Best FENDER FLARE ??

Hi, I own a 98 TJ and because of my 33 tires aren't legal for street use, I
need to replace my stock fender flares.
My question is which one must I buy: Bestop, Bushwacker, ...?
Appreciate any help.

Mike

Mike,
I have had the Bestops on my 98TJ for several years and they have been
great with 33x12.5 BFGs. As you know, these are slightly rounded and
bulging in profile compared to stock. Bushwackers have externally
visible bolts. You can't go wrong with either one. Just pick the style
you like!
Regards,

Guri

I have a brand new set of the Bushwackers without the external bolts
that I'd be willing to sell if you're interested. They look same as
stock but are wider. I never got around to putting them on my '98
before trading in for a WJ.

Those two are great choices. If you go with the Bushwacker Pocket
flares, buy some real stainless hardware seperately. Theirs is cheap
plated BS. Once you screw them in during installation, you breach the
cheap plate and they begin to rust.

Miguel Cunha wrote:

> Hi, I own a 98 TJ and because of my 33 tires aren't legal for street use, I
> need to replace my stock fender flares.
> My question is which one must I buy: Bestop, Bushwacker, ...?
> Appreciate any help.
>
> Mike
>
>
>

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I see and have Bushwacker flares (the Pocket style) installed on client
(new Jeep dealers) Jeeps all the time because many of my customers like
their looks. But in my opinion, they're the cheapest made and the most
likely to break of any of them. I've had Tera, Bestop, and Warn flares
on my own Jeep and would use any of them before Bushwacker. Warn's and
Tera's (not sure if Tera still sells them though) are the same exact
flare and are the strongest of them all in my opinion.

Jerry

twaldron wrote:
> Those two are great choices. If you go with the Bushwacker Pocket
> flares, buy some real stainless hardware seperately. Theirs is cheap
> plated BS. Once you screw them in during installation, you breach the
> cheap plate and they begin to rust.
>
> Miguel Cunha wrote:
>
>> Hi, I own a 98 TJ and because of my 33 tires aren't legal for street
>> use, I
>> need to replace my stock fender flares.
>> My question is which one must I buy: Bestop, Bushwacker, ...?
>> Appreciate any help.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>

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http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Guys, thanks for your input and Jerry nice to "ear" from you again.
You know, here in Portugal is very difficult (and expensive) to get all kind
of goodies for my TJ, so I need all the help I can get from the group.

In fact I have the same opinion about the Bushwackers: the look is great but
it seams that they'll break if lean against a tree or a rock, so I'll try
to take a look on the Warn or Bestop ones.

Thanks and drive safely,

Miguel Cunha
(in Portugal)