Additional info on running 37's and stock fenders.

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Bigg50

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It's been covered many times but I haven't seen this covered before. I recently picked up a new 13 and like my 11 was not going to be happy with the stock 35's or wheels. I immediately ordered up some Method DS and Falken wildpeak 37's.

e63 has been successful in running 37's while doing some hardcore offroading. However, he's running stock offset wheels. As many know, the methods are a 0mm offset and push the tire out further of the wheel well. This will result in the tires making contact with the upper fender and damaging the fenders during jumps or highspeed g-outs. This happened on my 11. It shifted the fender up into the A pillar and cracked the fender.

Along with the typical mods to run 37's, I did the following while the fenders flares were removed:

Trimmed the flare like so:
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And trimmed the fender:
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These 2 modifications prevent the tire from making contact with the fender or the flare and causing damage. There is a slight gap between the fender liner and the flare.

After going out into the desert, I can say these mods allowed me to run the stock fenders with 37's and off road it hard.

Full tuck with no damage:
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If you look closely you can see the tire is tucked up and above the flare line. Good thing I trimmed!
 
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Now that's a new way of doing it! Never would of thought about that but makes perfect sense! Thanks for sharing!
 

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Yep, I've had the same thing done on my truck for the last year plus, with no damage and still utilizing the stock fender liners.

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Thanks guys, I've been meaning to post this up for a while but since I finally have proof from the pic that it works I thought the time was right. Also, I am running 3.0's which help the truck from bottoming out compared to stock so you could see different results. But at the very least it will help.

Mouldman1, what are you looking for? I need to get a couple shots for you guys that show what the fender liners look like once it's put back together.

Yep, I've had the same thing done on my truck for the last year plus, with no damage and still utilizing the stock fender liners.

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Nice! I figured I might as well give it a shot. If it doesn't work, just get the glass.
 

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Great thread, and thanks for the pics - looking forward to more.
Yep, I've had the same thing done on my truck for the last year plus, with no damage and still utilizing the stock fender liners.

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Are you still running the stock wheels?
 
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