Dually fender flares

[Jdrsocal]

Anyone find fender flares for a 22 ram 3500 dually aftermarket


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[neutroniens]

Most fender flares for a SRW Ram should work. i put OEM Power Wagon flares on my DRW.

 

[PyroJoe]

Most fender flares for a SRW Ram should work. i put OEM Power Wagon flares on my DRW.

Do you have any pics of the whole truck? And do those flares just glue on or is there more to it? Any reason they wouldn't work with my Weathertech mud flaps?

 

[neutroniens]

Do you have any pics of the whole truck? And do those flares just glue on or is there more to it? Any reason they wouldn't work with my Weathertech mud flaps?

There are a couple threads about how to mount latest Gen OEM flares on trucks that did not come with flares. Which has much more detail. Short version. Trucks that come with flares have holes in the fenders. I did NOT drill holes in my truck. When you get the OEM flares they will have the clips mounted on. you will need to modify the clips. real easy. I cut the tab that goes in the hole off then flipped the clip around then used 3M VHB double sided tape on the clip. (tape is optional) the flares mount around the edge with factory screws. I also used Anti-friction tape under the flares just in case the flares flex and protentional scratch the paint. Don't think it was really needed on these flares with the 3M VHB tape though. As for working with mudflaps. Not sure. would need to be ones designed for trucks with flares. even then maybe not because OEM Power Wagon flares are a bit different than standard flares.

 

[PyroJoe]

There are a couple threads about how to mount latest Gen OEM flares on trucks that did not come with flares. Which has much more detail. Short version. Trucks that come with flares have holes in the fenders. I did NOT drill holes in my truck. When you get the OEM flares they will have the clips mounted on. you will need to modify the clips. real easy. I cut the tab that goes in the hole off then flipped the clip around then used 3M VHB double sided tape on the clip. (tape is optional) the flares mount around the edge with factory screws. I also used Anti-friction tape under the flares just in case the flares flex and protentional scratch the paint. Don't think it was really needed on these flares with the 3M VHB tape though. As for working with mudflaps. Not sure. would need to be ones designed for trucks with flares. even then maybe not because OEM Power Wagon flares are a bit different than standard flares.

Thank you!!! Do you have a rough idea of how much tire coverage they provide? I need 2-1/4" to be completely covered.

 

[Tims Ram]

Pyro

Thank you!!! Do you have a rough idea of how much tire coverage they provide? I need 2-1/4" to be completely covered.

PyroJoe: you need an additional two and a quarter inches to cover the tires on a dually. Those must be some wide tires. Did you put additional spacers or change the dually hubs? Any pictures you would like to share?

 

[PyroJoe]

Pyro

Those must be some wide tires.

Not really. 255mm wide vs stock 235mm. It's these stupid obnoxious side lugs. They increase the area you need to cover since they'll sling stuff. Front is stock specs. Rear had to get spaced out 1/2" to theoretically maintain 1" of gap between tires. I really hope someone else steps up and makes a 255/85R17 before I need tires again. Otherwise I may step down a size so I can go back to Duratracs.

 

[neutroniens]

This is before flares. 255/80R17 6.5 in wheels. no spacers.

 

[Tims Ram]

Not really. 255mm wide vs stock 235mm. It's these stupid obnoxious side lugs. They increase the area you need to cover since they'll sling stuff. Front is stock specs. Rear had to get spaced out 1/2" to theoretically maintain 1" of gap between tires. I really hope someone else steps up and makes a 255/85R17 before I need tires again. Otherwise I may step down a size so I can go back to Duratracs.


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Those tires look good and I see what you mean about the side lugs. What tires are they?
Good luck with the fender flares getting that edge under wraps.

 

[PyroJoe]

Those tires look good and I see what you mean about the side lugs. What tires are they?
Good luck with the fender flares getting that edge under wraps.

