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Why tube fenders ?

4K views 34 replies 16 participants last post by  amerijeep 
#1 ·
I know this is a total noob question, but the answer isn't obvious to me, like say bigger tires or bead lockers....

Is it just a looks thing, or are there performance benefits to having fenders that don't cover the tire anymore ?

:confused:
 
#2 · (Edited)
First off, they are MUCH stronger than you factory fenders. You can hit them pretty hard with the trunk of a tree or a rock and they won't bend.

Second, you have much more room for your front tires to articulate. This allows you a little bit more suspension travel.

Third, they look awsome! And once you get them everyone else will want them too! :D

 
#3 ·
First off, they are MUCH stronger than you factory fenders. You can hit them pretty hard with the trunk of a tree or a rock and they won't bend.

Second, you have much more room for your front tires to articulate. This allows you a little bit more suspension travel.

Third, they look awsome! And once you get them everyone else will want them too! :D


I'd like to buy an "R" Pat. First off, they are MUCH stronger than you(R) factory fenders.
 
#8 ·
IMO, I wouldn't trust what anyone here says. You need to get on your DOT website for CA and see what it says then make your own assumption. "Some guy out in KS told me it was OK" doesn't cut it to a cop writing a ticket.

In KS, we don't have tire coverage laws strictly enforced. :)
 
#12 ·
DOT laws have nothing to do with this, DOT does not approve fenders, let alone most of what is on our Jeeps.

In California, it's our rear tires they're concerned with and fenders have to cover them. But in the front, it's ok to have tube fenders. :)
 
#14 ·
Had a buddy that got a "fix it" ticket for being lifted and not having mud flaps on his pickup. He cut mud flaps out of cardboard, painted them flat black, then took the truck down to the inspection area. Passed because the guy didnt' get out of his seat and just looked out the window to check. Buddy stopped a block from the station and ripped 'em off. No problems since.

Still, I don't want to be the one who gets the "fix-it" ticket.
 
#22 ·
Blu, I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one. I really think they are weaker than having the stock fender on there. The only thing they bolt to in the front is the grill. So if you were to wedge those tube fenders against a rock you would probably bend your grill all to hell which will inevitably hose up your radiator probably by putting the fan thru it. Most of the jeeps that Spyder has on their site have some sort of bracing for the tube fenders that ties it back to the frame so this won't happen. I've seen it happen with Spyder Tube Fenders.
 
#23 ·
No doubt tube fenders might be stonger but they look like shit. Sorry this is my opinion and im gonna have to go against the grain. They look nasty. I think the best looking cars are the ones that are sleepers. Have a mostly stock looking jeep but have it locked and beefed up where no one can see. Like i said more power to you if you got the money for silly stuff like that but i think your money could be used more wisely somewhere else.
 
#29 · (Edited)
I must be mistaken when i posted my thread. I thought we were all adults here when i used the foul language. Sorry for that... If your going back to see what i had to say on earlier posts then you have to much time on your hands. You see when i was old enough to read, and i read the constitution, i believe the first ammendment says we have the freedom of speech. Or maybe im in the military for the wrong reasons! Anyway i said in my post that this was my (((opinion))) and i stick to it. Im sure they are strong as hell but are they practical. How much clearance do you really get??? Someone has to go against the grain to keep this forum interesting. Im not gonna be one of the guys on here that agrees with whatever the senior people say everytime. As for jeeperman i never said i knew everything and you dont offend me by talking about your jeeps so thats just silly.... I have seen plently of jeeps without tube fenders do quite a bit more than jeeps with them. So that would make them a waist of money in most instinces. If you think they help...its your money but you have to look at the practical side of things. If a new guy gets on here and asks about a topic such as this one and everyone jumps on the bandwagon and tells him its the only way to go, and he goes out and cuts up his jeep and dumps a load of cash is that fair to him. I think not. As far as looks go that is an opnionated topic! Sorry if i pissed anyone off but this is why we get together, correct me if im wrong.....
 
#34 ·
You're fine here boss. No worries. No one has to agree with any one on this forum. That's what gives people food for thought is debate on any given topic.

What we do not want is people publicly degrading others on the board which I do not feel you did. We also want to keep the foul language to a minimum. Hell I'm even guilty of it sometimes and I'm a moderator. We don't have the filter turned on for it and trust our members to not turn this board into another Pirate because we will have to step in if we see that happening.
 
#30 ·
Well I'm not going to get into a pissing match with you. All I'm saying is that someone might take offense to how you state your opinion. Sometimes it comes off a bit harsh ;) . You're certainly entitled to your own opinion and that is what makes this forum and every other forum what it is.
 
#31 ·
I'm going to have to agree with both sides on this, the language in the post didn't offend me personally per se, but if we're going to have a clean forum, we all need to make the effort to use other descriptive words to express ourselves strongly.

And thanks for all the responses to my original question, gives everyone who might be considering this mod (tube fenders) a lot to consider.
 
#32 · (Edited)
<stepping on soap box>
I have recently dealt with these issues personally.....
I have a few thoughts in general: :)

Members are encouraged to voice their opinion in a manner that is not distasteful, or in a "bashing" manner.
ie: I may disagree, but I won't call you crazy.
....I may not like your mod, but I won't say it sucks.

Most members loves their Jeeps like children, but don't take a difference of opinion as a personal offence....don't be "thinned skinned"


It is can be difficult to read a post and interpret the writer's tone...try to give them the benefit of the doubt. Foul language is not condoned, has not been a problem and I hope it doesn't become one.


<stepping down>
 
#33 ·
I think the tube fenders look great. It would be funny to see if the words we chose to use changed if each profile had more information about ourselves and a real picture to go with it. I was just thinking about it because we tested something similar a few years back while working on a website I do translations for.
:D
Cheers
 
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