185s mudflaps flap under

[Bernard3rd]

Hi everyone,

My 83 185s rear fender mudflaps have a habit of flapping under/being pulled up underneath by the tire. Has anyone else had a problem with this? I am thinking about fashioning a strut to help hold the mudflap up a bit more in hopes of preventing this from happening and requiring me to stop and unflap it. However, I am hesitant to add something which could put more stress on the original plastic fender piece.

Has anyone else had this problem and come up with an elegant solution?

Regards,

[shortline10]

Their were 4 metal support pieces that are supposed to hold the flaps , are yours missing ?

[Bernard3rd]

Yes, all of 4 of the fender plates are in proper position and the bend is in the up position

[bkvette3]

Never happens to the rear flaps on my '83 185s but on a rare occasion the front flap gets sucked in - hate when that happens.

[lardog]

Are you running 22x11x8 tires ? Are the tires over inflated? We always removed the mud flaps from our 3wheelers because we ride in the desert.

[Bernard3rd]

I am running 22x11x8 sized Kenda Klaw XC's properly inflated. It seems that the profile may be a bit flatter than the original Ohtsu's. I am not sure as to whether the tire profile may contribute to this happening. I will be replacing these with Cheng Shin 829's in 22x11x8's soon and these have a more similar to stock profile. Ultimately, I want to put some Aluminum wheels on this 3 wheeler, so this will add about 2 inches width per side which I suspect could exacerbate the mudflap problem. I live in AZ, and also ride in Utah, so perhaps the flaps wouldn't be needed at all times, but I like to retain the stock look of my machines as much as possible.