MUDD-Flap

now that ive spring-lifted my jeep 2.5 inches and a 1inch body lift is
on the way,
i saw on the local news the cops are generating some extra income by
giving out tickets for mud-flaps that dont hang down parell to the
axel,
any ideas out there for removable flaps?
,
thanks johnp

On 1 Feb 2005 06:39:16 -0800, "Dirty Ditch Dawg" > wrote:

>now that ive spring-lifted my jeep 2.5 inches and a 1inch body lift is
>on the way,
>i saw on the local news the cops are generating some extra income by
>giving out tickets for mud-flaps that dont hang down parell to the
>axel,
>any ideas out there for removable flaps?
>,
>thanks johnp

I got pulled over awhile back and got a fix-it ticket for no mud flaps and
wheels that extend past the wheel wells. The ticket its self didn't cost any
thing other than time. (I had to get a cop to sign off on my fixes and take
that signature to the court, about 2 hours total.) Your state maybe different.

I built a set of mud flaps using these as a model:

http://www.trailflap.com/pictures.html

They work great. It takes but a second to take them on or off.

They want $100 for these which seems a little spendy given that we're talking
about a $20 mud flap, $2 worth of steel, and $5 worth of misc bits and pieces.
If you can weld these are about the simplest project I can think of.

Dean

On 1 Feb 2005 06:39:16 -0800, "Dirty Ditch Dawg" >
wrote:

>now that ive spring-lifted my jeep 2.5 inches and a 1inch body lift is
>on the way,
>i saw on the local news the cops are generating some extra income by
>giving out tickets for mud-flaps that dont hang down parell to the
>axel,
>any ideas out there for removable flaps?
>,
>thanks johnp

Make your own, using ideas gained from looking at some of the
commercially availailable quick release flaps. You can buy bulk
mudflap material by the foot at your local rubber supplier. It's dirt
cheap - I bought a 4 x 1 ft piece of 1/8 inch flap made from recycled
tires for less than $6.

John

Oh, man, I never thought about that being a crime! I only have 10.50"
wide tires and they throw rooster tails up behind my sides when it's
sloppy out because they stick out a lot. Anyone know the law in VA?
Matt

Here in Az. Jeeps are for some absurd reason registered as 'station
wagons'.... By law, station wagons are not required to have mud flaps.
There's been a few club members here that have been ticketed for lack of
mud flaps, but once they point out the technicality, the charge is dropped.
Check what your registration says and then the law.
Nick


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"Dirty Ditch Dawg" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> now that ive spring-lifted my jeep 2.5 inches and a 1inch body lift is
> on the way,
> i saw on the local news the cops are generating some extra income by
> giving out tickets for mud-flaps that dont hang down parell to the
> axel,
> any ideas out there for removable flaps?
> ,
> thanks johnp
>

OH my gawd, it cant be,, my poor jeeps a
STATIONWAGON,,,,,,,,,sob,,sniff,
thats an insult, the dawg hear of this and hell pee on my tires,
i havnt seen a decent stationwagon since the late sixtys, loaded with
beer and girls,

station wagon = no mud flaps req'd.
real station wagon, last of =1989 Caprice (1986 if you want to forget the
307)
best real wagon = 1971 pontiac safari 455 (best compression ration ever,
best hp ever, prior to smog reg's.)

Snow...

"Dirty Ditch Dawg" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> OH my gawd, it cant be,, my poor jeeps a
> STATIONWAGON,,,,,,,,,sob,,sniff,
> thats an insult, the dawg hear of this and hell pee on my tires,
> i havnt seen a decent stationwagon since the late sixtys, loaded with
> beer and girls,
>