jeep fender compatibility??

hey guys-not a very techy question here but-i'm in need of a driver's
side fender for an 85 cj7. i was wondering if a fender off of an 80 cj
would work. do they look the same? same holes? thanks!

All CJ front fenders are the same, from 1972-1986, CJ-5 or CJ-7 (CJ-8's
also).

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"serg" wrote in message ...
> hey guys-not a very techy question here but-i'm in need of a driver's
> side fender for an 85 cj7. i was wondering if a fender off of an 80 cj
> would work. do they look the same? same holes? thanks!
>

Are you sure?

I thought they changed the length of the front fenders somewhere around
1980???

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

JimG wrote:
>
> All CJ front fenders are the same, from 1972-1986, CJ-5 or CJ-7 (CJ-8's
> also).
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
>
> "serg" wrote in message ...
> > hey guys-not a very techy question here but-i'm in need of a driver's
> > side fender for an 85 cj7. i was wondering if a fender off of an 80 cj
> > would work. do they look the same? same holes? thanks!
> >

http://www.4wd.com/shop/productdetai...uctsku=5758965

http://www.quadratec.com/cgi-bin/sgi...05030716173834

"Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> Are you sure?
>
> I thought they changed the length of the front fenders somewhere around
> 1980???
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>

I raised my eyebrows at JimG's claim too because I thought that there was
a re-wrok in `76, so I looked it up on the 4WD catalogue. They list the
`72 through `86 fenders as direct replacements. They also list the `69
through `72 fenders as also fitting `55 through `68, but include a hole
for the post-`68 marker lamp.



On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Mike Romain wrote:

> Are you sure?
>
> I thought they changed the length of the front fenders somewhere around
> 1980???
>


>
> JimG wrote:
>>
>> All CJ front fenders are the same, from 1972-1986, CJ-5 or CJ-7 (CJ-8's
>> also).
>>
>> --
>> JimG
>> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
>> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
>> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
>> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
>> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
>> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>>
>> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
>> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
>> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
>> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
>>
>> "serg" wrote in message ...
>>> hey guys-not a very techy question here but-i'm in need of a driver's
>>> side fender for an 85 cj7. i was wondering if a fender off of an 80 cj
>>> would work. do they look the same? same holes? thanks!
>>>
>

--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

Yup, and the only reason they lengthen the hood and fenders four
inches was to accommodate the new owner, AMC's '29 Nash straight six.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I raised my eyebrows at JimG's claim too because I thought that there was
> a re-wrok in `76, so I looked it up on the 4WD catalogue. They list the
> `72 through `86 fenders as direct replacements. They also list the `69
> through `72 fenders as also fitting `55 through `68, but include a hole
> for the post-`68 marker lamp.

so what year did they lengthen the hood and fenders?
thanks bill

"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Yup, and the only reason they lengthen the hood and fenders four
> inches was to accommodate the new owner, AMC's '29 Nash straight six.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
> >
> > I raised my eyebrows at JimG's claim too because I thought that there
was
> > a re-wrok in `76, so I looked it up on the 4WD catalogue. They list the
> > `72 through `86 fenders as direct replacements. They also list the `69
> > through `72 fenders as also fitting `55 through `68, but include a hole
> > for the post-`68 marker lamp.

Hi Serg,
American Motor Corporation AMC purchased Kaiser-Jeep in '70 and
made no changes until '72. You may easily see where they added the four
inches at the cowl forward to make room for their bread and butter
longer straight six, between these two pictures:
http://www.billhughes.com/jeeplaunch.jpg and
http://www.billhughes.com/RonReaganJeep2.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O


Serg wrote:
>
> so what year did they lengthen the hood and fenders?
> thanks bill

well, that difference is really aparent nice pix! thanks!

"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Serg,
> American Motor Corporation AMC purchased Kaiser-Jeep in '70 and
> made no changes until '72. You may easily see where they added the four
> inches at the cowl forward to make room for their bread and butter
> longer straight six, between these two pictures:
> http://www.billhughes.com/jeeplaunch.jpg and
> http://www.billhughes.com/RonReaganJeep2.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>
>
> Serg wrote:
> >
> > so what year did they lengthen the hood and fenders?
> > thanks bill