Inner fender liners - solid or vented?
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Not trying to threadjack you here, but I was pondering cutting my stock fenders but what held me back was taking out the inner liners and I know you can keep them but doesnt look as good. I live in Ct so we get a fair amount of snow with salt, sand, etc. my question is taking of the inner fenders will that lead to rust and decay pretty rapidly or am I being too cautious?
#12
JK Junkie
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Neither of those is ferrous...
Matthew
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JK Junkie
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Not trying to threadjack you here, but I was pondering cutting my stock fenders but what held me back was taking out the inner liners and I know you can keep them but doesnt look as good. I live in Ct so we get a fair amount of snow with salt, sand, etc. my question is taking of the inner fenders will that lead to rust and decay pretty rapidly or am I being too cautious?
You can cut down your factory fenders and not touch your stock liners
I live in Maine so I'm concerned about salt
Matthew
#14
I have the EVO mini liners. So far I have had zero problems. No overheating issues on the interstate or off-roading or even driving around town. It is my DD also. I sprayed bedliner in the rear fender wells.
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JK Enthusiast
The new vented Poison Spyder liners are aluminum.
The mesh is stainless, which would also be a problem for a magnet.
I love the look of the vented ones, but with the Evo double throwdown, I'd end up with more of it on the floor than on the Jeep, even with the non-vented liners. I asked them how much would survive a while back and they didn't have any kind of good answer. Hard to spend $200 on something that $175 worth of material isn't going to make it onto the Jeep.
The mesh is stainless, which would also be a problem for a magnet.
I love the look of the vented ones, but with the Evo double throwdown, I'd end up with more of it on the floor than on the Jeep, even with the non-vented liners. I asked them how much would survive a while back and they didn't have any kind of good answer. Hard to spend $200 on something that $175 worth of material isn't going to make it onto the Jeep.
#16
I installed the DV8 vented inner liner. After cutting away the OEM to fit the DV8, because of having Sahara painted to match fenders and currently do not plan to change the fenders out (not until they are damaged). Took a few tries to get the fit right, and they rattle some times against the shock mount, so we keep tweaking it. Even though the look it great, I really didn't think about all the dust going in the engine compartment. After a couple of runs at Forest Fest everything under the hood was the same color as the Jeep (Sahara Tan). Boy, did I hear about that when the husband saw it. It took longer to clean-up and ready for the Jeep Jam show a couple of weeks later. And since I have already changed out the radiator to a dual core and got a new trans cooler it really didn't need the venting. Haven't noticed in difference in engine or trans temp when out on the highway as compared to slow crawling.
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Not trying to threadjack you here, but I was pondering cutting my stock fenders but what held me back was taking out the inner liners and I know you can keep them but doesnt look as good. I live in Ct so we get a fair amount of snow with salt, sand, etc. my question is taking of the inner fenders will that lead to rust and decay pretty rapidly or am I being too cautious?
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I did the Poison Spyder solid inner fender liners. Mostly to keep mud and water out of the engine bay. I hate the smell of mud/water burning on the exhaust. I also believe proper air flow through the engine bay is important. I did the PS hood vent figuring heat rises so in theory the air goes through the radiator, then out the hood.
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I did the Poison Spyder solid inner fender liners. Mostly to keep mud and water out of the engine bay. I hate the smell of mud/water burning on the exhaust. I also believe proper air flow through the engine bay is important. I did the PS hood vent figuring heat rises so in theory the air goes through the radiator, then out the hood.
Matthew