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'80 cj5 body cut up???? want your opion!

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by cj5orion, Dec 28, 2008.

  1. Dec 28, 2008
    cj5orion

    cj5orion New Member

    pacific beach,ca
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    '80 cj5,,,,restoring but keeping ORIGINAL as much as possible.
    the body....is completely stock and original
    BUT,,,,I need more clearance for my tires !
    should I cut the existing fenders or should I replace with some aftermarket tube fenders
    and store the originals ?
    is it worth anything ? to keep this make and model original ? and store the original fenders?
    or should I jus cut em up and sometime down the road,whenever,replace with aftermarket 'originals'

    what do you guys think ????
     
    cj5orion, Dec 28, 2008
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  2. Dec 28, 2008
    NorCoJeeper

    NorCoJeeper Member

    Ft. Collins CO
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    It's you Jeep, do whatever you want to do. Just keep in mind that original sheetmetal is getting hard to find. If you want to hack something up, I would think cutting up aftermarket stuff would be preferrable.
     
    NorCoJeeper, Dec 28, 2008
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  3. Dec 28, 2008
    mb82

    mb82 I feel great!

    Charlottesville Va
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    I would do a small BL before I would cut the fenders if you want to keep the jeep as original as possible. BLs can be removed modifying fenders can't.
     
    mb82, Dec 28, 2008
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  4. Dec 28, 2008
    Boyink

    Boyink Super Moderator Staff Member

    Tulsa, OK
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    Do a 2.5" spring lift. It'll look better than cut up sheet metal and it'd be easy to put back stock.

    Actually - are the springs new? If not it's possible that fresh OE height springs would be enough.

    How big of tire are you running anyway? 31's fit with no lift - much bigger than that and it won't look original.

    Maybe the most obvious route is smaller tires?
     
    Boyink, Dec 28, 2008
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