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unique_seek
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 537 Location: Sunny Coast
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Hey Guys,
Time to upgrade my coily flares...I have been trying to chase down some bushwaker flares or STD Jeep flares,but I noticed these on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-SUZUKI-SIERR ... 20b12e0ef7
They state "Duraflares are PRACTICALLY UNBREAKABLE and SCRATCH RESISTANT."
They will cover a 34" tyre...
Anyone running them...?
Jono
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ajsr

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Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 3712 Location: melb
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yep
but they are only nearly unbreakable pic later
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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Crunched
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 684 Location: Sth Bris
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:54 am |
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As long as they are wide enough, they are probably the best flare available for sierras.
Steve.
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unique_seek
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 537 Location: Sunny Coast
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haha yeah thats them!
They look pretty good...don't know if I like the way the mounting looks???
I guess if the rivets where black to match?
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ajsr

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Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 3712 Location: melb
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unique_seek
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 537 Location: Sunny Coast
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black rivets!!  love it,thanks mate!Did you buy them off ebay??
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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unique_seek wrote: black rivets!!  love it,thanks mate!Did you buy them off ebay??
Thay offered a discount if you mention AZ in the link I put up..
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ajsr

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Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 3712 Location: melb
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bought mine from the joint that makes them
the ebay guy is the distributer for them try him first
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bogfrog

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Joined: Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 596 Location: Mt Evelyn Vic
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Hey ajsr! How wide are they overall? from say mounting surface to very outside edge? I've been looking at these they are similar to Piranha's ones but $300 cheaper I want the width to cover my 33"s but need the overall measurement before I buy 'em. Cheers Robb.
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ajsr

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Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 3712 Location: melb
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bogfrog wrote: Hey ajsr! How wide are they overall? from say mounting surface to very outside edge? I've been looking at these they are similar to Piranha's ones but $300 cheaper I want the width to cover my 33"s but need the overall measurement before I buy 'em. Cheers Robb.
I belive they are same as the piranha ones, not 100% but fairly sure.
alans got no mark up on these sucker has he.
you can always cruise around and have a look if you need I'm no far from you.
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Junior_91
Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 1084 Location: Ipswich
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Anyone wanna go halves i only want 2 as i am gonna ute chop mine haha
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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Junior_91 wrote: Anyone wanna go halves i only want 2 as i am gonna ute chop mine haha
Crunched may, pm him.
He didn't want steel one's & clark one's don't quite cover his tyre's..
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Crunched
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 684 Location: Sth Bris
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I've already emailed him for a quote on just 2 - $200 inc postage.
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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Crunched wrote: I've already emailed him for a quote on just 2 - $200 inc postage.
You getting them??? 
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Highway-Star
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4109 Location: Ipswich
Vehicle: LJ80V-II (a proper Stockman)
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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 12:02 pm |
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unique_seek wrote: They state "Duraflares are PRACTICALLY UNBREAKABLE and SCRATCH RESISTANT."
I broke one of mine, front passenger side. Completely ripped the very front corner off.
I think I need to get rid of the rivets, and instal nutserts and the biggest headed bolts, or bolts with big arse washers, so that it decreases the chance of the rivets ripping the flares apart.
Anyway, they are still betterer than the stocko WT flares 
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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Highway-Star wrote: unique_seek wrote: They state "Duraflares are PRACTICALLY UNBREAKABLE and SCRATCH RESISTANT."
I broke one of mine, front passenger side. Completely ripped the very front corner off. I think I need to get rid of the rivets, and instal nutserts and the biggest headed bolts, or bolts with big arse washers, so that it decreases the chance of the rivets ripping the flares apart. Anyway, they are still betterer than the stocko WT flares 
How dare you!!!
Thay do look awesome to.
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Highway-Star
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4109 Location: Ipswich
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steknig wrote: Highway-Star wrote: unique_seek wrote: They state "Duraflares are PRACTICALLY UNBREAKABLE and SCRATCH RESISTANT."
I broke one of mine, front passenger side. Completely ripped the very front corner off. I think I need to get rid of the rivets, and instal nutserts and the biggest headed bolts, or bolts with big arse washers, so that it decreases the chance of the rivets ripping the flares apart. Anyway, they are still betterer than the stocko WT flares  How dare you!!! Thay do look awesome to.
my stocko WT flares looked more like prunes blu-tacked to my Sierra by the time I got rid of them 
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TryHard
Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 1:49 am Posts: 1041 Location: Perth
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PJ.zook

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Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 845 Location: Melbourne
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They look to be nice flares, but they just dont look wide enough to cover the 31' tyres on 8" rims which a lot of us run.
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Crunched
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 684 Location: Sth Bris
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steknig wrote: Crunched wrote: I've already emailed him for a quote on just 2 - $200 inc postage. You getting them??? 
Yep 
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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PJ.zook wrote: They look to be nice flares, but they just dont look wide enough to cover the 31' tyres on 8" rims which a lot of us run.
That's an issue for sure. They're about 1-1.5" too narrow to be really useful.
This is with WT axles and 3.5" backspaced 7" rims. Tyres are 31 10.5. Obviously this is the "bad" side as it's the side the axle is offset towards.
GV rims and 9/34 swampers
Q78's on 15X7 rims, 3.5" BS but beadlocked (so an effective 7.5")
I'm running Doubleblack's TJ rears at the moment. They're wide enough to cover nearly anything, but they're not all that pretty. They're very flexible and are heavily reinforced at the mounting area.
They look (a bit) better than this, (this one was temporarily fitted for the photo only)
I think the supplied rivets aren't big enough and the flare pulls though them. I use nutserts and 6mm button head stainless capscrews and they don't pull through when they're leant on.
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TryHard
Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 1:49 am Posts: 1041 Location: Perth
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These new flares look great. They come in your choice of 4.75" wide or full 6" wide from top to bottom - enough to cover a 14" wide tire. The extra width of the flares can give you additional protection, Make things street legal again
hows is that not wide enough
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unique_seek
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 537 Location: Sunny Coast
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TryHard wrote:
Great flares but at $320 USD each thats way too steep!Plus frieght ....
Anyone run anything else??Might try somthing a little unique? 
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alex

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Joined: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 2151 Location: Brissy
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