Installing a Solid Rear Mud Flap
What is the best way to install a solid rear mud flap. Should it be bolted so it does not swing or should it be install on chains where it can swing? Thanks for any and all comments
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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.
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.
