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Old 05-04-2009 | 01:06 PM
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I've been talking about doing this for a while but wanted to wait until I had a new tire on there for clearance. I think it looks a little cleaner...never liked that gap, expecially with a worn tire.




 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 01:11 PM
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definitely cleans and smooths things up.
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 01:14 PM
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Muuuuuch better. Good mod!
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 01:17 PM
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how far up did you drill the new holes
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 01:38 PM
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To me Dynas with a 19" wheel have a dirt bike look to them. Nice mod. Looks 100% better.
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 02:10 PM
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Looks good ... you also could've filled it up with a 21" wheel like Don did ...

Bet your method was a little less costly ....

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Old 05-04-2009 | 02:16 PM
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i have thought about a bigger fender.just haver'nt yet but you did give alot better look nice job.
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 03:01 PM
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looks better for sure.
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 03:18 PM
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Good job Dawg, looks much better. Thinking of doing that myself or a different fender.
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Doughboy
how far up did you drill the new holes
Just under an inch, but that was really pushing it. I had to do some fine tuning because it was rubbing in some turns and under hard braking (where the bracket meets the fender on one side). I would say stick to 3/4"...that's enough to eliminate the gap but still leave you some breathing room (on my '05, at least). Extra bracket was cut off, edges rounded/smoothed, and painted with touch-up paint.
 


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