Mud Flap, Rock Guard

Probably every time it hits the ground, it knocks rocks up onto the toad. I'd leave it off or raise it up some so it doesn't hit the ground so often.

Bill

Get rid of it. You'll be happier, and your toad will be cleaner.

Plus you engine compartment will be cleaner

obgraham wrote:
Get rid of it. You'll be happier, and your toad will be cleaner.

I just came home from a trip that saw my rock guard take a hit from a highway lane marker. It bent the right side of my rock guard and scuffed the right front bumper of my toad. If the rock guard had not been in place, the toad would have taken a nasty hit. Put that in the equation.

kg1d dx wrote:
I have a 2007 Sportscoach and am on my 3rd Mud flap (rock guard). The thing is supported by 2 pieces of chain on either end. After a few year
the metal in the center bends from hitting the ground and the metal cracks requiring a replacement. This mud flap has rubber between to pieces of metal. I am looking for a way to replace it with something more flexible. Any Ideas? (I don't think rubber alone will be heavy enough to stay down)

Why is it hitting the ground? A properly designed and mounted rock guard should be 3-4" minimum from the road.

We found RVers in Alaska actually removing their stiff rubber rock guards because they were throwing rocks while driving a gravel section of the highway. We looked at their toads and a layer of large stones was laying at the base of their windshield. We could also see damage on the hood and front of the cars. Hard to believe that they all had them installed incorrectly.

We've also talked to owners while in campgrounds and found many had taken them off. We once considered installing one.

We didn't have a guard and we didn't get any damage through the whole summer in Alaska.

Once while driving the interstate during a rainstorm, for lack of something to do, I began noticing motorhomes going in the opposite direction. The ones with rock guards had a high arcing rush of water hitting their hoods. The ones without a guard had the arc hitting no higher than their tires. That convinced us!

We feel manufacturers install them for advertising their name. :)