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Rear mud flap rubbing & melting!
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Woodaddict
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your brand new S to S???? wow!!! i would bet your air bag is NOT working, another thing for your dealer. or air ride adjustment is off
Snowbelt Spyder
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There also appears to be a fitment issue between the mud flap and upper fender by looking at the gap, and between the right and left sides. Cause or effect? Hard to tell by the photo.
Who changed your rear tire? Is that the original Kenda, looks to be a General, who ever changed that tire should have seen the potential problem! My 2 cents. :thumbup: Bill
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ThreeWheels
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I vote that you have the same issue.
FrogmanDave
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There is a rod under the Spyder. Use the search function. There are several posts on here with pictures. It is very obvious if it isn't bolted up.
safecracker
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Thanks for reporting on the fix... Bruce
blacklightning
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Funny this should come up. I went on a charity ride for Pediatic Brain Tumors yesterday and noticed my rear flap on my 2021 RTL looking the same. Not sure how it came down. I am thinking about checking to see how much room is behind the flap and the tire. I might use a plastic screw and nut to go through the middle to hold it in place. If I can do it from the inside and then trim the end, it should give me better clearance and piece of mind.
Same thing on my new 2024 RT....250 miles from home and a buddy notices my mud flap rubbing and melting. 300 miles on it. Likely going to cut it off and let dealer replace.
BamaJohn
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I recently found on my 2020 RT base that the rear mud flap was loose....I remember hearing a noise when going over a speed bump in a neighborhood a few days ago, but thought nothing of it. I cut off the lower 3+inches of the flap since it was damaged, and hope I have no more issues with it hitting things. Since I don't have an enclosed garage, I'm waiting for warm weather to reinstall the flap.
- air bladder pressure @ 70psi
- OEM top case
- heavy rider
- creeping over speed bump
Mikey
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What size tire do you have, did you put a car tire on and oversize it?
BamaJohn
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Thanks. The rear tire is Vredestein 205/60R 15... so, a little narrower and a little higher profile.
For what it's worth, the mud flap got knocked loose and damaged by a speed bump.
troop
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I've also been pondering cutting off the lower 3" at the cut line. Still plenty of rear protection.
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