The Arched Tube Fender Exposed - A Start to Finish Review

[Srgslaughterav]

Just Ordered Front arched fenders with 6" flare, Rear Cut outs with 6'' flare also. 6" flare because i'm in PA. I am blowed out of the water so far with this company and the comments they are reciveing. These guys are awsome. I'll post up some pics when I get them on.

Tim

[hippiejesse]

I gotta get a set of these. So, for a near stocker, (I have like a 1.75" boost block but that's it, just enough for the 32" tires), how large of tires could I fit If I still wanted decent articulation do you think? I figure at least 33" but 35" would be great...
Cool, great product, really want the front and rears. For the extended rears, did you have to change the inner fender too, or was it just the outer body stuff?

Thanks.

[Srgslaughterav]

If I am understanding you correctly I will only have to trim the outer body. If this is incorrect please someone correct me. I have not put them on yet But on the website it say that you will not have to cut the inner fender. Just trim a little of the fender that sticks down not really doing anything but get in the way.

[Metalcloak]

Originally Posted by hippiejesse

I gotta get a set of these. So, for a near stocker, (I have like a 1.75" boost block but that's it, just enough for the 32" tires), how large of tires could I fit If I still wanted decent articulation do you think? I figure at least 33" but 35" would be great...
Cool, great product, really want the front and rears. For the extended rears, did you have to change the inner fender too, or was it just the outer body stuff?

Thanks.

You can do 35" with your 1.75" boost block. I would recommend the cut-out rears, it will be tight and you might rub in the rears when you are wheeling, but it will be barely noticeable.

Your fronts with 35" will have plenty of clearance and will not rub at all. And yes, you just completely remove your front fenders, and bolt on our complete replacement fender wells.

With the cut-out rears, all you do is cut about 1.5" off the back side behind the wheel, as you can see in this pic.




As a side note, there is no difference in price between the stock and the cut-out options. With the stock, there is none of the additional work mentioned, it simply bolts right on.

[Jeepineer]

Originally Posted by hippiejesse

I gotta get a set of these. So, for a near stocker, (I have like a 1.75" boost block but that's it, just enough for the 32" tires), how large of tires could I fit If I still wanted decent articulation do you think? I figure at least 33" but 35" would be great...
Cool, great product, really want the front and rears. For the extended rears, did you have to change the inner fender too, or was it just the outer body stuff?

Thanks.

Trimming of the outer fender of the Jeep is only required on the "cut-out" version of our REAR flares. The best image on this thread is post #80 pictures 5 and 6. It shows the exact amount that you will need to trim. There is no trimming at all on front fenders, stock fenders are completely removed and can literally be sold on craig's list.

This should answer both Srgslaughterav and hippiejesse.

Hippiejesse 35" tires with our front flares with a true 1.75 body lift will be no problem. Rear flares will be OK, though tight, for all but heavy wheelin. Please call me (Doug) at MetalCloak and with a little discussion we can determine what is best and most cost effective for your rig.

If i did not answer your questions please give me a call at MetalCloak

[hippiejesse]

Thanks for the quick replies. You seem to really have some great customer service, nice change in a world where the word means very little as it would seem.
Jeepineer, I will call you, but first I need to see if I can aquire the funds, shouldn't be an issue, but could take a month or so.

Thanks again, you answered my questions fully.

[0blcktj6]

Does the front most edge of your rear fender backing plate come all the way down to meet the bottom edge of the body or does it stop at the top of where a usual rocker would end up? Did that make sense?

[Srgslaughterav]

Originally Posted by hippiejesse

Thanks for the quick replies. You seem to really have some great customer service, nice change in a world where the word means very little as it would seem.
Jeepineer, I will call you, but first I need to see if I can aquire the funds, shouldn't be an issue, but could take a month or so.

Thanks again, you answered my questions fully.

This is why I went Metal Cloak.

[matsonian]

Originally Posted by 0blcktj6

Does the front most edge of your rear fender backing plate come all the way down to meet the bottom edge of the body or does it stop at the top of where a usual rocker would end up? Did that make sense?

Great question... Yes, it does. The fender comes back at a dramatic angle to the zero point against the tub gaining you that extra clearance not only at the top but at the back of the tire.


This pic shows the point where the fender meets the tub.

[0blcktj6]

Originally Posted by matsonian

Great question... Yes, it does. The fender comes back at a dramatic angle to the zero point against the tub gaining you that extra clearance not only at the top but at the back of the tire.

This pic shows the point where the fender meets the tub.

I thought I wasn't making sense. I was talking about the backing plate for the rear fender. I want to know if it comes all the way down to the bottom edge of the rocker, you know to sit flush with the bottom of the tub. Does that make sense now? Who'd think that would be so difficult to word, sorry matson, thanks for your help!

[matsonian]

Originally Posted by 0blcktj6

I thought I wasn't making sense. I was talking about the backing plate for the rear fender. I want to know if it comes all the way down to the bottom edge of the rocker, you know to sit flush with the bottom of the tub. Does that make sense now? Who'd think that would be so difficult to word, sorry matson, thanks for your help!

I totally missed the "rear fender" part of your question!

The rear fender backing plate fully covers the rear opening from bottom of tub all the way around to bottom of tub.

So yes, it sits flush with the bottom of the tub. Our Rockers are designed fit over the backing plate, creating the integrated body armor system.

Hope I got it now!

[0blcktj6]

Haha ok perfect, that's the answer I wanted to hear!

[Deacon]

Long's videos! Some are boring, some are cool, some are embarrassing in a noobie wheeling kind of way. However, several show various points of stuffing the 35's (at 10 PSI, in case anyone's wondering). At some point I may seriously consider a conversion to an automatic transmission. Long's Ranch is a pretty cool place to wheel if you're in/around central Texas. Bob Long runs the place and is a great guy, too.

By the way, last night I planned to get a number of things done, including pics of the damage to the fender from climbing a tree and coming down against it instead of off of it, but I ended up having to drive out to Cibolo Creek to bail out a guy in a local Jeep club who was stucker than stuck in some super soupy mud, literally up over his 32" tires on one side, buried like a dead man. It took about three hours total and a lot of work from the winch. I can't say enough about my Superwinch EPi9.0S. It ended up pulling so hard that it sheared his front tow hook off--literally sheared off the Grade 8 bolts. If it had been steel line, we might have had a very serious medical emergency on our hands, but with the synthetic line, it only popped back a few feet and fell harmlessly on the ground. If you're going with the new MetalCloak front bumper, I highly recommend the winch and especially strongly recommend synthetic line.


So, on to the videos. Here's me running some unnamed obstacle that really shouldn't have been that big a deal. My front locker wasn't engaging (we later figured out it had come unplugged and fixed it).

EDIT: YouTube function on the forum doesn't seem to be working, so they're just links, now.

http://www.youtube.com/v/gMFJEtzOKBc

http://www.youtube.com/v/pVklMB02D4w


Bob's Rock (I think), in three pieces. The middle one's the best, but you may be interested by the first and then the last little victory bump.



http://www.youtube.com/v/QsiVDrIiXSo

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZHqVtqL_xZE

[NotURMailman]

I really like these, but I don't even want to contemplate the mods I would have to do to the to make them fit my RHD...

[Deacon]

Why would you need any mods at all, other than perhaps drilling different mounting holes on the inner fenders, which is quick and easy, considering they're aluminum. I know, as I drilled a couple.