When I bought my evo it didn't have any fender wells for some reason.. so I bought some from Rockauto since they were half the price as other places. 100 miles later the lower part is melted from the tire rubbing. When it sits they looked right but at high speeds they must have been rubbing the wheels.

My question is does the factory Evo's have a brace at the front bottom of the fender to prevent this? STM's site pictures show a brace but that is all.

Sorry for the dumb question....

 

You talking about the metal bracketry in the pic?

 

Zip ties them puppies down.

 

Yes!!!

 

they are already melted in the middle. its a nice 6x8 inch hole in them. need to buy more incase I might have to drive the evo in the snow.

 

Yes, OEM has bracing there, and higher up. Make sure to use all of the clips and hold it down. I know the RockAuto ones are cheaper, but it doesn't come with all of the hardware either.

 

I guess its time to spend the money and get the right part!
lancershop's are 6 dollars a side cheaper than STM. will have to order some tomorrow.


Thank you for the help

 

Yup, the OEM ones do have the Metal piece as Chu mentioned, and they come with all the hardware pictured!

Also remember, we only charge a $6 flat rate for shipping

I will send you a PM.

-Brian Gleason
www.stmtuned.com

 

Is there ANY downside for a evo that runs no gender liners and only sees sunny street conditions, the occasional rain is possible...basically if I never go off-road or drive in the snow is it needed?

 

I would never consider ordering from Lancershop. That is from personal experience and then you can also look at the reviews. Is that $6 really worth the headache you can potentially get?

 

You'd throw rocks and dust all up in the engine bay.

 

I bought a replacement off of eBay, worst mistake. They sent me some knock off factory wanna be's with no vents.
I just threw it in the trash. I just ordered and received 2 oem mitsubishi pieces with the proper vents!! Much better now!!

 

thanks for the heads up. Brian at STM already PM'd me about ordering! going to go that route.

if you have ACD then these are a MUST. the pump is right in front of the wheel... and the other side is the oil cooler. one big rock and bye bye oil and motor.