Do you guys find that if you run your trucks without the factory mudflaps that you get a lot more debris caked on to the sides and undercarriage of your truck?
I always have to drive through super-deep snow in mine and I find that my mudflaps sometimes drag or plow into the snow... particularly when backing up through deep snow, in my yard. I was thinking of just taking them off and not using any mudflaps. I was looking around at other trucks on the road today while driving and I didn't really see any other trucks on the roads at all with mudflaps except for Tacomas.
I'm just curious if you guys who have them removed find that your tailpipe and under-body of the bed and inside of the rear bumper take a lot of abuse from flung salt/dirt/rocks.
Plus.... it would be nice to be able to cover the car behind me in tons of snow if they are tailgating when the roads are completely packed in tons of nasty snow.
Hmm... Maybe I'll just take the rears off, that way I can keep the doors and front fenders safe from flung debris but at the same time be able to backup without the rear flaps hitting the snow.... since by the time the front mudflaps get to that spot when in reverse, the snow should already be packed down in that area from the rear tires already passing over that snow(unless I'm not backing up in a straight line).
I always have to drive through super-deep snow in mine and I find that my mudflaps sometimes drag or plow into the snow... particularly when backing up through deep snow, in my yard. I was thinking of just taking them off and not using any mudflaps. I was looking around at other trucks on the road today while driving and I didn't really see any other trucks on the roads at all with mudflaps except for Tacomas.
I'm just curious if you guys who have them removed find that your tailpipe and under-body of the bed and inside of the rear bumper take a lot of abuse from flung salt/dirt/rocks.
Plus.... it would be nice to be able to cover the car behind me in tons of snow if they are tailgating when the roads are completely packed in tons of nasty snow.
Hmm... Maybe I'll just take the rears off, that way I can keep the doors and front fenders safe from flung debris but at the same time be able to backup without the rear flaps hitting the snow.... since by the time the front mudflaps get to that spot when in reverse, the snow should already be packed down in that area from the rear tires already passing over that snow(unless I'm not backing up in a straight line).