Builds FJ 45 Extended Cab Custom Vehicle Build Finally Begins (7 Viewers)

[whitey45]

Dan, I have been running around for 9 years now on 40 inch boggers that stick out a good 4 inches and never been ticketed.I have been pulled over and the cops just wanted to check out the truck! I have even had chp behind me on the freeway,thinking here we go,and they just pass me up. Dont sweat the flares.....I dont even have mud flaps...

 

[D'Animal]

There are guy in my club that don't run front fenders at all with no problems.

I'm more worried about the Canadian police than the USA Highway Patrol.

Dan, I have been running around for 9 years now on 40 inch boggers that stick out a good 4 inches and never been ticketed.I have been pulled over and the cops just wanted to check out the truck! I have even had chp behind me on the freeway,thinking here we go,and they just pass me up. Dont sweat the flares.....I dont even have mud flaps...

I may just trailer the dang thing.

 

[mano002]

Dan,

In alberta there are so may Jacked up Ford super duties with rediculous tires, that the cops wont even plink an eye at your truck. I haven't heard of anyone here in the RMLCA that has ben bothered by the cops around here.

Ratpuke might be able to tell you more about the BC Cops, but I doubt it'll be a problem.

Kevin

 

[D'Animal]

It is a pretty cut and dry Law


Fenders by province

BC - Motor Vehicle Act, MOTOR VEHICLE ACT REGULATIONS
Mudguards
7.06 Every motor vehicle, trailer and semitrailer not constructed so that the spray and splash of water and mud to the rear of the vehicle is minimized shall be equipped with mudguards and, if necessary, mudflaps.

Alberta - ALBERTA REGULATION 322/2002 ,Traffic Safety Act, VEHICLE EQUIPMENT REGULATION
Mudguards.
64 The body of a motor vehicle or trailer or a fender, mudguard or similar structure must cover the width of the tire and extend to the mid‑point of the axle when viewed from behind the vehicle. This is the one that applies.

Saskatchewan -T-18.1 - Traffic Safety Act - V-2.1 REG 10 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT, 1987
Fenders or mudflaps
52(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the vehicle shall have, for each tire, a fender, mudflap or body overhang that:
(a) reduces the rearward projection of gravel, mud, water and snow from the tire;
(b) is located so that the lowest point of the fender, mudflap or body overhang is above the ground a distance that is not greater than two thirds of the horizontal distance from that point to the centre of the wheel; and
(c) extends across the full width of the tire.
(2) The requirements of subsection (1) apply to wheels on steering axles only when the wheels are in the straight ahead position.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a modified vintage vehicle when the vehicle is being operated on a dry, paved surface.To bad I'm not going through Saskatchewan

Manitoba –Highway Traffic Act
SPLASHGUARDS OR FENDERS
Splashguards required
48 Every motor vehicle and every trailer, except a farm trailer, shall, when upon a highway, be equipped with splashguards or fenders adequate to reduce effectively the wheel spray or splash of water from the roadway to the rear thereof, unless adequate protection is afforded by the body of the motor vehicle or trailer or by a trailer drawn by the motor vehicle; and the splashguard shall comply with the standards prescribed therefor under the regulations.

Ontario - Highway Traffic Act R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER H.8
Mudguards
(3) Every motor vehicle and every trailer shall be equipped with mudguards or fenders or other device adequate to reduce effectively the wheel spray or splash of water from the roadway to the rear thereof, unless adequate protection is afforded by the body of the motor vehicle or trailer or by a trailer drawn by the motor vehicle. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 66 (3).
Exception
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to motor vehicles or trailers in an unfinished condition while proceeding to a works for completion. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 66 (4).


32. (7) A motor vehicle and a trailer shall be equipped with mudguards or fenders adequate to reduce effectively the wheel spray or splash of water from the roadway to the rear of the vehicle or trailer, unless adequate protection is afforded by the body of the motor vehicle or trailer or by a trailer drawn by the motor vehicle

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Hey Dan, they are strict but normally will leave you alone.

Jay the shop rat has a comp cut in the rear of his cruiser and never gets stopped, even had a policeman behind him in Victoria one day.... Nothing.

If you have time, take the ferry over for a day and come out wheeling, just give us the heads up to plan a run.


Hi jack over.

