{"id":438,"date":"2016-01-30T12:13:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T04:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=438"},"modified":"2021-09-26T05:06:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T21:06:40","slug":"trimming-splash-guards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/trimming-splash-guards\/","title":{"rendered":"Guard Buzz."},"content":{"rendered":"

And now for the last part of the fender modding – back to the mudflaps. I had already trimmed the mudflaps<\/a><\/strong> once to clear the BF Goodrich KO2 tires<\/a><\/strong> before, but this was at stock height. Now that I lifted the truck, it repositioned the tire and it was rubbing again.<\/p>\n

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The tire and the mudflap are touching again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First thing I did was use a Sharpie to mark where i needed to trim in order to clear the tire. I moved the steering wheel in 1\/4-turn increments, checking the tire and mudflap each time, from center to full lock.<\/p>\n

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I made marks not where the tire touches, but about 3\/8\u201d farther out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As always, the tried and true Dremel made quick work of trimming plastic. I used masking tape to guide the straight cut along the side of the flap, but for the most part the rest was carefully trimmed by hand, with a quick swipe of fine grit sandpaper afterward to smooth out the newly trimmed edges.<\/p>\n

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I marked the distance so I could replicate the cut line on the other flap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For reference I trimmed about 3\/8\u201d on all the parts that needed trimming. Here\u2019s the newly trimmed mudflap (top) vs. the not yet trimmed mudflap (bottom).<\/p>\n

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Can you see the small differences?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once I finished both mudflaps, I reinstalled them and took a drive around the block – and there were no rubbing noises whatsoever.<\/p>\n

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Tire now has about 3\/8\u201d of clearance wherever it gets close to the mudflap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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