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GQ SWB question

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:31 pm
by swbpatrol
I have a SWB with 31" tyres on offset 8' rims so they stick out a bit. Just a quick question to those minus mud flaps and flares do u get much stone chips or crap all over your car after removing them????

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:46 pm
by matthewK
im no expert but i would have to say u would have a high rate of stone chip,
i mean if u think about 31s stick out the guards a lil dont they?

matty

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 5:53 pm
by 5upaMav
The worst thing about having big tyres, toyota offset rims, flares, no mudflaps and no side steps is that the car gets really grubby when driving in mud. I have ended up with mud on the rooflining inside the cab, plastered over the rear vision mirrors and the sliding windows end up with heaps of dirt in their tracks. This just makes them rust even faster.

I am currently running rubber flares, but will soon refit the factory flares and make up some new mudflaps for it.

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 6:20 pm
by matthewK
yeah best off keeping them on mate i have nissan lwb with 31s
i got the flares, mud flaps and side steps on it

and most scratches and chipsa are from trees and othre bits

Re: GQ SWB question

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 9:51 pm
by bogged
why do you want to remove them??

and 10.5's on 8inch rims ... would look odd?

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 10:47 pm
by napsta
5upaMav wrote:The worst thing about having big tyres, toyota offset rims, flares, no mudflaps and no side steps is that the car gets really grubby when driving in mud. I have ended up with mud on the rooflining inside the cab, plastered over the rear vision mirrors and the sliding windows end up with heaps of dirt in their tracks. This just makes them rust even faster.

I am currently running rubber flares, but will soon refit the factory flares and make up some new mudflaps for it.


the worst thing is getting a ticket for not having stupid flares...