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Bushwacker Fender Flares To Fit Perfectly W/ Gg

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AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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Drew (F4MOU$) thought the flares might be tight with the custom GG, but after a quick fitament check, they'll fit just right, and they TOTALLY make the GG more in proportion to the front of the truck. Once the 4" Rancho SL is on, the new zero offset blacked out 20" Jesters and 35x13.50x20 STT's, the truck should sit just right and appear to have a nice wide track thus making the GG look smaller.

 

I'm pretty psyched I decided on these, what a difference they will make. They will not only hopefully line up with the outside of the tire (which would've stuck out pretty far, a look I'm not crazy about), but they also are helping to make the GG fit the truck better proportion wise. Just have to find some black luster bolts, washers and nuts since I don't want to use the silver hardware they came with.

 

Currently trying to find a good price on getting these painted too, place near me wanted $400 for all 4, too pricey IMO.

 

Don't mind the little bit of salt on my truck..hahaha

 

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AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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:lol: Damn things look like over kill to me. We'll have to wait and see.

 

ha..you're not paying attention Jeff. I said the offset of the wheels is such along with the CV Spacer from the Rancho lift that the tires will stick out at their farthest part around 4 or more inches. They're not for looks really..although I do like their off-road look. They're not for every truck, but I think they play well into the overall theme of my truck.

 

Um, like my GG isn't overkill? lol (no comments from the peanut gallery from the other Jeff)

pennzoil29 Senior Enthusiast

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:lol: Damn things look like over kill to me. We'll have to wait and see.

 

ha..you're not paying attention Jeff. I said the offset of the wheels is such along with the CV Spacer from the Rancho lift that the tires will stick out at their farthest part around 4 or more inches. They're not for looks really..although I do like their off-road look. They're not for every truck, but I think they play well into the overall theme of my truck.

 

Um, like my GG isn't overkill? lol (no comments from the peanut gallery from the other Jeff)

That is why I said we'll have to wait and see. :lol:

He's probably taking a nap. :lol:

AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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:lol: Damn things look like over kill to me. We'll have to wait and see.

 

ha..you're not paying attention Jeff. I said the offset of the wheels is such along with the CV Spacer from the Rancho lift that the tires will stick out at their farthest part around 4 or more inches. They're not for looks really..although I do like their off-road look. They're not for every truck, but I think they play well into the overall theme of my truck.

 

Um, like my GG isn't overkill? lol (no comments from the peanut gallery from the other Jeff)

That is why I said we'll have to wait and see. :lol:

He's probably taking a nap. :lol:

 

 

Ok, fair enough.

 

Yeah, he needs lotsa rest, that was straight up craziness... :lol:

AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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^ The moment I was waiting for.. :lol:

 

Stylintrucks, ever heard of them? Looks like you spent sometime parousing through their catalog..ha

 

Drew works there, he price matched then beat a very good online deal I found. I'm afraid to ask, like them on my truck?

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Nice mod Umberto. What "catalog" did you select them from? :lol:

 

 

:lol:

 

 

:lol::lol:

 

 

Whatcha laughing at newbie? Want to be banned?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:lol:

 

j/k

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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^ The moment I was waiting for.. :lol:

 

Stylintrucks, ever heard of them? Looks like you spent sometime arousing through their catalog..ha

 

Drew works there, he price matched then beat a very good online deal I found. I'm afraid to ask, like them on my truck?

 

yes, actually I do like fender flares. I am going to get some for mine someday too. But I will NOT get the Bushwackers or any other brand that does not seal them off at the fender aorund the outer perimeter. That plastic "trim" they use is a joke and does NOT keep shit out from behind them. I had Bushwacker OEM style flares on my 2000 and thought they looked nice, but that always bothered me about them.

 

Warn makes some that seal to the fender, I am considering those, but I cannot find a place local that stocks them and I want to see them before buying them to verify their quality.

AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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^ The moment I was waiting for.. :lol:

 

Stylintrucks, ever heard of them? Looks like you spent sometime arousing through their catalog..ha

 

Drew works there, he price matched then beat a very good online deal I found. I'm afraid to ask, like them on my truck?

 

yes, actually I do like fender flares. I am going to get some for mine someday too. But I will NOT get the Bushwackers or any other brand that does not seal them off at the fender aorund the outer perimeter. That plastic "trim" they use is a joke and does NOT keep shit out from behind them. I had Bushwacker OEM style flares on my 2000 and thought they looked nice, but that always bothered me about them.

 

Warn makes some that seal to the fender, I am considering those, but I cannot find a place local that stocks them and I want to see them before buying them to verify their quality.

 

 

Interesting, so the rubber seal they include that goes around the inner part of the flare doesn't seal well against the body? I thought they fit snugly against the paint, I would imagine moisture getting in there, but you had experience with dust and grime getting behind them? They unbolt off easily, I guess they could be periodically removed, cleaned up, waxed the paint behind where they lay against and re-attached.

 

Only thing is the Sierra's have more of a pronounced flare than the Silvy's do giving more of a double flare look.

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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^ The moment I was waiting for.. :lol:

 

Stylintrucks, ever heard of them? Looks like you spent sometime arousing through their catalog..ha

 

Drew works there, he price matched then beat a very good online deal I found. I'm afraid to ask, like them on my truck?

 

yes, actually I do like fender flares. I am going to get some for mine someday too. But I will NOT get the Bushwackers or any other brand that does not seal them off at the fender aorund the outer perimeter. That plastic "trim" they use is a joke and does NOT keep shit out from behind them. I had Bushwacker OEM style flares on my 2000 and thought they looked nice, but that always bothered me about them.

 

Warn makes some that seal to the fender, I am considering those, but I cannot find a place local that stocks them and I want to see them before buying them to verify their quality.

 

 

Interesting, so the rubber seal they include that goes around the inner part of the flare doesn't seal well against the body? I thought they fit snugly against the paint, I would imagine moisture getting in there, but you had experience with dust and grime getting behind them? They unbolt off easily, I guess they could be periodically removed, cleaned up, waxed the paint behind where they lay against and re-attached.

 

 

 

True and the GMT900's (the Sierra at least) have a flatter area around the wheel for it to seal around with fewer body contours to try to match. But I am not sure about a couple of spots. But even so, there is no way they will keep out the shit they use on the roads here in the wintertime unless they are sealed. I told myself the same thing about removing them to clean on my old truck, but I never did it. Since my truck was black and the trim was black, I even tried using a thin bead of black silicone to seal them, but that did not work either.

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