Front fender compatibility?

[rreed]

Before I go and buy a junk fender that doesn't match up, will any Cherokee/J-truck fender fit an '85 body? I need to replace a chewed up right-front fender and might have a lead or two nearby.

Do I need to look for any particular year range or would 63-whatever last year of J-truck/Cherokee (w/ the flare, of course)?

[nc wagoneer]

Before I go and buy a junk fender that doesn't match up, will any Cherokee/J-truck fender fit an '85 body? I need to replace a chewed up right-front fender and might have a lead or two nearby.

Do I need to look for any particular year range or would 63-whatever last year of J-truck/Cherokee (w/ the flare, of course)?

I don't know about the early ones but I'm pretty darn sure 73-end sidetrack flared fenders are the same

[tgreese]

They all have the same shape and size, and will bolt on. Clearly there are narrow track and wide track fenders. The cutouts and holes are different for some years - look at the build for Phoebe II - the leading edge of the fenders had to be cut out to receive the chrome work peculiar to the early era. But the shapes are all the same.

[rreed]

Right, I'm obviously looking for a wide track if it comes from a Cherokee.

Um, build for Phoebe II? And by chrome work do you mean the bumper? We'll say mine's "aftermarket."

[airman]

Not all Cherokee's are wide track.
Brother had a 1976 NT.

Andrew

[tgreese]

Couldn't find the picture I was thinking of, but look at this one.



If you take the front side marker / turn signal bezel off, the leading edge of the fender has a big hole to fit the chrome side marker light. The fender is the same shape, but the leading edge has been cut out to fit this style of trim.

I don't know about all the wide track examples, but I don't think any of them have similar gaping holes. They are all the same shape and size - J-truck or Cherokee - and will bolt on. If you can look at the fender or get good pics before you buy, you'll be fine. This is a case where the parts book does not help you, because each little variation with an additional tiny hole here or one fewer hole there, gets its own part number.

[rreed]

Ah, makes sense. I'm guessing the one depicted would be a Kaiser-era Jeep? I'll keep my eyeballs peeled for one sans the chrome.

And wide track.

[tgreese]

Ah, makes sense. I'm guessing the one depicted would be a Kaiser-era Jeep? I'll keep my eyeballs peeled for one sans the chrome.

And wide track.

Cheese grater grill is '70-73. First years of AMC.

[nc wagoneer]

That would be Phoebe 2 (jeepstresses ride) I believe its a later 70's model with a swapped in cheese grater that jeep took a turn for the worst (got rolled) but is now an amazing piece of work

[Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81]

No wide track rigs came with Cheese Grater grilles so no need to worry about that. So yes, any wide track fender from any year should bolt up.