was the wrong word to use...think more like coiled into a flat box.

[cyronman]

Ya I had them put on to see how much tires stuck out of the wheel well with AR's I have. Lol no way it would work unless I was only going in a straight line

So ya lift required just didnt know how squirrely it felt driving that high up. I feel like I am floating...

Oh, you got some AR's too? didn't know...which ones?

[tomdietrying]

Dumke,
This is going to be a nice surprise. Any ideas when the unveiling will be?
Peace.
Tom
012009

[WormGod]

Sawzall'd the hell out of mine. Not the prettiest job but you cant see it and it isnt obviously noticeable.