Aftermarket Inner Liners - Exposed Fender Underneath?

[cafecito820]

Hey all, my wife and I have had our eyes on this set of inner fender liners for a while now, but I've never quite understood why aftermarket liners only go onto the body, but leave the underside of the fender itself exposed. Is there a reason they need to be, or would there be any harm in simply trimming away the current plastic ones to allow for the aftermarket ones to install, thereby keeping the underside of the fender itself covered like it was from the factory?

TACTIK Aluminum Inner Fender Liners for 18-23 Jeep Wrangler JL Front & Rear Set for 18-23 Jeep Wrangler JL | Quadratec

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[Chocolate Thunder]

Aftermarket liners don’t cover the bottom of the fender in order to give greater tire clearance.

 

[Sydwaiz]

I installed AAL inner fenders after my stock ones melted away from rubbing the tires. I did exactly what you are thinking and simply cut away the lower portion where the new inner fenders mount and left the upper parts under the fender.

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