Fender trimming.
 

I have a 71 blazer and am going to have to hack the front and rear fenders to be able to get free of the terrible fender rub in getting from my 6 inch lift and 35 inch tires. Any help with this would be appreciated.
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Re: Fender trimming.
 

Not much sympathy here for cutting up our gen. Blazer's

Great resource for that stuff is CK5

http://coloradok5.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=23

LOT's of cutting and modifying there.

Re: Fender trimming.
 

I saw one once where they actually increased the overall size of the wheel openings. It was very subtle, but id the trick. They were probably about 4 inches longer front to back and 2 inches higher. There were no inner fenders in the front, which I would think could be a huge problem if wet conditions.

Re: Fender trimming.
 

The front "fangs" on the front of the fender arches can be trimmed and patched such that the modification is hardly noticeable. If you are rubbing elsewhere up front with 35" tires and 6 inches of lift, something is askew with your suspension.

You are having clearance issues in the rear (I'm guessing at the front of the rear wheel arches) because you are either using lift blocks on stock springs or a shackle reverse kit with stock springs. Lifting the rear in this manner relocates the axle an inche or so forward, thus the clearance problem. Instead of trimming the wheel arch (which will look like a$$ in my opinion), try to locate a set of 6 inch lift springs which will have the centering pin properly located to keep the axle centered in the wheel arches. You will thank me when your truck isn't all hacked up looking in the rear.

I know this from experience, as I have a 6 inch lift with 35 inch tires. I run Superlift Soft Ride 4 inch springs up front (only need 4 inches since I have a Dana 60 with a bigger axle tube diameter), and Superlift 6 inch springs in the rear on a 14 bolt, all with stock spring hangers.

Re: Fender trimming.
 

Bigbadchev posted some pics of a friends truck (I believe) that had fenders trimmed a bit. IMHO the lines flowed quite nicely. When the time comes I will attempt this myself.

Jim
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do you all think a zero rate from ord (u bolt reversal and zero rate combo) will pull the tires back far enough to matter? it says 1.5 inches back.
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