TJ Flares on an S10?

ChrisInVT · 08-13-2008, 05:32 PM

I'm juggling this idea... I'm going to need flares to make the hard ass town po-po happy, and I refuse to shell out $300+ for the bushwhacker cutouts that I'll probably rip off the truck somehow so I've been looking at alternatives.

Aftermarket TJ flares are cheap, and OEM pull-offs are cheap too. They don't look too bad either. With a little modification I think they wouldn't look too bad on a boxy 1st gen. I've seen some XJ flares on a S10 before and they didn't look too bad.

7" wide:

Stock:

Tim99Zr2 · 08-13-2008, 05:37 PM

lawn edging FTW.

would the fit the curves of the fender well?

greencactus3 · 08-13-2008, 06:12 PM

cut up an orange construction barrel

haro2289 · 08-13-2008, 11:18 PM

I don't think it would look too bad. Would you trim the wheel wells to the shape of the flares or try to molest the flares into an s10 shape??

gladstone4x4 · 08-13-2008, 11:25 PM

I've thought this as well. I thought about just using two sets of rear tj flares and cutting the s10 fenders to match the flares.

Tim99Zr2 · 08-14-2008, 12:05 AM

old tires?

coloRADo_S10 · 08-14-2008, 01:45 AM

isn't there a blazer on here with them? I swore i saw it in the last couple months

haro2289 · 08-14-2008, 10:41 AM

photoshop!! lol If I had it on this computer I'd try it but i don't have my laptop right now

ChrisInVT · 08-14-2008, 11:21 AM

Garden edging would work as a quick fix, but I don't want that shit permanently attached to my truck - I'm not a redneck

The blazer had XJ flares

coloRADo_S10 · 08-14-2008, 11:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT

Garden edging would work as a quick fix, but I don't want that shit permanently attached to my truck - I'm not a redneck

The blazer had XJ flares

oh! ok well i tried

ChrisInVT · 08-14-2008, 11:39 PM

The more I look at the pictures and look at the wheel arches on the truck, the more I think it has a good possibility of working and looking good; but I'm not too sure about the front flare.

Anyone have a TJ they want to lend me for a day?

crazy91s10 · 08-15-2008, 09:35 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT

I'm not a redneck

dude... your truck is painted flat od..... youre just as much of a damn redneck as tim and i!

Outlawz24 · 08-15-2008, 10:13 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT

The more I look at the pictures and look at the wheel arches on the truck, the more I think it has a good possibility of working and looking good; but I'm not too sure about the front flare.

Anyone have a TJ they want to lend me for a day?

You would probably be best running two pairs of rear flares.

Yea its my Blazer that has the XJ flares...which will be hitting the garbage once i can afford some cutout flares. The XJ flares fit like crap....if they were mounted a lil higher on the body then maybe they would be ok but they werent you can see the arch of the factory wheel cut out above them if you look close at the pics of my truck.

ChrisInVT · 08-15-2008, 10:57 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10

dude... your truck is painted flat od..... youre just as much of a damn redneck as tim and i!

No no, we're not rednecks - trust me you don't want to be categorized as one of them. I live in an area with LOTS of rednecks. Until we start ****ing our sisters, cows, sheep, parents and loose most of our teeth along with having less of an education than a 2nd grader; we're not rednecks.

crazy91s10 · 08-16-2008, 10:01 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT

No no, we're not rednecks - trust me you don't want to be categorized as one of them. I live in an area with LOTS of rednecks. Until we start ****ing our sisters, cows, sheep, parents and loose most of our teeth along with having less of an education than a 2nd grader; we're not rednecks.

well... where i come from.. what youre describing is just plain ol white trash. although i will admit.... there is a real fine line between redneck and white trash.

