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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8580  
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To be 100% road legal the tread of your tyre should be within a vertical line dropped from the wheel arch. Side walls can be protrude outside vertical line. Can not remember if that comes under C & U or what legislation but is not an MOT issue.
Wider arches can be bought from Barry at Flatdog, have a look HERE That will not completely cur the problem however. You might also want to consider the Entreq Mudflap extensions which we stock. details can be found HERE These extend the front mudflaps 50mm outwards. HTH Brendan |
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30th Oct 2012 10:53am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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whats wrong with a muddy land rover
i happily run 235 bfg all terrains (without spacers) and i have never got stuck at a shoot in 20 years a driver training day with LRExperience maybe cheaper than wheel arch extensions or a fine as Leeds highlights  |
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30th Oct 2012 11:06am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I run this set-up on my 110 and the biggest problem is the gap between the bottom of the arch and the top of the mud-flap. I'm not sure that wider arches would solve it, to be honest, as the tyre is under the existing ones. For illustration purposes only, before anybody comments - I know it's not that muddy:  Click image to enlarge It's on my list of things to do to make up an infill between the two from some rubber sheet when I get chance. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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30th Oct 2012 11:30am |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459 
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Mine with 285's is the same. Wish someone would come up with a bolt -on solution that looks good. |
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30th Oct 2012 11:42am |
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| ay4alex Member Since: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Midlands Posts: 328 
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See my post here : http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic14443.html
Alex 110 Tdci Double Cab |
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30th Oct 2012 12:24pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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That's the kind of thing, although I'd prefer it made out of something flexible. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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30th Oct 2012 1:08pm |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459
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I would like to see a mini moulded rubber mud flap.
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30th Oct 2012 1:18pm |
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| geoff. Member Since: 14 Jul 2010 Location: kent Posts: 11 
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giles
never said i got stuck  |
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30th Oct 2012 1:22pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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Brendan, sorry to say the Entreq mud flap extension brackets do very little to help in this situation if you have a non standard offset wheel fitted (or spacers) - as you know I do have a set fitted on my 110.
The problem is the taper at the bottom of the eye brow and the gap between the wheel and the mudflap - this allows an unrestricted path for the mud and dirt to cover the side of the vehicle. The only way to resolve the issue is to fabricate something to fit into the gap, Markb110 has used rubber from an old mudflap to make an extra flap that stops the problem. Easy to do if you have rock sliders fitted as they give a convenient fixing point. The Entreq MF extension is excellent and a worth while addition but, unfortunately, they don't help that much with the problem if you have a different offset wheels or spacers. Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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30th Oct 2012 6:18pm |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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sorry 
i was in a pants mood after driving a C1 back from the dealers 
Southdown did a rockslider that had a rubber section at each end that met with the spats to provide a bit more cover in that area; trouble is you can't get them anymore. i'm not helping much, am i? |
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31st Oct 2012 8:44am |
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| aage Member Since: 26 Jul 2012 Location: Iceland Posts: 44  
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My puma is on a 285 75 16. And to prevent it to get all muddy , I installed these Sidesteps , then connected it to the Fender Flares with a piece of aluminum ( it forces the lower side of the flares out to make it as wide at the bottom as it is at the top ) so now it covers the width of the tires.
It works very good and not it don't dirty itself as it used to do. You can see how it looks on this photo ( the cartoons and the red colors are PHOTOSHOP  . )
http://www.defender2.com/forum/topic15816.html I can take a closup photos of this later if you like and post it on my gallery. http://www.defender2.net/gallery/index.php?cat=13451 |
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31st Oct 2012 9:23am |
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| aage Member Since: 26 Jul 2012 Location: Iceland Posts: 44
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just posted this topic.
Photos ,,, http://www.defender2.net/gallery/index.php?cat=13451 |
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31st Oct 2012 10:57am |
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| aage Member Since: 26 Jul 2012 Location: Iceland Posts: 44
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31st Oct 2012 10:58am |
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