DIY S2000 Mud Flaps for Racers!
02-28-2012, 11:27 AM
#23
My first thought when I saw mudflaps was those awful things that have somehow become cool to put on your Subaru. These are very well executed. I might look into something like this myself. The side of my car is trashed and that edge of the fender/wheel well has tons of missing paint.
02-28-2012, 08:04 PM
#24
Registered User
I've been considering doing this for a while now, but hadnt made it over to the hardware store to figure out what to use. I had seen something similar on a friend's MX5 and I'm getting quite tired of slinging stuff all over the side of the car. Big thanks to you guys for doing the leg work!!
04-06-2012, 04:43 AM
#27
Anyone doing this with 255 tires up front? Would like to see the result. Seems like they would need to be huge. I am getting tired of masking taping the hell out of my car every track day lol
04-06-2012, 06:04 PM
#28
Registered User
anyone not doing this with 255 tires up front? lol most the guys are either str with 255's up front or BS with 275's up front, doesnt take much to kick the stones away from the car, maybe an inch of flare out if your really picky about your paint. ie just my opinion
04-07-2012, 06:29 AM
#30
Thread Starter
If you look at the original post the material used is 1.75" wide and at the bottom cut width is 1.25". Below is a photo to give you a perspective relative to the tire and body. I find this to be very effect at stopping most rocks from going down the side of the car and hitting behind the door regardless of tire or wheel size. In the photo you see a stock AP1 wheel (6.5x16) with a 225 Dunlop DZ101 (DD setup). When I made these flaps I went for something that was not too noticeable but had a decent effect.
The outside edge of the tire is driven by the offset of the wheel. Yes the A6 275 Hoosiers are uber wide and hang out over the wheel edge, but I had this issue running stock class autocross with 225 or 245 Kumho 710 or Hoosier A6s on 6.5 x 16 wheels (AP1). I have the issue now running 255s on a 9x17 wheel. You could say the issue is there in the photo with the DD setup, but these tires are not very sticky.
The flap covers the metal edge of the front fender regardless of tire width. Two, the flap just needs to be wide enough to stop most rocks from going down the side of the car. Bottom line is that there's a benefit even if only 0.25" wide (protects the front fender metal edge). It has even more benefit if it's 1.5" wide. When you make these you can play with the width until you like it by sliding the material behind the fender liner. Once adjusted you can decide if any material needs to be cut if any at all.
BTW there is about -2.7 degrees of camber on this front wheel, another variable in where the tire ends up relative to the car. Next time I have the 255s on I'll take a photo and post it.
The outside edge of the tire is driven by the offset of the wheel. Yes the A6 275 Hoosiers are uber wide and hang out over the wheel edge, but I had this issue running stock class autocross with 225 or 245 Kumho 710 or Hoosier A6s on 6.5 x 16 wheels (AP1). I have the issue now running 255s on a 9x17 wheel. You could say the issue is there in the photo with the DD setup, but these tires are not very sticky.
The flap covers the metal edge of the front fender regardless of tire width. Two, the flap just needs to be wide enough to stop most rocks from going down the side of the car. Bottom line is that there's a benefit even if only 0.25" wide (protects the front fender metal edge). It has even more benefit if it's 1.5" wide. When you make these you can play with the width until you like it by sliding the material behind the fender liner. Once adjusted you can decide if any material needs to be cut if any at all.
BTW there is about -2.7 degrees of camber on this front wheel, another variable in where the tire ends up relative to the car. Next time I have the 255s on I'll take a photo and post it.
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