custom mud flaps

[peepers]

any one purchase a bug sheet of urethane and go to town making big ole custome mud flaps?

i found this: http://www.SPAM website/Rally/mud_flap.asp

do you think its best to fab a metal bracket for the install or is that just more to get ripped off if they happen to get caught in the tire? should i just use the exisitng holes, screws and big washers or fab a backing?

i want to have them stick out a lil bit and go almost all the way to the ground. i barely go over rocks and the like so it is more for sand and dirt and mud...

 

[lovemylc]

Jaos?

This seems to be the real deal and ready made for a Cruiser:

http://jaos.com/preview.asp?catid=15

 

[IdahoDoug]

I bought a pair of cheap semi truck mudflaps and cut them into 4 good size flaps for my Montero. I just bolted them into the factory locations with washers. Traced the factory shape and added where I wanted more coverage. Then, I made a simple system using stainless cable attached to the bottom edge that allowed me to pull them up tight against the body for wheeling. No dragging, no catching and no chance of backing up against one and pulling it off. Worked well, but cutting the semi flaps requires a sharp carpet knife and sensible safety precautions with the amount of force you use on it.

DougM

 

[spressomon]

This seems to be the real deal and ready made for a Cruiser:

http://jaos.com/preview.asp?catid=15

Can you imagine how many more they would sell if they offered black?!

 

[lovemylc]

Can you imagine how many more they would sell if they offered black?!

No friggin kidding. I like the "rally" look that Jaos does (but need to tone it down for a DD) but it seems that black flaps would be a no-brainer

 

[turbocruiser]

Mud Flaps, get rid of em, dont try to add em! Sheesh, one of the first things that tore off my rig when I wheeled. I still have my flares but my flaps are long gone.

 

[spressomon]

Mud Flaps, get rid of em, dont try to add em! Sheesh, one of the first things that tore off my rig when I wheeled. I still have my flares but my flaps are long gone.

Gotta have 'em when pulling a trailer...especially on gravel roads, or the trailer gets blasted! It would be ideal to be able to have quick release or easily removed rear flaps when not pulling a trailer.

 

[John E Davies]

If you decide to make your own, check the phone book for a rubber distributor. I bought six square feet of 1/8" mudflap material for less than US$6 including tax. It is MUCH cheaper than retail stores. They had about five thicknesses available - I chose a thin size for flexibility.

I added extensions to my oem rear mudguards - here's some info. The work great for casual off road, and are excellent for gravel rash protection. I would not try any serious trails with even the oem rubber in place, but so far I haven't so much as torn one of the flaps or flares.

http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/page4g.htm

John Davies
Spokane WA