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Rock guards - what is the performance difference?

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pinkmouse
Reg. Jan 2009
Posted 2011-02-07 12:20 PM (#129875)
Subject: Rock guards - what is the performance difference?


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After totally coating the front of my trailer with mud just going up a friend's driveway last week, I started looking at the different types of mud/rock guards/flaps available.  There seem to be two main types:

1 . Mud flaps - permanently attached just behind tires.

2. Mud/rock guard - temporarily attached to back of truck and goes across the back (some are two flaps and some go all the way across)

My first thought is that I prefer the first type - once they are installed, I can basically forget about them.  They are also a LOT cheaper. 

My question is about performance - does one type work better than the other?  Differently?  Thoughts?

Thanks

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Spin Doctor
Reg. Nov 2008
Posted 2011-02-07 7:15 PM (#129899 - in reply to #129875)
Subject: RE: Rock guards - what is the performance difference?


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I like the perm., hard plastic extra large semi truck ones. I mount them as close to the drive tires as I can-making sure they don't interfere with the springs or exhaust.This protects your rear 1/4 panel also.The temp ones, IMO, are way to expensive and are to far from your tires. The one's I've seen, looked like they missed quite a lot of projectiles.Any good welding shop could make you some brackets fairly cheap.

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PaulChristenson
Reg. Jan 2007
Posted 2011-02-07 10:10 PM (#129905 - in reply to #129875)
Subject: RE: Rock guards - what is the performance difference?


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http://www.cloud-rider.com/market/index/page/towflaps
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genebob
Reg. Nov 2007
Posted 2011-02-07 10:31 PM (#129907 - in reply to #129875)
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A few years ago, my son, for a 4-H project make me a rock guard that fits in my receiver hitch. It goes the full width of my truck and and is made with 8" strips of belt from the round baler. It really works well from rocks bouncing off the trailer and hitting my tailgate. I can take it off when not pulling the trailer so as not to reduce my mpg's. The factory mudflaps on the truck only protect the truck.
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pinkmouse
Reg. Jan 2009
Posted 2011-02-08 2:02 PM (#129934 - in reply to #129875)
Subject: RE: Rock guards - what is the performance difference?


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genebob - do you have a picture or the plans for the guard your son built?  Thanks
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