zpike00eb

Have searched, but hindered by regular pinch seam trimming.

Anyway, I have a 2012 JKU, 4" X-Flex RC with 37" nitto muds, and I rub all over the place. Just yesterday, my rear passenger flare was kindly removed by the lugs on these things. I've trimmed the 'front' rear pinch seam (towards the front of the vehicle). My question is, has anyone trimmed the rearmost pinch seam in the rear fender well? Even with no flare, my tire is picking up some custom siping from the rearmost pinch seam.

Did I set my arms too long? Tire looks centered while at ride height, but putting my physics cap on, as the tire gets tucked, it will naturally be moved to the rear of the vehicle. Will pushing forward all the arms 1/2" fix me up? or should I trim?

I am NOT running extended bumpstops, but the RC instructions say they are not required. (Although that is off of a 35" tire recommendation).

Thanks for your help! Love this forum.

Jhouse93

Yes tons of people...cut it or bend it in with a hammer

paychex.308

You MUST cut it!

zpike00eb

That's the pinch seam at the "front" of the fender well. I've already trimmed that. I'm talking about the seam on the other side of the tire, towards the REAR of the vehicle.

paychex.308

Oh well then no, I have not seen/felt any rubbing from that back seam. I don't see any reason why you couldn't cut it if you needed to.

Pluke the 2

yes. you need to trim both especially if your hitting it.

the front and rear has been trimmed on mine.

2008fx4

yep. long travel moved the axle back 1". had to cut mine. think i took close to 2" off the bottom and arced up about 6-8"

rb1boxer_3

Yea you have to cut it I have the rk lift and it pushes my axle back So my tire rubs there I have to cut that when I get my Evo skins I have the nitto mud grapplers in 37s

rb1boxer_3

rear rear trimmed

cis911

I miss my 37s but yeah this is about how much I trimmed in the rear and I had stock arms with a 2.5" BB