So a somewhat frustrating update. Pulled the gigantaflares off to see if there’s some way to French some stock flares back on. The answer is somewhere between maybe and probably. I love how much beefier it looks with no flares, but I can’t leave it like that.
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The gigantiflares extend over the rear door and add a bunch of holes to the body.
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Here’s where the stock one should fall.
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Sorting out the front looks pretty easy, I just need another set of flares and a big bottle of superglue.
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Rear is gonna be more difficult because of the curvature of the flares. But the big disappointment was the rust I found.
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Honestly I’ve been waiting to find something like this since it’s a northern Jeep. Thankfully I’ve been all over it now and this appears to be the only place with any notable rust, but it’s amazing how bad it is just in this one area. The rear portion is an easy fix with these Rough Country corner guards
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I was wanting to get their rear bumper anyway, so this will just tie it all together nicely. Above the fender there’s enough I can just chop it out and stop the cancer. Still not sure what to do about the flares though. I thought about modifying the pocket flares to just be thinner, but I’m certain I will butcher them and it will look like crap. Another option I found is these Notch Customs Xmax flares
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But they are pricey and still stick out really far. Decisions decisions.
