GATORBACK Mud Flaps?
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The Duraflap (I bought the longs) touches the exhaust at 75 mph highway speeds on my 17 SRW. I notified Duraflap about this and did NOT request any action on their part, w/o asking they shipped me a new flap at no cost.
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The Duraflap (I bought the longs) touches the exhaust at 75 mph highway speeds on my 17 SRW. I notified Duraflap about this and did NOT request any action on their part, w/o asking they shipped me a new flap at no cost.
Just curious as to what will prevent it from happening again?
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Just curious as to what will prevent it from happening again?
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The Duraflap (I bought the longs) touches the exhaust at 75 mph highway speeds on my 17 SRW. I notified Duraflap about this and did NOT request any action on their part, w/o asking they shipped me a new flap at no cost.
Just curious as to what will prevent it from happening again?
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Just curious as to what will prevent it from happening again?
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From: SE Tennessee
I have the long version on my dually, they seem so stiff, not sure how they would bent enough to hit...
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I had never see it before that trip and the Houston area run is a trip I make often durning the year. So it could have just been from a combo of speed and headwind or one off occurrence.
But a pair of stainless steel spring from ACE hardware keeps it from ever happening again...
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What's your distance off the ground with the longs in the rear? Was looking at longs and 14" wide for fronts. Was afraid the long rears would hit the curb when backing in to park.
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I wanted the long as I wanted to make sure I protected my 5th wheel but I am worried about dragging over bumps with my 25K gooseneck that has a 6k tongue weight when loaded correctly.
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Sharp Truck didn't respond to my two emails on the Gatorbacks for my 2017 SRW, so I went with Duraflap extra-longs. I'm VERY happy with them. No snow or mud on my running boards anymore, and they look great. Sharp has responded 50% of the time on my other inquiries since for other products. Not sure what their deal is.
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