Fender flair stuff

[meanwhitemopar]

whats up guys, i posted on here, but this is to ask one question in specific. i found fender flairs that i would not mind on the truck ( i dont want them period, but pa state requires them).. regulations say max 3 min width. how tight are tehy on that? cause i know the ones i found are 4 1/4 wide.

with that said there is a similar size but only 2.5 wide but i dont know if that would cover me.

[ezman]

did your truck come with a factory flare at all, or was it an option for your truck. if it was that 3in length is past the furthest point on the fender.
for example, a jeep tj sport has a 3in flare. technically that flare is still considered part of the fender. so you could buy a 6in flare and still be legal because it is only 3in past the stock ending point of the flare. i think anyway.

[tjblair]

If your tires are covered,99% of the time you will be ok.

[tjblair]

did your truck come with a factory flare at all, or was it an option for your truck. if it was that 3in length is past the furthest point on the fender.
for example, a jeep tj sport has a 3in flare. technically that flare is still considered part of the fender. so you could buy a 6in flare and still be legal because it is only 3in past the stock ending point of the flare. i think anyway.

That's not the way it was explained to me at state inspection class. I was told it is 3in from the outward most part of the metal fender.
Which is bs because then every jk on the road should not pass. That said if the tires are covered you should be fine.

[meanwhitemopar]

ok, thats what i wanted to know. cause i am not worried about cops, ya know, tires covered, im good, if i go to inspection with 4 1/4 inch flairs i dont want to fail is what i am worried about. lol

[fmlyof4whlrs]

Stock TJ flares are 4 in so they would be illegal. The Jk's I think they just call that whole plastic mess a fender or flender or something.

[meanwhitemopar]

ok, so i will be good with the 4 1/4 flairs, good news, cause that saves me about 2 hundred bucks right there. now to just send back the fail flairs and get my money back.

[steveg0690]

Mine are 10" wide. Just cover the tires and you should be ok.

[ezman]

That's not the way it was explained to me at state inspection class. I was told it is 3in from the outward most part of the metal fender.
Which is bs because then every jk on the road should not pass. That said if the tires are covered you should be fine.

that's good to know. that could've been what i interpretted from the inspection book for the class. i never took the class just got the book. but that was about 6 years ago.

it seems the whole fender flare thing is a big gray area

[tjblair]

Yes it is.

[88wd21]

I'd see more issues over lacking flares and needing them than having big flares and actually trying to keep the tires covered

[NeonRyder]

I'd see more issues over lacking flares and needing them than having big flares and actually trying to keep the tires covered

Yeah I would too. I was told that by a cop. Another cop pulled me over and gave me a ticket. I went to fight it and the judge said the front flares were ok because all the jeeps he had seen were like that. But still found me guilty on the rear flares... WTF!!! Flares are 7" Warns on a YJ...
I even went into court all prepared with photos and measurements of new jeeps with wide stock flares. KJ's and JK's. Cop argued with me that he has no idea about what aftermarket equipment was installed on those vehicles... What an ass!!!

I even offered to drive over to a dealership with him to prove my point...