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Size of the OEM flaps is good, but are they supposed to have this big gap?
Mud runs down the backside of flap all the time. I know it's my OCD at work, but I like the flaps clean.
Every set of molded ones I've put on the rear of a truck have at least some gap there. Not sure why. Some of the rubber ones do too.
If you travel a lot of dirt roads, definitely get large size splash guards to minimize rock chips and sand blasting the truck body. If you live in snow country and they sand your roads, same thing as dirt roads. Splash guards are always one of the first additions to every truck I have owned (usually the first day). I get the larger platform style side steps for the same reason, to protect from rocks and sand blasting.
Ahh, pet peeve of mine. I’ve already taken a windshield hit on this ‘24. My ‘96 windshield was pounded along with several small dents & dings on the hood, along with a broken glass headlight bezel. Why? Pickup trucks on gravel roads with no mudflaps or fender lips. If nothing else using a mudflap is a common courtesy. Here’s mine.
Ahh, pet peeve of mine. I’ve already taken a windshield hit on this ‘24. My ‘96 windshield was pounded along with several small dents & dings on the hood, along with a broken glass headlight bezel. Why? Pickup trucks on gravel roads with no mudflaps or fender lips. If nothing else using a mudflap is a common courtesy. Here’s mine.
Those look too short! I agree with you on gravel road trucks needing mud flaps - with any amount of traffic. Our gravel roads are usually one lane, low traffic, if any traffic at all.
Just order a front set of Ford logo molded from Ford accessories website. Getting mud in the door jambs and on the step and both are extra work to clean.
Those look too short! I agree with you on gravel road trucks needing mud flaps - with any amount of traffic. Our gravel roads are usually one lane, low traffic, if any traffic at all.
I get that; ya they are a bit too short, but still legal. The hits I took were on the Dempster Highway- ( 580 miles of dirt/gravel road ) and on the Trans Labrador Highway that is roughly 200 miles of gravel road. Otherwise you are correct, most gravel/dirt roads we travel on are one lane/slow going forest/BLM roads. : ( note- the terms highway & roads are used very loosely. ).LOL !! 😎😎
In my younger days, I didn't like mudflaps because they interfered with larger tires and would just get damaged or ripped off while fourwheeling anyways. Now that I am older and slower, I like mudflaps for the protection since I'm not tearing up my DD fourwheeling it anymore (mostly)
A large part of the reason, is that our county decided about 15 years ago that they can pocket extra tax money by chip-sealing every damn road now instead of actually paving them. So yeah, our "paved" roads might as well be gravel every spring.
My last 3 trucks have had Husky flaps on them since new. One of the first mods I add.
Yes on flaps. Put Dura flaps on my 2016. They looked about new when I let that truck go after 7 years.The stock Ford flaps that came on my 2023 truck were a little short for my liking. I added some stainless length to them.
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