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I am getting ready for some mud flaps. I have 3 miles of gravel roads to drive each way when I drive my truck. (Living in the country has its downfalls.)So I am looking to see what everyone else is doing to stop the rocks and mud from flying up. Looking for pictures or ideas of what others have done.
Up here in the Interior of Alaska, a lot of people use old snow machine track for mudflaps. Since you get snow also, you probably can find some for nothing.
Go to napa and they have big truck mudflaps for a decent price. Fabricate a bracket from angle iron and bolt to the frame. Hang them out behind the tire.
Go to napa and they have big truck mudflaps for a decent price. Fabricate a bracket from angle iron and bolt to the frame. Hang them out behind the tire.
Note exactly what I was looking for, but thanks.
What I was looking for is how people are hanging them from the fenders for the front and rear. Not like you can go into the dealership and get a set that bolts right on like it does for the new pickups. The newer pickups are more straight up and down where these older ones are more angled or sloped. If you know what I mean.
Maybe it's just me, but I've never seen an older truck with mudflaps attached directly to the fender. Probably for exactly the reason you stated.
I suppose you could drill/screw/bolt them to the inside of the rear wheel wells, but I don't know how you'd attach them to the front.
The front will be the challenge for sure. When I get something done in the next few week I will post some pics. The later 70s (78 & 79) they had the plastic fender liners that would have helped to keep the mud and crap out.
TruckHardware out of Alberta has some universal brackets for the rear that mount to the pinch weld of your wheel well. It also has an extension that will allow you to fasten the outer edge of the bracket to the fender for extra support. They won't break the bank either, Truck Hardware gets $43 for a set.
Check posts by forum user bajafishnut. He put plastic inner liners from a newer truck on his truck. Not flaps but something you might consider along with flaps.
