Might not have the dually after saturday.

Im trading it off, im tired of all the bullshit laws about them here in Texas.

IM trading it to a kid in oklahoma, hes got a 93' ext cab 2500, its lowered 5/7 on 22's with shaved handles.
Ill tell the kid about the site.


later yall.


Jeff.

what stupid laws do you have down in texas??

Mud flaps???

If stupid laws = mudflaps and clearance lights...mud flaps generally aren't worried about if it's low (like 1/2 ton low), and clearance lights are a fed law on any vehicle wider than 80" (a little over 6.5'). Cab roof, dually fender front and rear, and across rear whether tailgate, below tailgate, etc.

If the dually is stock height or lifted, having mudflaps is just being cool to other drivers instead of being a pole smoker. I'm fuckin' sick of behing behind some yokel with no mudflaps on his beater, throwing rocks all over the place chipping up my paint and windshield.

BTW Jeff, getting rid of it so soon???

Richard

Yea guys, i asked a state trooper friend(known him for years now) and he said, "no matter how low it is, a dual tired vehicle has to have mud flaps on the back, even if my fenders act as them".

Theres lots more im sure, i live in a little hick town that the cops love to give out tickets in, especially to bigger trucks.

Plus, i did put the flaps back on, then i went out for breakfast with my gf yesterday morning and ripped one off!

on a side note though i did finally get all my engine problems sorted out.

Hey richard, remember i told you about the knocking? i found out it was a power steering bolt thats all wallored out!



Jeff.

Power steering bolt...I'll take a stretch of a guess and say the one that holds the upper bracket to the intake manifold?

Sounds like you do have some hard-on cops out there. Most of them won't even nail a lifted truck with no mudflaps.

Richard

close, it was the one closest to the steering box, it looks like they replaced it a while back with one that was to long, so its got a bolts, and a washer, you can still hear it under heavy acceleration.

Word.

So, saturday morning i was suposed to drive up to the Texas/Oklahoma border to meet this kid, i call him right before i leave the house, he bitch buttons me! then sends me a texas wiht some bullshit excuse saying he doesnt want to trade anymore, freakin kids, parents need to teach them better.

so, Its back to working on the dually, i knocked off about three pounds of bondo from the rolled pan today, that crap is up to a half inch thick!


I can understand the law about it being stock or raised heighth. but my dually is lowered, and its jsut going to get lower, when i get done lowering it itll be at about 4-6" of ground clearance, if i run wiht flaps itll create more damage than it could cause. think about it, a dragging mud flap will knock all sorts of stuff in the air and back behind the truck, and if something does get caught on the tire and gets flung the fenders will catch it. that just makes sense to me.

In looking at your states law I don't see such a problem for you. If your trucks rear fenders are lower than the 8 inch from the ground at ride height just put a 1/2" strip of flap along the bottom edge and you should be good. There is no actual size of flap needed that I can see. If you are bagged you obviously would need to make sure the 8 inch from the ground measurement is accurate. All I found online was this

Inspection/Rejection Criteria


20.22 Safety Guards or Flaps. Safety Guards or Flaps Requirement and Inspection.

Required on all:

Trucks or Light Trucks -

If the rearmost axle of the vehicle or (combination) has four tires or more.

Trailers or semitrailers (In combination with a towing vehicle).

Not Required:

Buses

Motor homes

Pole trailers

Truck-tractors

Safety guards or flaps shall be located and suspended behind the rearmost wheels of such vehicle or if in combination behind the rearmost wheels of such combination to within eight (8) inches of the surface of the roadway. A tolerance of four (4) inches will be allowed. Safety guards or flaps shall be at least as wide as the tires they are protecting.

Safety guards or flaps shall be of metal, rubber, rubberized material, or other substantial material, capable of remaining in place back of rear wheels by their own weight while the said vehicle is being operated. The construction of safety guards or flaps will be such that they will remain in proper place back of rear wheels and will be rigid enough to prevent slush, mud, or gravel being transmitted from the vehicle