Aftermarket mud flaps for TRD Pro?

[Dr.Tron]

While I like the tire width coverage of the Arks, they look a little long for me. I reached out and connected with Jason at Ark and he sounds open to developing a shorter version of the full mud flaps that would split the difference between the full flaps and the micros. Thinking about 4" drop from the body panel on the fronts and 4"-5" drop from the body panel on the rears would be a good balance. I will report back with more as available.

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[Kooyota]

Jason from ARK is awesome! I’ve been working with him on fitment for the Trailhunter.

The mounting holes for the current set of mud flaps they sell on their site do not all align with the Trailhunter/Pro. It is close, but not perfect.

Here are the mockups ARK sent on my Trailhunter.

 

[Kooyota]

Here are the ARK “micro flares”. @Dr.Tron is spot on the mud flaps are large and offer good protection. The micro flares look cool, but offer little protection. On my way to have PPF installed I got a rock chip on the drivers side rear quarter panel.

 

[TacoFreak]

@Kooyota Thanks for those pic. The mico ones would not do it for me, but the full size ones look great.

I think that if they fit your TH they will fit my Pro. Any word on when those might be available?

 

[Trailhunter Mark]

Those full size mud flaps nice, I would be interested in purchasing them too. I ordered the OEM Toyota mud flaps for my Trailhunter, but they barely covered 3/4 of the wheel so I didn’t purchase them.

I also had PPF installed and it’s great but so expensive! I think those full size mud flaps would be the little extra protection I’m looking for.

 

[Kooyota]

@TacoFreak I’ll let you know when I hear from ARK. I too am not so patiently waiting. Luckily I now have PPF, so now I have some piece of mind.

 

[TacoFreak]

@Kooyota Thanks. I have PPF also, but it already has some rock blems on the rear fender. That is what the PPF is for and the paint is fine, but it shows that more protection is needed.

 

[SnowmanJPS]

I bought micro arks a while ago (still dont have a truck, salesman just told me im the first person on the list still) and i was hoping theyd fit the pro when it comes, they were cheap, i like the look of the rokblocks on the 3rd gen but not the pics on the 4th.. i might get a full size set of arks when they come out for the pro instead

 

[Tacomonkey]

I have these and thoroughly enjoy the coverage they provide.

How was the install for you? The rears do not want to go on my pro. I can't see it happening without bending the bracket or putting screws in at angles they shouldn't be at.

 

[Lets_Taco_Bout_It]

How was the install for you? The rears do not want to go on my pro. I can't see it happening without bending the bracket or putting screws in at angles they shouldn't be at.

Rears actually went in pretty easy. I’m curious if the bolt pattern is different for the pro. I’ll send a pic when I get to the truck this AM

 

[Tacomonkey]

I emailed Rekgen and asked if they're planning to release RG slider flaps for the 4th gen. They replied yes, in the spring. Should be a good option for bigger/wider tires due to the design of their flaps. I almost bought a universal set from them but I'm not a fan of the mesh.

 

[TacoFreak]

@TacoFreak I’ll let you know when I hear from ARK. I too am not so patiently waiting. Luckily I now have PPF, so now I have some piece of mind.

Hey - I just visited the ARK site today and they still don't mention having any mud flaps that fit the Pro. I also considered Rally Armour but @Tacomonkey said they didn't fit on his Pro, so I am still stuck on getting anything.

I also considered the Canadian flaps but I'm not sure they provide enough converge for the Pro or TH.

Arghhh...

 

[Tacomonkey]

Yeah I tried again the other day and was ready to throw them in the trash, they just don't work, too bad because the "red" set matchs the terra/gloss black scheme very well. I'm not convinced the front tires will clear them even if they did fit due to the way they mount. Rally armor also doesn't answer any emails so there's literally zero customer support, they've joined GM as a company that will never get another penny from me. I've been considering drilling and cutting them up and ditching the stupid foam spacers and metal frame mounting system and just rigging them myself, I'm just not sure how to deal with the fender flare section. I saw another thread where someone installed rokblokz on their TH even though they're not supposed to fit, but someone also got the rally armor flaps on a TH so nothing means anything to me anymore.

 

[TacoFreak]

Hey @Tacomonkey - thanks for the update. I guess the market for Pro accessories is just too small for aftermarket companies to bother with. Hell, it was too small for even Toyota to bother making some that fit our trucks. Pretty lame IMO.

I will keep looking and post if I ever find some that fit our trucks. If I already had the Rally Armour flaps I would probably try to rig something too. Good luck.

 

[Tacomonkey]

Just FYI I also saw the Canadian flaps on a TH, not sure if it was here or FB.

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