Who wants to help me out and show me where to cut ?

[Blaze One]

So I have taken a few pics of the rear wheel well of my 4Door Blazer . Now with it being a 4dr. I am at a bit of a perdicament when it comes to trimming so I can run bigger tires . I am not looking to run the Skidz Cut-outs since i am pretty sure they will not be made for the 4dr Blazers . But I would like to still trim if I can .
So if some one would kindly draw some lines using MSpaint or something it may help me out . I know that is asking alot but I thought i would ask anyway . Or if it seems that there is no clearance to cut , let me know .
It seems to me that I have some room at the rear of the opening to trim for sure , but only about a half inch or so near the door at the front . It would be awsome if I could just put the Skidz cutout flare on the back too , I would mainly want it for looks since the rear tire does not need as much room as the front . Give me your thought .

This pic is an idea where the door comes into play .
http://www3.telus.net/public/a6a60430/F ... ic_002.jpg

This is the best pic I could get showing the space between the fender wall and the out lip . about 1/2"-3/4" could be removed I think . This is the front of the wheel opening (nearest to the door )
http://www3.telus.net/public/a6a60430/F ... ic_006.jpg

These are some general shots of the area
http://www3.telus.net/public/a6a60430/F ... ic_003.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/public/a6a60430/F ... ic_004.jpg

[HenryJ]

You will not go "skunked" here



I have been doing some thinking about this, and what to do.

A Cut-out flare for the four door Blazers will have to be two pieces. One part will attach to the door and the rest will attach to the remaining portion behind the door.

I can't say this is THE way to do it, as I do not have one here to look at.

First thing is do you really need more room in the rear wheel wells?
For the 33" tires you will need about 3.5" clearance from your stock tires. Take a compass set at 3.5" and mark your fenders to see just what clearance may be needed.

If you are dead set on cutting and don't care that there may never be a set of flares to cover the cuts then, I would look into doing something like this-


I would remove the section marked in read . The front part of the wheel well would be made to match the inner fender. IF there was a flare it would be attached to the door and it would be the front of your wheel well.. Then at the top of the fender make a cut to blend the opening to the removed portion.
Now this will alter the "look" of the wheel well. It will be shaped more like a tear drop. I'm not sure how that will look. You might have to radius the entire wheel well to retain the stock shape and make things look right?
This way would be the easiest for making a set of flares that fit right and look right.

Another option would be to make the cut as far forward as possible starting at the bottom (just inside the inner well) and taper upward 6"-13", much like the Skidz install.

The flare could then be made larger on the door to cover this area in the taper. It would look a little funny with the door open, but like you said , there may never be flares. This would make the well a little smaller, but retain the shape.

The lower rear cut would be made in the fender and done just like the Skidz install to retain the inner lip. One cut and slide it back inside.
Both of these may move most of your clearance to the rear. a spring pack/mounting pad center relocation plate could be fabricated to move the rear axle back half an inch or so if needed.

This is nearly impossible to do long distance as there are way too many variables.
Major cuts such as these are a VERY big deal since you can really mess up a perfectly good vehicle!

Think twice, or even three times about making any cuts.