ya, my flares are also loose in front, same as yours. a lot of dirt and crap will get underneath and rub the paint after some time i figure. my black paint looks pretty rough as is, your silver will show much better.. those flares on puresuzuki look great, no idea where they came from though. haven't cut my mud flaps off yet either..
ya, frame rubbing.. mine too, forgot about that till doing a u turn last night.. never matters off road anyway as i never like to be at full lock in 4x4.