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2..5" Kit Installed with 37s and it ripped my fender off!

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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:15 PM
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Default 2..5" Kit Installed with 37s and it ripped my fender off!

Guys Halp!

I installed a 2.5" Budget boost and it ripped my rear fenders right off. I knew i had to do some trimming so I did it and then i woke up after my drunk wheeling fest and it ripped my fender right off



can you guys halp?
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:21 PM
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Bumpstops?
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Pluke the 2
Guys Halp!

I installed a 2.5" Budget boost and it ripped my rear fenders right off. I knew i had to do some trimming so I did it and then i woke up after my drunk wheeling fest and it ripped my fender right off

can you guys halp?
Lots of lessons to be learned here.
1. Don't wheel drunk
2. A 2.5" bb will not clear 37" tires

Btw check your rear tires and make sure the pinch seam didn't cut up the tires.
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:23 PM
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Did you hit anything during the drunk wheeling fest? Lol
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:25 PM
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wasnt drunkjust 1 to many shots and ended up passing out on the wheel

i didnt think budget boosted fgave moare lift than advertized
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:25 PM
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I can't clear 35's with a 4" lift at the pinch flange....
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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Just leave them off... at least until you raise the Jeep and trim the fender flares. A Rock Krawler or TeraFlex 2.5" lift can get you by as long as you don't go extreme drunk wheeling. Of course a 3.5" lift would be better but then you may have to upgrade your drive shafts.

Good luck.
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:32 PM
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Lift alone doesn't keep the tires from contacting the flares. You need the correct length bump stops and/or flat fenders.
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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ya. where i live, in africa you can drive and wheel drunk no body cares and its safe as long as youre not like blacking out like i was the other night in the bush
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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Not sure if I want to drive next to people who are not drunk but do pass out while behind the wheel. ? . Seems like 3" and above are needed to clear 37s. And I'm reading that pinion angles can make or break your tranny.
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