For those of you who have a body lift, and installed gap guards...

I want to know if the guards are practical in doing what the manufacturer states "cover the gaps", and if can they stand up to heavy mud accumulation?

Are they even worth it? 90% of body lifted trucks I see don't have em on. So I need opinions. Thanks for the input

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2004 4WD XLT V6 4.0L, 4.10 Limited slip, 32 11.50' bfg KM2 MT, Tbars cranked, 3 inch body lift, Custom headache rack w/ warn 2500lb winch, rear fog's, and brake lights. MB motoring razor wheels.

I would not spend the money they want for them

Make your own.

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/how-submissions/6057-how-gap-guards.html

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Good call. I've got ton's of heavy duty rubber matting at my shop. Looks like it'd probably serve the same purpose as the step guard. We use it to place Outdoor DC power plants on. Thanks

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2004 4WD XLT V6 4.0L, 4.10 Limited slip, 32 11.50' bfg KM2 MT, Tbars cranked, 3 inch body lift, Custom headache rack w/ warn 2500lb winch, rear fog's, and brake lights. MB motoring razor wheels.

You can also use it up front

Just pull your existing guards off and trace them but make it a little longer

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Yep, thats what i did for the front on my truck. For the rear I used vinyl wall base molding. Worked great! A 4 inch by 5 foot section was only a dollar and change and the local hardware store.

Thanks for the suggestion. How'd it look after?

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2004 4WD XLT V6 4.0L, 4.10 Limited slip, 32 11.50' bfg KM2 MT, Tbars cranked, 3 inch body lift, Custom headache rack w/ warn 2500lb winch, rear fog's, and brake lights. MB motoring razor wheels.

My rear gap guards were made from a rubber bed pad.

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can someone post a pic of their front ones please

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2003 v6 3.0
mods: blinker mod, hella 500ff's behind grille, blacked out grille, k&n intake, throttle body spacer, pioneer headunit and alpine sub w/ JL amp, 3" body lift, flowmaster super 40 dumped, police scanner, Red LED bars under dash

front



Here is the rear from the truck bed pad

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It looks really good, the vinyl was cheap enough that i bought a can of under body spray paint and coated it and the wheel wells the same color to hide them.



They look a bit better in person, the camera flash makes the wheel well more visible

here is a picture from further back, the gaps are hidden well =)

Nice! That looks clean.

What kind of hardware did you use to secure the rubber? I don't want to do this half ass.

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2004 4WD XLT V6 4.0L, 4.10 Limited slip, 32 11.50' bfg KM2 MT, Tbars cranked, 3 inch body lift, Custom headache rack w/ warn 2500lb winch, rear fog's, and brake lights. MB motoring razor wheels.

I used sheet metal screws.

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i never made my own i was lucky and found a set some one had 4 sale for 50 bucks shipped

was worth that but not the 120 price tag you all ways see lol

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3.0 2003 wht ext cab edge

Here's my problem. I'm missing some of that pretty plastic under my wheel wells that i would secure the gap guard to. It Turns out that cheap plastic ford puts in the wheel wells can't stand up to mud accumulation.

However I do have the plastic under the wheel wells for both front tires. Rear not so much.

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2004 4WD XLT V6 4.0L, 4.10 Limited slip, 32 11.50' bfg KM2 MT, Tbars cranked, 3 inch body lift, Custom headache rack w/ warn 2500lb winch, rear fog's, and brake lights. MB motoring razor wheels.