TJ hi-line hood and fenders

[devlsh1]

I am finishing up hi-lining my hood and fenders on my 99 TJ. Mostly guided by a thread on pirate:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=681155
It turned out pretty well, just looks funny with 33's (until March or so) then probably 35's. Plenty of room and only a 4in Rough Country lift.

 

[Mac5005]

looks good, definitely needs some more tire now though. Still looks great, good way to get clearance and be able to keep your flares.

 

[CJ2YJ2TJ]

Nice work.

 

[Black Bear]

Looks great.


My roommate did the hi-line on his tj, and with 35's it still looks like you have a huge lift on it.

 

[cburgin]

Different

 

[sharksanddanger]

Looks good Nick!

 

[fishgutz]

Gain clearance without a body lift and the associated raising the center of gravity. Pretty cool.
I like the Poison Spider crusher flares. But without cutting inside, 33's can run the fender well even if they don't rub the fender.
Looks like the above approach takes care of that too.

I have one question. Am I correct in assuming that cutting to fit 35's instead of suspension lift to fit 35's results in a lower break over angle?

 

[yodaman88]

man you should have left the fenders matching, it looked so much better before you slapped on the bedliner

 

[devlsh1]

Fishguts, I would imagine yes to lower (not lower than already is) breakover angle, but with proper axles and gearing most are running 36's or so to gain back the height difference.

Yodaman88 - I had a bunch of rust spots (4 years of NY) and it needed to be taken care of...its not lined, just sanded and rattle canned semi-gloss black.....but depending on how it holds up to abuse, might get lined later.