'88 K5 rubbing in the front

[ericcarney]

I have an '88 K5 with an 8" lift and 39.5" TSL's. It rides good and turns without rubbing until i go up a driveway or over a curb or down in a rut. I can't put a body lift on it because I have to park it under my carport and I already had to trim an inch off the entrance so it would fit. I have my crossover stuff coming in sometime next week and I want to be able to get articulate after I put it on without rubbing. So I have a body work guy that is going to trim some off of the fenders, but I wanted to get an idea of how much to trim off. And how important is the fender well? Can I take it out? It only rubs on the corners so should I flare it at the ends? Will trimming the fender be enough? I read something about beating back the firewall, will i need to do that too? Should I trim the rear fenders too so it matches? What should I use to cover the rough edge of the cut? Or should I sand it? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[dirtygoat]

Oh boy...

Cutting your truck is like smoking crack, if you're not careful you'll get hooked and can't stop...

Do a search, there's a bunch of threads about it on here...

As far as me, you don't want me to give you any advice about cutting up a rig...

 

[NorCal_Chris]

just posted pics of trimming i had to do with 36's and 4in lift to fit at full flex.
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269737&page=4

I would leave the fenderwells if at all possible. keeps motor clean. I bet if you trim about were i am, or even less you will not have any issues. I cant imagine those 8"lift springs flex very much

 

[ericcarney]

I was more afraid of messing up the cut and having to keep compensating until there is no fender left, haha. I have been searching for tips on this subject, but I couldn't find anything specific enough.

 

[ericcarney]

That looks pretty good, I was thinking of going all the way around though, so it was less of an angle at the corners

 

[NorCal_Chris]

grab a peice of string and a sharpie and draw a half circle from one end to the other and cut lol!

I like pre 73 trucks just for that reason, nice round fender openings.

 

[dirtygoat]

Here's the trimming that Brian did on his...

Starts at post 84...

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238553&highlight=mtblazer89+fender+trimming&page=9

 

[ericcarney]

OK, I trimmed the fenders like NorCal_Chris, looks pretty good. Now I have dove into hi-steer system for the blazer and I am going to start a new thread about that.

 

[1BEATK5]

here is my trimming. the front of the fronts is cut just below the inner,and the rear of the inner is cut off about 8" up.
yes i'm i pic whore

 

[gotblazers]

here is my trimming. the front of the fronts is cut just below the inner,and the rear of the inner is cut off about 8" up.
yes i'm i pic whore

nice job, The edges look very smooth and natural to the truck.