Smittybilt XRC Flux Tube Fenders
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 306
Likes: 1
From: Coconut Creek, Florida
As promised in my previous post, I have finished the install of the rear flares. Much harder than the front and the install instructions are not clear at all. You really have no idea what holes need the nutserts and which ones don't. There is also an inner reinforcement bracket that ties the flare into the tub of the rear wheel well, this part of the install really is not covered clearly at all. They tell you that the bracket needs to to be installed in the rear of the wheel well but what they don't tell you is that the only long (2.5 inch) bolts that are included in the kit are used to tie the flare into the bracket. On this particular hole I ended up installing a Nutsert as they don't make it clear where they go. So after I realized how the everything fir together I needed to drill out the Nutsert and through bolt the flare into the reinforcement bracket using the longer bolts. As I said this is not covered in the instructions. While I had everything off, I decided to spray the entire reared with Line-X to clean everything up.
Without further a due on to the picks.
Overall I are completely happy with the result. These things are really stout and look great. They have been on about one week and I have gotten a ton of compliments on them.
Cheers
Without further a due on to the picks.
Overall I are completely happy with the result. These things are really stout and look great. They have been on about one week and I have gotten a ton of compliments on them.
Cheers
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 256
Likes: 0
As promised in my previous post, I have finished the install of the rear flares. Much harder than the front and the install instructions are not clear at all. You really have no idea what holes need the nutserts and which ones don't. There is also an inner reinforcement bracket that ties the flare into the tub of the rear wheel well, this part of the install really is not covered clearly at all. They tell you that the bracket needs to to be installed in the rear of the wheel well but what they don't tell you is that the only long (2.5 inch) bolts that are included in the kit are used to tie the flare into the bracket. On this particular hole I ended up installing a Nutsert as they don't make it clear where they go. So after I realized how the everything fir together I needed to drill out the Nutsert and through bolt the flare into the reinforcement bracket using the longer bolts. As I said this is not covered in the instructions. While I had everything off, I decided to spray the entire reared with Line-X to clean everything up.
Without further a due on to the picks.
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<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=648153"/>
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=648154"/>
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=648155"/>
Overall I are completely happy with the result. These things are really stout and look great. They have been on about one week and I have gotten a ton of compliments on them.
Cheers
Without further a due on to the picks.
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=648152"/>
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=648153"/>
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=648154"/>
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=648155"/>
Overall I are completely happy with the result. These things are really stout and look great. They have been on about one week and I have gotten a ton of compliments on them.
Cheers
JK Newbie
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
From: Wisconsin
JK Newbie
Joined: Apr 2022
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
From: SARASOTA
I just bought these and realized i had cut off my fender support bracket a few years back as part of a fender delete. Any ideas for getting the support of the front bracket back? Any bolt on options or mods i could do?
