Mudflaps and Rubicon Flares?

[IndustrialAction]

I think mine will be here tomorrow. Need to get them on ASAP. More snow coming and my poor Jeep is salty!

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[55WillysWagon]

Received and installed mine in the last hour. There are a couple little subtleties in the install such as making sure the flap isn't in between the wheel well liner and the inner fender plastic. It actually needs to be behind the fender plastic so the clips actually sandwich both layers of plastic. When complete you should be able to see the threaded part of the clip up under the fender. See first image. They look great. Took a quick spin on a wet street and it definitely keeps the doors and hinges protected but the wet rear fender lip would suggest it's still exposed.

I think I may paint the gray knobs flat black or replace the HW with a panhead screw and washer. Need to figure out what size thread HW it is

 

[DWS44]

but the wet rear fender lip would suggest it's still exposed.

Thanks for the report! I was afraid that was going to be the case, as the regular ones have looked a bit too short to me in the pictures. If you could get regular width with the length of the XL, would be better, IMO.

 

[DanW]

@55WillysWagon Those look fantastic, and thanks for the installation tip!

I've got some pretty good sized splash guards on my JK and I think the way the air flows around them and the vehicle makes it virtually impossible to stop water and slush from coming back in and hitting part of the side and the rear fender. However, it will stop most rocks because they are heavier, which will save the hinges, in particular. That's been my experience with the JK. The Jeep just doesn't get beat up as badly, but still gets pretty dirty. I think it also helps reduce the amount of splash, so I feel like there is a little less of a salt bath in the winter.

 

[55WillysWagon]

I was able to place stainless steel bolt/nut/plate over the passenger front and epoxy the thumb screw cap on top to make it look like it was designed

I may replace the HW with a pan or truss head screw and washer and replace the knobs. I'm not a rock crawler so I'm not worried about a quick de-install. I'll still paint the HW black before install. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Kenny]

Not to highjack this threat but does anyone have an opinion or have either Husky or Mopar mud flaps? The fit (IMHO) looks a little better

 

[Obone]

Any chance we could get a pic standing back so we can see what it looks as a whole on the jeep.

 

[Obone]

Jon I'm not clear about your statement concerning the clips. They should be only placed on the flap and not on both flap and Jeep plastic. The flap would not come off easily if done otherwise. Maybe I just misunderstand what you are stating.

 

[jerseymike]

Not to highjack this threat but does anyone have an opinion or have either Husky or Mopar mud flaps? The fit (IMHO) looks a little better

the Mopar mats are excellent but only fit the sahara or sport not rubicon. Husky is the same

 

[Kenny]

the Mopar mats are excellent but only fit the sahara or sport not rubicon. Husky is the same

As luck would have it, I have a Sport S with the only think left from when I picked it up is the fenders - thanks

 

[Obone]

Not to highjack this threat but does anyone have an opinion or have either Husky or Mopar mud flaps? The fit (IMHO) looks a little better

The advantage of the RokBloks is that they can be removed quicker for crawling. and replaced afterwards. I just was out and it is precipitating. The flaps work well.

 

[Warpath]

Thank you!!

 

[55WillysWagon]

Jon I'm not clear about your statement concerning the clips. They should be only placed on the flap and not on both flap and Jeep plastic. The flap would not come off easily if done otherwise. Maybe I just misunderstand what you are stating.

@Obone A little tough to describe. You are correct. The clip only goes over the flap in the notch. At first I thought the flap slid just behind the thin fender well liner but then realized that if you do that the flap is only really attached to the thin liner. If you slip it behind the thicker fender skirt with the webbing you end up securing the all 3 pieces together nicely. In other words if the clip and screw look like my first photo you are all good. Sorry for the confusion and if this just confuses it more! ;-)

 

[stangken]

Installed the fronts today. Will do the rears tomorrow.

 

[IndustrialAction]

I got mine today too. Hope to install tomorrow

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