No more dents in the flares

[Enigma]

Whilst washing the truck a few days ago, I noticed a new love mark in one of my rear fender flares. While my sliders have been working admirably, they just don't protect all of the bulbous proportions of an 80.
So, I did a simply DIY fix, let's see if you can notice how I remedied this.

 

[Enigma]

I had my little helpers busy....

 

[ElectricDyck]

Looks like you peeled back a layer to start fresh.

 

[d0ubledown]

you got her to change poses?

 

[Enigma]

No one's even warm yet. I'll take some photo's in the daylight, that might help.

 

[canucksafari]

Jeff does you wife know you use your kids as mobile hand rags when your wrenching?

 

[Granite Grinder]

Has it got something to do with a golf club?
Good thing Brianna (sp) isn't too much of a ham.

 

[ElectricDyck]

No one's even warm yet. I'll take some photo's in the daylight, that might help.

So you didn't just take off the larger flares revealing the smaller ones underneath?

 

[Deny]

Swapped the 35x12.5 mud terrains from your 40 onto your 80. 4 me!

 

[Enigma]

and Deny wins!

 

[Enigma]

It started out as kind of a test whether the 15" rims on the 35's would fit. On the early model 80's, the rotors and calipers are smaller than the '94 and up models.
So yes, they fit. What is odd that on my 40 front end, which has 60 series discs, I needed a 1/4 spacer, and on the 81 I don't.
And they look way better! But now the 40 just looks silly with a SOA and 285 75R16's

And my spare is useless now as well.

I'll try them out for Eagle Ridge on Sunday. While they have tons of tread, they are very very very old tires, then switch the AT's back on.

 

[canucksafari]

See how much scrub you get on full compression. Your next mod may be a lift.

 

[Enigma]

Oh I'm sure they'll rub.

But you know what they say...

"rubbin's racin"

 

[Enigma]

My strategy was slightly flawed, but I did not dent them! See the Eagle Ridge thread