Rob

 

[Awl_TEQ]

I was once standing inside the local district 6 police office and the cop looked out the window and said " you know... those tires are sticking out too far... you should cover them..." - that's all he had to say about that and we went on with the business at hand.

pretty low on the priority list as it should be

But if a bored mountie nails ya its not my fault

 

[65-fj45]

I like the look of the rears, not so much on the fronts.

 

[Butt Ugly Chuck]

Any feel for if the mounties be more or less prone to enforcement on someone with California plates?

 

[Deny]

Look at all the Canadains come out of the wood work eh?

I would think the cops up here would probably be more lax at a guy with California plates, even if you do get stopped and you simply apologize that you didn't realize the rules were different and that you are heading up to Alaska. I don't see any problems with the cops, my concern would be hitting a soaked highway and constantly having spray up in your windsheild, or worse would be the constant mud in your face on the trail or a muddy road. My tires stick out only a very little and once stomping on it in the mud I can get my entire windshield coated in one mud puddle.

Cheers,
Deny

 

[D'Animal]

Thanks for everybodies input.

Deny, your pictures are exactly what I'm thinking is the need for something up front.



It is not just a Canadian thing, it is technically the law in California as well.

Your tires cannot extend more than 2" beyond the body line of the vehicle. If they do extend beyond 2" you must have fender flairs. There is a loop hole that the law says nothing about the fenders flair have to cover the treat pattern of the tire, just that you need them.

In Tulare County they are pulling over "Questionable Vehicles" and measuring tail light heights as well as tires to body line comparisons and writing fix it tickets for not having adequate mudflaps.

In my personal experience, having a Class A Commercial Drivers license, the tickets get extremely Expensive quick. Here, they actually cut you less slack once they find out you have a Commercial License. (How does getting a speeding ticket for 57mph while pulling a trailer in a 65mph zone grab your attention at $380 and 2 points on your driving record sound?)

 

[slickrock]

Dan they will leave you alone. You will have out of country plates and they know that even if they ticket you, you will never have to pay them since you live out of the country. Don't forget, I have that cabin in BC and they don't even blink at me when I am driving up there. My old CJ had tires stick out like yours and never had a problem. They won't bother you.

 

[3doghouse]

4wheel & offroad put these removable covers on their "Ultimate Taco" for the same reason:

 

[splitshot]

In my personal experience, having a Class A Commercial Drivers license, the tickets get extremely Expensive quick.

Forgot about that, good point, I know it has totally changed the way I drive.

Trailering might be your best option.

 

[FJ40 TOOLMAN]

I don't know how many of you have driven to Alaska and back.Road construction two to three hundred miles gravel, mud,rocks.Not all the roads are paved. Plan on getting a broken windshield. Dan you need all the protection you can install on your rig.If you trailer your rig up there cover the windshield ,head lights ,radiator.Been there done that. Have fun its one of the best trips you can take . The milepost may cover some of things you need to do to your rig.

 

[jerz4wd]

Dan, I think the rear flares match good. The front is always harder to put on without looking like s---.

 

[D'Animal]

Inner door panels cut and drill and almost installed.

 

[73fj]

There is a local guy here with an S-10 and full width axles with minimal coverage of his Swampers, see him on a regular basis. RCMP will not blink twice at your California plates unless your chucking beer cans out the window.

 

[D'Animal]

Good to know.

There is a local guy here with an S-10 and full width axles with minimal coverage of his Swampers, see him on a regular basis. RCMP will not blink twice at your California plates unless your chucking beer cans out the window.

There is a local guy in our Club with an S-10 and full width axles with nothing covering his tires. He has not been stopped to my knowledge.

 

[seapotato]

In BC its the rain that'll get you.

If RCMP is behind you on a dry day you'll probably be ok, especially with the cali plates,

but if it's wet ( it does rain here once in a while) and they're behind you, they'll probably pull you over. They don't like the rooster tails off the tires it seems.

They're a little more lax in Alberta, where every rig cowboy has a ford with 2 feet of lift.


I think the rear flares look good tho. On the front you could just do some removable conveyor belting, for a quick and dirty cover.

 

[D'Animal]

Drove it to town today.

I am running 750 - 775 degrees on the Pyro. The probe is in the actual down tube of the exhaust manifold closest to #4 cylinder.

Running 7lbs of boost at 60mph at just above idle in 5th gear.