87_TA

Live in PA and just received a ticket yesterday for not having mudflaps on my 04 with 9" lift and 37"s.. I think that is pretty F'ing petty thing to fine someone for, Then I could not find up to date ins card, as he left to write ticket, I found it and still got a $350 dollar fine for that alone!!!! And have to prepay to fight ticket 2 days before xmas!! WTF?


So any suggestions for something that would look as least dumb as possible? Anyone happen to know PA's law for Flaps? Will post pic tomorrow of truck

KY_FF_EMT

ing sucks... I live in Kentucky but when I got my ticket for no up to date insurance, all I had to do was go to court and show an up to date insurance card that was inforce on the date of the ticket.
At far as the mud flap thats just petty... Really you have a lifted truck and that stock mud flap isnt going to do much.
Good Luck

rubbinsracin

you are probably going to be best of going to Semi Dealer if you need to get something that long. or hand fabricate something. You could do it really easy with some large semi flaps and some self taping screws

87_TA

He said he would drop the Ins fines and the flaps if I intall, but in PA to plead "not guilty" you have to pay fines first! So I have to pay $600 for all 3 fines just before X-Mas..

I plan on making my own removeable flaps I think, just wonder what the actual law is so I know what I am fighting when I get there.. The ticket states "Operating a vehicle of 11,000lbs with out rear shield"!! Last time I check my truck should be just under 6k or so..

Also wonder if there are any that look somewhat decent on a lifted truck?

rubbinsracin

Interesting....yeah our trucks only weigh 6kish.

Here in Nebraska, I THINK, the rule of thumb is if your at stock height you dont have to have anything. but after you go more the 3" of lift you have to have HALF of the tire covered coming out the rear. I just called my buddy and he said he went onto ebay and after he put his 6" lift on he bought the set that normally goes all the way to the ground that you normally see on the Dually pickups and it covered about half of his tire when it was lifted. he actually ended up leaving them on because he liked the fact his truck stayed a little cleaner on the rear and they looked kinda neat with the chrome strip along the bottom of them.

blueflame

in pa the bottom edge of the mud flap has to be with in a 45 deg angle of the wheels center

rubbinsracin

so if that is the law you could get by with just a stocker mudflap in most cases.

87_TA

He had a notation on bottom that said 22.5°, so I just checked and I am near 22.5° from wheel axle center to bottom of bumper, so that is well below 45° that I am supposed to be with a flap, to the wheel well bottom edge I am 50° - so a 2" mudflap would make me legal? Now I can understand measuring 45° from bottom center of tire or road surface, but that does not jive with his 22.5° degrees... How are you supposed to be "Legal" if you can not findd the rules or do they make sense?

I feel like finding the most offensive flaps I can to take it to the magistrate, like real Leopard skin flaps that say i support abortion and animal killing.. Serious!! At 06:45 am 2 days before XMas, people are speeding, reckless drive and drunk and he wants to give me a ticket for FKING mudflaps.. Sorry, you all can probably tell I am bitter.

Here is the very offending, non mupflap having road hazard: You can see by the pics that either point is less than 45° from wheel center, so it has to be wheel bottom, but as I said that makes his 22.5° not make sense..
By looking under the truck, looks like I can mount a piece of square stock right off the rear of leaf hanger, then just bolt some rubber to.

87_TA

I called the local State Police, he stated that the projectory angle should be less than 22.5° from bottom of tire.. STill does not make sense, my oldsmobile alero has a 25° angle from bottom of tire center to rear bottom of bumper - so that car is also a hazard I assume.

blueflame

Well the 45 deg angle is in the state inspection hand book, but they have been making changes, but for as high as you are your bumper are too high it looks to be