Installing a Solid Rear Mud Flap

I ordered one of these for my motorhome last week and just got it yesterday from Camping World. They were even cheaper than Ebay for the same brand. It tells you when you order it to measure from the ground to the bottom of your motorhome and then subtract four inches. That’s the size you need. I haven't installed mine yet probably won't until spring. I thought about putting a bra on the car I'm towing but that is a hassle and rubs the paint off too. You can't stop everything from hitting your towed but this has got to help with stopping the rocks from hitting the front of the towed car. JM2cents

This, like many other posts has become a "he said, well he said" thing. A long time ago when I bought my first subscription to Motor Home magazine, there was an article in an issue that the help column editor said not to install them if you have overheating problems. Never read a rebuttal, never heard a complaint about the pros and cons in regards to overheating.

Seems to me to be a lot of opinions, which is what the OP asked for, and no facts. Has anyone ever asked a manufacturer if there are any "scientific" studies to back up the claims that the rock guards protect a motor home?

If nothing else, UPS studied the problems of road kick up in regards to water and installed water suppression systems on their trucks. Most freight co's use something. I have seen first hand where a ridgid aluminum diamond plate mudflap on a TV was pierced by a rock on the Al-Can highway. I think the evidence is in favor of them.

Of course slowing down a lot will help too.

rockhillmanor wrote:
I'll just add that it was my mud flap that took out my entire sewage bay when I had a blow out. The tire pieces acted as a missile aimed at the mud flap and it being rigid tore right into my sewage bay and mangled all the valves. Guess it would depend where your sewage bay is located. Just saying.

I'm trying to picture how a flap hanging at the extreme rear of a MH could take out the sewage bay...where is the bay located that this could possibly happen. Are you saying the tire pieces hit the flap and bounced upward???

I'll just add that it was my mud flap that took out my entire sewage bay when I had a blow out. The tire pieces acted as a missile aimed at the mud flap and it being rigid tore right into my sewage bay and mangled all the valves. Guess it would depend where your sewage bay is located. Just saying.

Mine swings. Its been on 7 years. I read it supposed to be within 2 inches of the ground to be effective. If its that close to the ground, I thing it needs to swing.

I've been thinking about installing an Ultra Gard on my Forza. My question is should it be installed closer to the back bumper, or more under the coach closer to the axle?

Thanks

Don't they cause a lot more drag thus even worse MPG?

If installed properly, it will keep both the Towd and the back of the coach much cleaner than without a mud flap. My towd doesnt have any stone chips

They do work if mounted at the proper height. I have flaps on the ties as well as a full width flap and have never once found any rock marks ON the car.

One thing to note is that there is the occasional raised driveway that will drop the tires down faster than the flap can bend back and you will drop the entire weight of the coach on it. Not a problem unless you have a fancy polished plate on it.mit also needs to be link mounted so it can swing out of the way if possible.

"want-a-be......Usually a metal link like pictured above works well. You may have to add a link of chain to get it to the correct length.

Here is an important point. The two mounting points on the flap need to be about a .5" - 1" wider than the mounting points on the frame. This keeps the flap from swinging side to side.