08-13-2008, 05:32 PM	#1
ChrisInVT I Rather Be Wheelin' Age: 25 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,461 Location: The Woods, VT User is: OffLine	TJ Flares on an S10? I'm juggling this idea... I'm going to need flares to make the hard ass town po-po happy, and I refuse to shell out $300+ for the bushwhacker cutouts that I'll probably rip off the truck somehow so I've been looking at alternatives. Aftermarket TJ flares are cheap, and OEM pull-offs are cheap too. They don't look too bad either. With a little modification I think they wouldn't look too bad on a boxy 1st gen. I've seen some XJ flares on a S10 before and they didn't look too bad. 7" wide: Stock:
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08-13-2008, 05:37 PM	#2
Tim99Zr2 Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,161 Location: Reynoldsville User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? lawn edging FTW. would the fit the curves of the fender well?
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08-13-2008, 06:12 PM	#3
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,014 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? cut up an orange construction barrel
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08-13-2008, 11:18 PM	#4
haro2289 Sittin' Low....For Now Age: 19 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 696 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? I don't think it would look too bad. Would you trim the wheel wells to the shape of the flares or try to molest the flares into an s10 shape??
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08-13-2008, 11:25 PM	#5
gladstone4x4 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 Location: Gladstone, Missouri User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? I've thought this as well. I thought about just using two sets of rear tj flares and cutting the s10 fenders to match the flares.
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08-14-2008, 12:05 AM	#6
Tim99Zr2 Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,161 Location: Reynoldsville User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? old tires?
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08-14-2008, 01:45 AM	#7
coloRADo_S10 Registered Boozer Age: 22 Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 803 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? isn't there a blazer on here with them? I swore i saw it in the last couple months
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08-14-2008, 10:41 AM	#8
haro2289 Sittin' Low....For Now Age: 19 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 696 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? photoshop!! lol If I had it on this computer I'd try it but i don't have my laptop right now
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08-14-2008, 11:21 AM	#9
ChrisInVT I Rather Be Wheelin' Age: 25 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,461 Location: The Woods, VT User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? Garden edging would work as a quick fix, but I don't want that shit permanently attached to my truck - I'm not a redneck The blazer had XJ flares
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08-14-2008, 11:54 AM	#10
coloRADo_S10 Registered Boozer Age: 22 Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 803 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT Garden edging would work as a quick fix, but I don't want that shit permanently attached to my truck - I'm not a redneck The blazer had XJ flares oh! ok well i tried
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08-14-2008, 11:39 PM	#11
ChrisInVT I Rather Be Wheelin' Age: 25 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,461 Location: The Woods, VT User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? The more I look at the pictures and look at the wheel arches on the truck, the more I think it has a good possibility of working and looking good; but I'm not too sure about the front flare. Anyone have a TJ they want to lend me for a day?
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08-15-2008, 09:35 AM	#12
crazy91s10 Registered Asshole Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,004 Location: Moscow, PA / Mansfield, PA User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT I'm not a redneck dude... your truck is painted flat od..... youre just as much of a damn redneck as tim and i!
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08-15-2008, 10:13 AM	#13
Outlawz24 Drifting Nomad Age: 25 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 495 Location: Lloydminster Sask Canada User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT The more I look at the pictures and look at the wheel arches on the truck, the more I think it has a good possibility of working and looking good; but I'm not too sure about the front flare. Anyone have a TJ they want to lend me for a day? You would probably be best running two pairs of rear flares. Yea its my Blazer that has the XJ flares...which will be hitting the garbage once i can afford some cutout flares. The XJ flares fit like crap....if they were mounted a lil higher on the body then maybe they would be ok but they werent you can see the arch of the factory wheel cut out above them if you look close at the pics of my truck.
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08-15-2008, 10:57 AM	#14
ChrisInVT I Rather Be Wheelin' Age: 25 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,461 Location: The Woods, VT User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10 dude... your truck is painted flat od..... youre just as much of a damn redneck as tim and i! No no, we're not rednecks - trust me you don't want to be categorized as one of them. I live in an area with LOTS of rednecks. Until we start ****ing our sisters, cows, sheep, parents and loose most of our teeth along with having less of an education than a 2nd grader; we're not rednecks.
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08-16-2008, 10:01 AM	#15
crazy91s10 Registered Asshole Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,004 Location: Moscow, PA / Mansfield, PA User is: OffLine	Re: TJ Flares on an S10? Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT No no, we're not rednecks - trust me you don't want to be categorized as one of them. I live in an area with LOTS of rednecks. Until we start ****ing our sisters, cows, sheep, parents and loose most of our teeth along with having less of an education than a 2nd grader; we're not rednecks. well... where i come from.. what youre describing is just plain ol white trash. although i will admit.... there is a real fine line between redneck and white trash.
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