One of the hottest segments of the Jeep aftermarket right now is the fender liner. These custom-shaped aluminum sheets offer maintain debris protection for the engine bay while eliminating the need for cutting up the original-equipment plastic liners. Many offer vented panels to help control engine temperatures. And, of course, they simply dress up the look of any Jeep!
We’ll look today at the popular front liner options, but it’s worth noting that a growing number of these manufacturers, including Crawler Conceptz, DV8 Offroad, Hyline Offroad, JCR Offroad and Rough Country, offer inner fenders for the rear of the Jeep, too. Here’s a quick comparison of the front wheel well liners. Click the manufacturer’s name to link to the appropriate product page.
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Ace Engineering
MSRP: $175 raw/ $199 powder-coated
Weight per side: 3 lbs. per side
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Raw or powder-coated
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: N/A
Compatible with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: USA
Rubber sound insulator: N/A
Pieces per side: 1
Crawler Conceptz
MSRP: $329
Weight per side: 4.5 lbs.
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Raw
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: Yes
Compatible with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: USA
Rubber sound insulator: No
Pieces per side: 2
CrawlTek Revolution
MSRP: $269 raw / $329 powder-coated
Weight: N/A
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Raw or powder-coated
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: No (A solid panel is included to go behind the vent)
Compatible with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: USA
Rubber sound insulator: N/A
Pieces per side: 1
DV8 Offroad
MSRP: $219 raw / $249 powder-coated
Weight: N/A
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Raw/powder-coated
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: No
Compatible with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: USA?
Rubber sound insulator: Included
Pieces per side: 2
Hyline Offroad
MSRP: $274.99 raw / $329.99 powder-coated
Weight:
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Raw/powdercoated
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: No
Compatible with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: USA
Rubber sound insulator: No
Pieces per side: 3
JCR Offroad
MSRP: $249 raw / $279 powder-coated
Weight: N/A
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Raw/powder-coated
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: No
Compatible with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: USA
Rubber sound insulator: No
Pieces per side: 2
Metalcloak
MSRP: $179 bare / $278 powder-coated
Weight: 5 lbs. per side
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Raw or powder-coated
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: N/A
Compatible with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: USA
Rubber sound insulator: No
Pieces per side: 3
Poison Spyder 
MSRP: $209 solid / $335 vented (raw) / $377 vented (powder-coated)
Weight: N/A
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Raw/powder-coated
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: Solid version only
Works with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: USA
Rubber sound insulator: No
No. of pieces: 1
Rough Country
MSRP: $179.95 powder-coated
Weight: ~6 lbs per side
Material: Steel
Finish: Powder-coated black
Drilling required: Yes
Available without logo: No
Compatible with other manufacturers’ fenders: Yes
Place of manufacture: N/A
Rubber sound insulator: No
Pieces per side: 3
More on JK Wrangler fender-liner options:
Smokey the Jeep 
There’s like one company that makes them for most these guys. Anyone know who they are? I’ve seen them all in person and the only real difference is the mesh and logo.
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I agree there’s a lot of similarity from brand to brand, but I’ve not heard of outsourcing in this product. That’s not to say it doesn’t happen. AEV made PSC’s corners until their sale to Transamerican. And, AEV quietly makes a number of products for Mopar and other aftermarket companies. If you have proof someone is ghost-manufacturing these, I’d love to see it.
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I just ordered a set for the front of my 2010 Wrangler JK from Rough Country. $179. And, yes, they look just like the other ones except for the logo. The RC’s I ordered are 6 lbs. per side. . . . heavier gauge metal?
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Thanks, I wasn’t aware RC was making those, though I suppose it makes sense. My guess on the weight would be a thicker gauge or steel instead of aluminum construction. I’ll do some digging and add those to this report.
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Yup, the RC liners are steel. That explains the weight — and the cost savings. 👍🏻
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