River Raider flares vs. Warrior Products
03-09-2009, 01:33 PM
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As the other poster said there is no difference in painted or no paint... When I came off the rock and hit a tree with the fender it crumpled and bent and tore completely off, it sprung right back into place and I snapped it back on. The problem is the black plastic that holds the fender underneath didn't budge and it caused the flimsy body panel to buckle... The skeleton on both are the same.. It's just how hard and at what angle you hit something. I didn't just bump into something! I came down on it hard!
no paint = dented fender NOT body 
03-09-2009, 02:11 PM
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We at Rock Krawler have built two of our own project JK's with both a Prototype set from MORE and a set from River Raider. Both sets were of the utmost in quality and fit up very well. The other brands mentioned we have not used to date, but maybe in our future products.
The MORE fenders were only their second or third set. They sent them to us unfinished and tacked up only. The fit up perfectly. We did all the finish work of welding up the seems, grinding them smooth and then DA'ing them to get a perfectly smooth finish prior to painting them to match the JK. These are shown on our black JK 2 door for the coil over and stretch kits for our JK's.
The River Raider fenders we recieved last fall we put on out new 4 door JK that was displayed at the Pomona Off Road Expo last fall. They too fit up extremely well. We went with their standard gatorhyde finish for a different and more rugged look on our 4 door. They fit the bill peftectly for what we were looking for....
The MORE fenders were only their second or third set. They sent them to us unfinished and tacked up only. The fit up perfectly. We did all the finish work of welding up the seems, grinding them smooth and then DA'ing them to get a perfectly smooth finish prior to painting them to match the JK. These are shown on our black JK 2 door for the coil over and stretch kits for our JK's.
The River Raider fenders we recieved last fall we put on out new 4 door JK that was displayed at the Pomona Off Road Expo last fall. They too fit up extremely well. We went with their standard gatorhyde finish for a different and more rugged look on our 4 door. They fit the bill peftectly for what we were looking for....
oh, loved the compcut you did on it too 
Most body shops will tell you in order to remove all imperfections and make the perfectly smooth to match your factory paint, using a very light skim coat of bondo and then smoothing it will be recommended if not required.....
When I came off the rock and hit a tree with the fender it crumpled and bent and tore completely off, it sprung right back into place and I snapped it back on.
The problem is the black plastic that holds the fender underneath didn't budge and it caused the flimsy body panel to buckle... The skeleton on both are the same.. It's just how hard and at what angle you hit something. I didn't just bump into something! I came down on it hard!
03-09-2009, 03:53 PM
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We at Rock Krawler have built two of our own project JK's with both a Prototype set from MORE and a set from River Raider. Both sets were of the utmost in quality and fit up very well. The other brands mentioned we have not used to date, but maybe in our future products.
The MORE fenders were only their second or third set. They sent them to us unfinished and tacked up only. The fit up perfectly. We did all the finish work of welding up the seems, grinding them smooth and then DA'ing them to get a perfectly smooth finish prior to painting them to match the JK. These are shown on our black JK 2 door for the coil over and stretch kits for our JK's.
The River Raider fenders we recieved last fall we put on out new 4 door JK that was displayed at the Pomona Off Road Expo last fall. They too fit up extremely well. We went with their standard gatorhyde finish for a different and more rugged look on our 4 door. They fit the bill peftectly for what we were looking for....
Both sets were exceptionally well built. We do not believe MORE is in production with them yet, but River Raider certainly is. Most body shops will tell you in order to remove all imperfections and make the perfectly smooth to match your factory paint, using a very light skim coat of bondo and then smoothing it will be recommended if not required.....
We hope this helps everyone.
Rock Krawler.
The MORE fenders were only their second or third set. They sent them to us unfinished and tacked up only. The fit up perfectly. We did all the finish work of welding up the seems, grinding them smooth and then DA'ing them to get a perfectly smooth finish prior to painting them to match the JK. These are shown on our black JK 2 door for the coil over and stretch kits for our JK's.
The River Raider fenders we recieved last fall we put on out new 4 door JK that was displayed at the Pomona Off Road Expo last fall. They too fit up extremely well. We went with their standard gatorhyde finish for a different and more rugged look on our 4 door. They fit the bill peftectly for what we were looking for....
Both sets were exceptionally well built. We do not believe MORE is in production with them yet, but River Raider certainly is. Most body shops will tell you in order to remove all imperfections and make the perfectly smooth to match your factory paint, using a very light skim coat of bondo and then smoothing it will be recommended if not required.....
We hope this helps everyone.
Rock Krawler.
03-09-2009, 04:13 PM
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I have been going through this very debate myself. My sahara fenders looked like crap. Alot of scratches and such. After looking at the body, i didn't feel comfortable with the tube fenders. They all seem to be really built well, too well, as they appear much stronger than the body. My fear is that if hit they could cause significant body damage. Thus I broke out the dremel and duraliner and have some cool duralined fenders that will flex to no end when hit. I have hit the fenders many times, but never the body.
If i were going to go tube, I think I would probably go with the EVO armour/tube fenders. At least the force of impact would be distributed across the whole body panel.
My two cents.
If i were going to go tube, I think I would probably go with the EVO armour/tube fenders. At least the force of impact would be distributed across the whole body panel.
My two cents.
03-09-2009, 04:20 PM
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I have been going through this very debate myself. My sahara fenders looked like crap. Alot of scratches and such. After looking at the body, i didn't feel comfortable with the tube fenders. They all seem to be really built well, too well, as they appear much stronger than the body. My fear is that if hit they could cause significant body damage.
03-09-2009, 04:25 PM
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Lets just say we disagree on this and move on.. because in the end its more of a matter of an opinion than anything,, and everybody has an opinion,, we dont have the bandwidth to get all those on here.. which rock are bigger,, whose trees are tougher,,
If I find the specs on the plastic makeup of the base plastic used I will send them to you via a pm..
03-09-2009, 04:31 PM
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totally fair question AND, the ones i have seen aren't my cup of tea either. why, because they left all their weld unfinished and that looked real messy to me. if they ever go into production, it would be my hope that they are cleaned up like the MORE's.
Lets just say we disagree on this and move on.. because in the end its more of a matter of an opinion than anything,, and everybody has an opinion,, we dont have the bandwidth to get all those on here.. which rock are bigger,, whose trees are tougher,,
If I find the specs on the plastic makeup of the base plastic used I will send them to you via a pm..
If I find the specs on the plastic makeup of the base plastic used I will send them to you via a pm..
