I never liked them either, but they save your rocker panel and door paint. Being a dually, they also save the paint on rear dually hips. I have a set for mine when it arrives. I went with the factory version since it’s a simple install with out brackets and they are 3/8 thick rubber. I never cared for the passengers behind me, that’s the nature of driving. If you don’t like getting pegged with rocks, then back up. However, the reason you should have them is to save the paint on your RV.
The front WeatherTech mud flaps also protected the bed. As I learned the hard way, the tires up front will fling rocks into the bed of a dually. Also, the WeatherTech bug & stone deflector can save your hood and windshield. After only one day, my brand new windshield got a chip in it from a rock. I had my bug & stone deflector on order, but didn't order it soon enough.
Got the same ones on my dooly. I like them and they seem to do a very good job of keeping the rocks off the fiver when hooked up. Waiting for your review on the centramatics.
One thing to be aware of, those plastic ones will vibrate and eat your paint off wherever they meet the body line. The rubber ones will not do that. This is a huge issue with factory plastic guards on the ram 1500’s.
Great point! I think I neglected to mention in video that WeatherTech provides these clear vinyl strips to go against the paint where it touches. I guess it's on their radar. Still, great point about the rubber ones...and protecting fenders and RV...a huge advantage that I had previously overlooked.
@@AdventureRocks if they provided clear vinyl, they are aware of it and are trying to cover themselves from held liable of damages. Keep an eye on it. The vinyl film usually has a 3-5 year life span on basic films. I doubt they used a more expensive 8-10 year film. You will know it’s ending it’s life because it will turn yellowish and start getting harder and less absorbing when you push a finger nail into it. When it gets hard, it’s a pita to remove. I think companies rate their vinyl on years due to the fact that removal of the product is extremely hard the longer it’s on the paint.
@@AdventureRocks I ordered that exact color with black appearance for my 2023 truck. How’s the air ride? Do you feel like it does good or you feel like aftermarket bags would have been better?
@@MonsterTruckingCo. Big difference I learned is that my truck with the factory air suspension has fewer leaf springs, basically making the ride less stiff and to support less load mechanically given the airbags are present and compensate for the rest. So the factory air suspension makes it more comfortable overall both laden and unladen. Yet, it still has the 5K payload given airbags are there. Whereas the trucks without the factory air suspension have more leaf springs to support the load without the air bags for same payload. Hope that makes sense. Only disadvantage with factory air suspension is that you can't really manually control it like you could with aftermarket as far as choosing specific PSI or fill. It's all automatic with the factory air.
I went with similar on my front, but used the Ram accessory rear mud flaps because they hang lower. I was looking for max protection for my 5th wheel. When the trailer is hooked up they are about 3" off the ground
I can imagine these in my area would keep snow ice and mud off the running boards too. Not to mention the body of the truck. Curious how these help while pulling your rv too. Been thinking about a mud flap that sets into the trucks towing receiver while hauling my 5th wheel
Probably need a more custom solution there? Think I've heard of the wider fender flares at least, just not sure on the flaps, but probably something out there.
