Question about rear fender clearance

[tucktuck]

I am in the process of putting together a new bed kit and had a quick question for you guys...

I am doing the No Limit wide ride front end with the trailing arm rear kit with Ridetech coil-overs. I will be running 345/30/20's on the rear and want the the tires to be as far out towards the bedside as possible (I'm not crazy about the sunken in look that some have). I'll attach a pic of the look I'm after.

My question is, do I need to rework the inner fender portion on the rear fender to achieve this?

Thanks.

[tucktuck]

No one has any idea on this??

[smbrouss70]

Yes, you will need to cut that area out to get your wheels as far out as possible. Us old guys call it the "Lucy mod" since the first time we saw pics of what was done to alleviate this problem was done by N2Billet on his red 68 named Lucy. Those pictures are missing from that old thread, but I was anal enough to save the pictures way back when.

On my Blazer and on Gringo's truck, that area is cut out with nothing replacing the factory piece tying the inner and outer bedwalls together. If you are working on the bedside off of the truck, I would go ahead and build the inner structure though. It will make it more structural and stop road grime from being flung up in there where it is impossible to clean. I do plan to add that on my Blazer this winter.

[tucktuck]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Yes, you will need to cut that area out to get your wheels as far out as possible. Us old guys call it the "Lucy mod" since the first time we saw pics of what was done to alleviate this problem was done by N2Billet on his red 68 named Lucy. Those pictures are missing from that old thread, but I was anal enough to save the pictures way back when.

On my Blazer and on Gringo's truck, that area is cut out with nothing replacing the factory piece tying the inner and outer bedwalls together. If you are working on the bedside off of the truck, I would go ahead and build the inner structure though. It will make it more structural and stop road grime from being flung up in there where it is impossible to clean. I do plan to add that on my Blazer this winter.

Awesome! Thats what I was thinking I saw somewhere on here. Thanks for snagging those pics as well.

Much appreciated!