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fender flares

Post by Lego »

has anyone put fendor flares on to increase wheel width
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Post by adema2626 »

I know a guy with a Impreza that took some ae86 corolla fenders and cut them up and welded them onto his fenders to make them bigger for clearance.
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Post by n2x4 »

Corolla and 240sx fender flares are popular options for the Impreza crowd, I've yet to see any installed on a legacy. I say go for it!
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I would think the stock fenders could be expanded with a little cutting and welding or cutting and glass. I thought of it myself, making something like a 22B Legacy wagon, but changed my plans.
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Post by Lego »

i think ill just get some flares you screw on and cut my fendors so i can go wide, the rears will suck but i could just not worry about rears and take out rear seats and not worry about opening the rear doors
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Post by Apex3 »

I'd probably be more inclined to get these kind of flares than to cut and weld...

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Though these cars do look good with just pulled fenders too. I think just the round fender looks much better than the weird box shape we have, so flares should do the job as well
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hahahaha, id go for it, thatd look sweet. watch out, i may do it before you, along with the fender mounted mirrors! go for it!
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In my research for building my own car, I think I recall seeing fender-mounted mirrors as not being legal in the US, but it might be OK if they can be adjusted from the cockpit. I don't remember exactly as I was looking into the legality of replacing the side mirrors with small cameras or something to eliminate the drag aerodynamically and aesthetically, so wasn't concerned with fender mounting. I doubt it's a vehicle code on the top of every cop's head, but just so you know if you're serious, you might want to check into it.
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Evolution, I actually didnt think of that. I live in AZ. and ppl drive quads, side-by-sides, and sandrails around on the road and the fine law enforcement here doesnt even take a 2nd look. Theres no inspection besides when you apply for a title on a car that is from out of state, other then that, no inspection, sniffers, stickers, nothing. Its pretty cool comming from Massachusetts who is as strict if not worse then Cali.
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You're from MA originally? We finally got a trike classification, so I'm happy as it'll be easier to get a VIN for it. Previously, nobody knew what to do with an enclosed 3-wheeler, but now it has a classification and only has to meet motorcycle specs. Still, I'm going to build it close to the more stringent car specs as possible as I plan on driving it across country and would like to avoid harassment as much as possible. As far as the rest, I lived in Detroit and that made me a fan of car inspection and I hate the smell and sound of 2-strokes so I'm glad I don't have to see such things... Not that there's really any place to use them on the north coast of Boston. Would make it a hell of a lot easier to get a home-built on the road, but you got to take the good with the bad, I guess.
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Beverly!? I lived in Norwood! lol... small world. GO SOX!!!!
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Interesting. I worked at a cell site there a couple times. The Maserati dealership actually shows up in my third book.
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Post by rally2.5rs »

for flares on my 94 wagon, im converting to a coupe/sedan (i'll start a build thread), i used mk3 supra front fenders i had to cut to size, then re fiberglass, they stick out about 2-3 inches over stock and look like an sti fender. for rears, i cut rear 1/4 panels from a 84 z28 camaro (of all things) they stick out like an sti but also have a little extra flare which sticks out 3 inches over stock
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Post by 206er »

Like this eh. I think it's kind of cool. I like them on older cars a lot, but the subarus are more of a modern type car which you dont see with that style flare too much. so it is defintely a little different.


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Post by AWD_addict »

The bolt-on flares don't match the BC styling. Boxed flares would look better, but would be so much more work. The rears would especially be a pain. See inspiring thread here: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthr ... l+widebody
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A plan I had back a few years was to flare the box fenders to make something resembling a 22B Legacy wagon. Lot of work. You'd have to do the doors and gas lid to match and in the end, you still have a car with a suspension that isn't optimized for track and just added weight and drag. Would look bad ass, though, so I put it in my second book. Then I think I took the wide-body part out.

I like those bolt ons on older cars, too, but looks a little out of place on these. Then again, they are much cheaper and easier and if the main thing is performance, who cares what it looks like? I think those would look cool on a EA81 hardtop since the styling is pretty '70's.
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Post by asc_up »

Shit that GC looks sick! Hmmm....
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Post by RCKSTR »

206er wrote:Like this eh. I think it's kind of cool. I like them on older cars a lot, but the subarus are more of a modern type car which you dont see with that style flare too much. so it is defintely a little different.


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no that gc in not hot
its fuckin smokin hot
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^ Me wants that car ^ :mrgreen:
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hot car, I want it. I`m also fitting similar flares in the (hopefully) near future, so I`ll be watching this thread with interest. My tentative plan is 185/60/13 on 13x7 minilite replica for the front, and 205/60/13 on 13x8 minilite replica for the rear. The car is currently lowered by 30mm (just over an inch), so I`m hoping that combo will all look good...but will be interested to hear from those in the know!


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