Inner Fenders Yes or No - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

turner15 · 12-13-2008, 10:56 PM

So I just put on the outer fenders, Hood and cowl. I like the look of no inners however some say I will regret it once on the road. The truck will be a Sunday Sunny driver when finished so the water will not be a problem until I get stuck to far away from home. So what have others done? Inners in or out?

Tx Firefighter · 12-13-2008, 11:00 PM

No inner fenders equals hood damage from little rocks getting thrown up by the tires. You'll be sorry.

tcb-1 · 12-13-2008, 11:03 PM

second what Tx Firefighter says!!!

thirdstreettito · 12-13-2008, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tx firefighter

no inner fenders equals hood damage from little rocks getting thrown up by the tires. You'll be sorry.

x2

MrBeast · 12-13-2008, 11:10 PM

Clean up your inners and paint the tops of em body color, it looks slick, and it will save your hood.

JAKES 68GMC · 12-13-2008, 11:12 PM

Inner fenders all the way.

big_al_71 · 12-13-2008, 11:33 PM

match paint them and install!!!!!

ratrod67 · 12-13-2008, 11:41 PM

Well, I guess I will go against the grain here. My truck was my daily driver for about 2 years and I ran without inner fenderwells. I was lucky enough to not get dents in my hood but I did hear quite a few rocks bounce off my hood.

hdflstf · 12-13-2008, 11:46 PM

One good puddle and a shorted out ignition system, stalled truck - you'll change your mind and put them in......

phipp13 · 12-13-2008, 11:51 PM

go without and i'll guarentee you'LL say sooner or later: WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING????????

Painter D · 12-14-2008, 12:33 AM

I pondered over this same thing for a long time. I drove my truck without them in for 2 years, without issue. However I ultimately decided to put them in just to help keep the engine compartment nice and clean.

caminokid · 12-14-2008, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hdflstf

One good puddle and a shorted out ignition system, stalled truck - you'll change your mind and put them in......

I

Been there done that.

IvelDesigns · 12-14-2008, 04:12 AM

although i ran this summer w/o inners, i can't wait to get them back in. not too worried about rocks, but i hate opening the hood to see all that dirt that i'll have to clean before the next get together.

woodwright · 12-14-2008, 06:23 PM

On my 81 C-10 I had 295/50-15's and no inner fenders. Drove it everyday in the Seattle area for 2 years without incident until somebody decided he wanted it more than me.

68caliRat · 12-14-2008, 07:24 PM

I don't even have the inners for mine. Drove it to Phoenix and back, and to SAn Fran and back 3 times in 6 years and no major problems. I'd put them in if I had them, my both my headlight wiring harness, and positive battery have come loose and rubbed my front tires at different times..

powell72 · 12-14-2008, 07:47 PM

Paint them up nice so they look good and install them. I think you'll be happier in the long run with them.

IMO I think inner fenders help make the engine compartment look finished.

Gray Ghost · 12-14-2008, 08:22 PM

No inners looks terrible....keep 'em!

12-13-2008, 10:56 PM	#1
turner15 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 265	Inner Fenders Yes or No So I just put on the outer fenders, Hood and cowl. I like the look of no inners however some say I will regret it once on the road. The truck will be a Sunday Sunny driver when finished so the water will not be a problem until I get stuck to far away from home. So what have others done? Inners in or out?

12-13-2008, 11:00 PM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No No inner fenders equals hood damage from little rocks getting thrown up by the tires. You'll be sorry. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

12-13-2008, 11:03 PM	#3
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No second what Tx Firefighter says!!! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

12-13-2008, 11:10 PM	#5
MrBeast high-Tech Red Neck Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Livingston, MT/On my boat WA/BC/AK Posts: 2,294	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No Clean up your inners and paint the tops of em body color, it looks slick, and it will save your hood. __________________ "He used to be a pretty nice feller, now he's a welder!"

12-13-2008, 11:12 PM	#6
JAKES 68GMC Aluminum slot wheels rule... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,211	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No Inner fenders all the way.

12-13-2008, 11:33 PM	#7
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No match paint them and install!!!!! Attached Images __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

12-13-2008, 11:41 PM	#8
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,269	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No Well, I guess I will go against the grain here. My truck was my daily driver for about 2 years and I ran without inner fenderwells. I was lucky enough to not get dents in my hood but I did hear quite a few rocks bounce off my hood.

12-13-2008, 11:46 PM	#9
hdflstf Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 540	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No One good puddle and a shorted out ignition system, stalled truck - you'll change your mind and put them in......

12-13-2008, 11:51 PM	#10
phipp13 THE DAMN YANKEE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southern MD Posts: 551	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No go without and i'll guarentee you'LL say sooner or later: WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING????????

12-14-2008, 12:33 AM	#11
Painter D Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW (Forney) Posts: 1,529	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No I pondered over this same thing for a long time. I drove my truck without them in for 2 years, without issue. However I ultimately decided to put them in just to help keep the engine compartment nice and clean. __________________ '58 SWB Fleetside...Front & Rear Porterbuilt Dropmember, 6.0 LS /4L60E. Accuair E-level, 20 Billet Specialties (Vintecs) '63 Buick Riviera ... AccuAir E-level, 20" Billet Specialties (Vintecs) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=528853&page=5 Last edited by Painter D; 10-17-2009 at 04:06 PM.

12-14-2008, 04:12 AM	#13
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No although i ran this summer w/o inners, i can't wait to get them back in. not too worried about rocks, but i hate opening the hood to see all that dirt that i'll have to clean before the next get together. __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

12-14-2008, 06:23 PM	#14
woodwright Enjoying left field Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dillon Montana Posts: 900	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No On my 81 C-10 I had 295/50-15's and no inner fenders. Drove it everyday in the Seattle area for 2 years without incident until somebody decided he wanted it more than me. __________________ Clint 70 Chevy 4WD "Ultimate Work Truck" SOLD

12-14-2008, 07:24 PM	#15
68caliRat Need a bigger hammer.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Escondido,CA. Posts: 280	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No I don't even have the inners for mine. Drove it to Phoenix and back, and to SAn Fran and back 3 times in 6 years and no major problems. I'd put them in if I had them, my both my headlight wiring harness, and positive battery have come loose and rubbed my front tires at different times.. __________________ 1968 GMC 3/4 LWB fleetside Custom Camper 2018 Silverado High Country 2500HD Duramax 4X4

12-14-2008, 07:47 PM	#16
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No Paint them up nice so they look good and install them. I think you'll be happier in the long run with them. IMO I think inner fenders help make the engine compartment look finished. __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html Last edited by powell72; 12-14-2008 at 07:47 PM.

12-14-2008, 08:22 PM	#17
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: Inner Fenders Yes or No No inners looks terrible....keep 'em! __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.



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