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Extended wheel arches

Post by 4x4edd » Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:36 am

Hi all

Just wondering where I can get some extended arches for my SJ413? Im hopeing to get them before I start cutting and repairing the arches on my truck
Im looking for something like these:-
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Most of the ones on ebay are half the width.

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Re: Extended wheel arches

Post by felstmiester » Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:52 am

There bushwacker arches, depending on the spec of your anus you'll probably find something like that to wide. The majority just go for standard defender arches, cut the back off em and screw or rivet em on. Perfect width and look pretty good to. I've got some on mine although I'm running sammy axles with 32mm spacers and off set wheels so my wheels do stick out a bit still.
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Re: Extended wheel arches

Post by ferris » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:10 am

Yeah those bushwackers are around £300 a set. I'v been on the look out for a second hand set for a while now but they dont come up very offen.
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Re: Extended wheel arches

Post by felstmiester » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:01 pm

I've got a set of bushwacker arches down my yard. There to wide for mine in my opinion. I like the arches to be in line with the edge of the tyres anything more makes it look pants. I've got plans to do away with my front wings this summer so I'll be doing away with my defender arches.
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Re: Extended wheel arches

Post by 4x4edd » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:11 pm

Well at the moment I'm running sammy axles with 32mm spacers, offset wheel with 31 12.5's on, but on a re-build and thinking of changing the axles. Been checking out the defender ones but thought they might not be wide enough.
Would you be tempted to sell those arches in your yard?

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Re: Extended wheel arches

Post by felstmiester » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:32 pm

I'll go down there over the weekend n dig em out from my Sj pile lol. You can have em just pay the postage.
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Re: Extended wheel arches

Post by 4x4edd » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:52 pm

Sounds good to me. cheers
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Re: Extended wheel arches

Post by felstmiester » Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:47 pm

I've managed to dig em out with great difficulty lol, but I'm afraid one of them has been cut for some reason !!
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