Thought you guys would apperciate a pic, this is where the tire hits under flex. these are 245/75-16s with a 2" terra firma med duty lift.


It hits on the angle at the bottom where it comes back in

 

camel cut is a must if you wheel...in my honest opinion..im actually going to roll my fenders inside as well....

 

yea i did one tonight but haven't had time to make sure it clears. I just basicaly folded the bottom flap up and the flat part of the arch back, so I'm hopeing the tire will tuck up in there now. I will see tomorrow and take some pics.

 

didn't work

I rolled the bottom up and the lip back but I don't think it will be enough

this is full flex, i could lift the bumper and pull the rear drivers wheel off the ground

if I'm wheeling a good bump would take it passed this point and its not enough clearence

so whats the best wat of actually trimming it, cut it leave it long and fold it over?

 

great method...

Trimming the Wheel Arches on a Range Rover

 

thanks for posting.

 

ok nice but not looking to do the whole arch. just the back last 8 inches.

 

I would cut and fold myself it stiffens the fender up over just cutting, but it is tough to do since you are only doing just the bottom few inches.

 

yea what I'm really trying to figure out is how to transition from the flat inside lip to new part I fold over.

 

here's mine... using the black rubber trim (parking lot protector) as a reference point, about 3/4" below the top edge of the rubber make a cut (metal shears) about 1/4" shy of where you plan to fold the curve of the inner arch. I'd sugest saving all the trimming until the very end after you have folded the metal into a new triangular shape at the angle you need to fit your planned tires. this way you can still have a 90* inward fold from the exterior plane for strength. then trim the inner edge to folow the tapered line from top to bottom like the original.



You will end up with some cracked paint at the fold point but that's a small sacrifice.

soft faced, wide pliers or a couple bits of wood in the plier jaws to protect the fender at the fold line is good.