Mud guards

Sam I Am 1966

In the Features and Details description for the Mabett mud flaps it says, “If you have 35" tires and no lift, they will rub in some cases.” Has anyone experienced this? Is it an issue? I’m thinking about buying some but, you know it, I have 35” tires and no lift.

I just replaced the Mabett set with Rokblokz. I have a non-sas Badlands with 0 offset Method wheels/35" K02's and they rubbed quite a bit. I ended up dremeling the lower lip portion down a fair amount .... and they still were rubbing when full locked in one direction.

I decided to just pony it up and went with Rokblokz, which are pricey but worth it IMO ... not to mention they're even easier to remove if you need to when hitting the trails.

Faust

I just replaced the Mabett set with Rokblokz. I have a non-sas Badlands with 0 offset Method wheels/35" K02's and they rubbed quite a bit. I ended up dremeling the lower lip portion down a fair amount .... and they still were rubbing when full locked in one direction.

I decided to just pony it up and went with Rokblokz, which are pricey but worth it IMO ... not to mention they're even easier to remove if you need to when hitting the trails.

Great feedback @Faust , I appreciate it. Probably saved me a little money, time, and frustration. I’ll look at the Rokblokz

Faust

I just replaced the Mabett set with Rokblokz. I have a non-sas Badlands with 0 offset Method wheels/35" K02's and they rubbed quite a bit. I ended up dremeling the lower lip portion down a fair amount .... and they still were rubbing when full locked in one direction.

I decided to just pony it up and went with Rokblokz, which are pricey but worth it IMO ... not to mention they're even easier to remove if you need to when hitting the trails.

I had a similar experience. I abandoned the Mabbet for RokBlokz--"pony up," yeah, but we're not talking Mustangs here! -- because I was leaving portions of the Mabbet on the trail. Between two purchases, I had a compete set of Mabbet plus some extra parts. Found a good home for them with a Bronco buddy who doesn't do serious off-roading, so we're all good now, right?

I've found the rear Rokblokz don't always reinstall easily after a trail run. Now I make sure I bring a rubber mallet to persuade them. Have you experienced anything like that?

BostonBadlands

I had a similar experience. I abandoned the Mabbet for RokBlokz--"pony up," yeah, but we're not talking Mustangs here! -- because I was leaving portions of the Mabbet on the trail. Between two purchases, I had a compete set of Mabbet plus some extra parts. Found a good home for them with a Bronco buddy who doesn't do serious off-roading, so we're all good now, right?

I've found the rear Rokblokz don't always reinstall easily after a trail run. Now I make sure I bring a rubber mallet to persuade them. Have you experienced anything like that?

Unfortunately, I only have the front set - so I wouldn't have any experience with the rears =/.

Faust

Unfortunately, I only have the front set - so I wouldn't have any experience with the rears =/.

I've posted this sentiment a few times, but here goes: front-only looks unbalanced to me. Like half-finished or --at the risk of offending--half-a**ed. And it neglects care for the vehicles behind you.

BostonBadlands

I've posted this sentiment a few times, but here goes: front-only looks unbalanced to me. Like half-finished or --at the risk of offending--half-a**ed. And it neglects care for the vehicles behind you.

In my experience, the Bronco isn't throwing rocks on-road. The mud flaps/splash guards are to protect the Bronco from the debris being thrown up while off-roading. Having done a few off-road excursions prior to getting the splash guards, I found ample evidence of where the splash zone was, and the portion aft of the rear tires was essentially unaffected. After putting on the front guards, the amount of mud and debris on the Bronco was all but eliminated.

As for the half-assed look, that was one reason why I chose the OEM splash guards. The blend in well, and with their three-dimensional form molding, they actually look like they were intended to be there. People really don't even notice them, let alone that there are front flaps and not rear flaps. I personally think the flat rubber flaps that look like cut-down semi-truck mud flaps are hideous.

BostonBadlands

I've posted this sentiment a few times, but here goes: front-only looks unbalanced to me. Like half-finished or --at the risk of offending--half-a**ed. And it neglects care for the vehicles behind you.

While I certainly understand that and agree that it's not the best look... Luckily, they're easily removed by hand so that I don't have to run them all the time if I choose to; however, I'm lazy.

My stance on this is that I'm protecting my horrible investment (vehicle) where and when I can. With my K02's I very rarely collect rocks/gravel, and if I do, then let it be a lesson to the bumper humper behind me for riding too close.