Who is the best manufacturer or where is the best place to order the 4x4 front fenders?

 

Toyota obviously did it best but trying to find a decent set is going to be fun.

Any aftermarket ones your going to have to massage the mounting points to make em fit just right

 

Jetas is right....cheap ones will take some massaging and/or shimming to make them fit right. The last few body panel & lights I've bought have been through Certifit. They are CHEAP and my personal time is free to me so I don't mind a little more work.
Jetas, correct me if I'm wrong.....but I believe you have to also swap the side markers to 4wd as they are a different shape than the 2wd ones.
Don't know if they have one around you but......
Certifit Online
Good luck!

 

^ Yup. The 4x4s taper back at the top, 4x2 taper back at the bottom. And the bumper needs to be changed to matchup with the extra width, then you gotta change the brackets too!

 

Yea what XS said. I know for the 92+ 4 runner bumper i was able to mod the stock bumper brackets to mount the bumper.

And make sure you get the right corner lights for the front end you choose. Because all the 4x4/4Runner corner lights are the same EXCEPT the ones for the 92+ 4Runner. Keep that in mind

 

84-88 uses the same marker lights 2x or 4x. Its 89+ that uses different housings.

 

Hell good point. What gen pickup are you talking about? Lol

 

For a 1987 swb, thats why I put the question in the 84 - 88 section.....

 

Brand of Fenders

All these people have done the 4x4 fender swap...... can anyone please tell me the best brand to purchase? for a 84-88 truck...

 

Factory are best by miles.

 

Already stated. OEM is best. And there ARE still some good ones out there. But other than that there really isnt a "best" aftermarket manufacturer. Regardless theyre all going to be off a little bit. Honestly just get whatever you can afford and massage as needed.

 

^^^^ massage as needed. Love that quote ! I think that describes my whole truck.

 

I was always told the aftermarkets didn't fit well, I ended up finding a guy on Craigslist that sold me the front fenders and bed off his 87 4wd. Probably paid a little less getting oem's off of Craigslist.

 

CAPA are good aftermarket and actually most insurances prefer them to OEM because of price. There are lesser brands of aftermarket that are just dirt cheap and fit like crap too.