Thanks and thanks! They're the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss 255/85R17, the tallest dually-friendly tire, as anything 10.50" wide, 265mm wide, or wider requires 7"+ wide wheels. This 255 has a 50k mile warranty as long as you mount it on the minimum 6.5" wide wheel, which is the widest dually wheel available. The Dodge are 6.0" wide hence why I had to go aftermarket, but I tried to match the factory offsets exactly, other than the rear inners which I tried to increase to move them towards the inside more.

There's a whole thread dedicated to these tires. AFAIK, I'm the first person to report on here to run them on 6.5" wheels. Plenty of guys running them on the OEM wheels, but their warranties are void.

I would've just went with the 255/80, but I want to get the Carli 2.5" front kit for the much smoother ride, and 33's would look tiny. These "short 35's" (34.6") are about the minimum that I think would fill the gap. I'd much rather have a more highway friendly tread in this size.

 

[HarryN]

I wonder if a plastic fabricator could make some for you. My skills are very medium, but a pro with experience can hot bend stuff in amazing ways.

 

[PyroJoe]

I made a 3hr round trip drive to a dealer today that had a Power Wagon (grey) and a dually (white) w/ factory flares so I could take notes on both. I'll post pics of the Power Wagon first. It appears everything can work like factory as long as you add the molded plastic trim piece that goes on the rear side of each fender (the pieces that fit in the Weathertech flaps). WT flaps for OEM flares will be required as the non-flare trucks' plastic trim extends much further up the fenders which will interfere with the Power Wagon flares. The front trim piece on the bed should remain unaffected and can stay. The front PW flares appears to offer 1.25-1.5" of coverage while the rear is somewhere between 1.5-2" (measured from top in middle of flare).
Factory dually flares appeared closer to only 0.75" of coverage.

 

[PyroJoe]

Here's a dually with factory flares

 

[neutroniens]

Part numbers you will need. I will look and see if I have the front spat part numbers since I had ordered them previously.

 

[neutroniens]

68362312AC Front right Spat
68362313AC Front left Spat

 

[PyroJoe]

You beat me to it. I was gonna say, although the rear spats are obviously different for the dually, as far as I could tell, the fronts are the same for SRW & DRW. And your numbers confirm that. 68362312AC was what came up for the Power Wagon.
VIN's for these trucks in case anyone ever needs a VIN to put the order in:
Power Wagon 3C6TR5CJ7SG518973
Dually 3C63RRRL7SG546420

 

[PyroJoe]

Got the LH side's parts ordered and test fit. The non-flare WT mud flaps won't work. I'm going to order the other style and see if I can modify them to work. Otherwise, the next best solution I've found is to use AEV's front rubber flaps made for PW flares & use generic "billboard" dually flaps. Wish I hadn't refused my "free" pair from Mark Dodge now
Anyway, the PW flares more than cover the rear AR204 wheels/tires with 1/2" spacers (made of washers), so I ordered .60" spacers to fill things out a bit better. 3/4" would probably be perfect but requires new studs, and that's too much work for me right now.




I was shocked how much of the front AR204 these flares covered. Possibly doable, but you could certainly throw a rock at yourself, and I don't want the wheel bearing issues from that leverage. So I ordered some higher backspaced Ions for the front that should be here tomorrow.



Now my question for you folks is - can I use an aftermarket flare gasket/trim on these PW flares without it looking stupid? I was planning to use PPF, but I think it's going to be too expensive and complicated. It seems like you'd have to get an actual CNC cut piece of film to install, and no one around me has that offering.



The trim I'm referring to:

 

[neutroniens]

On my 2019 2500 I had the bushwhacker flares that come with the rubber seal, not impressed with that way of doing it because the flares will wiggle and jiggle and scuff to paint underneath some people claim eventually it’ll rub through to the metal. Just put some VHB double-sided tape on the tabs that you cut the nipples off once you’ve turned them backwards and the flare itself will be slightly away from the paint not enough to look bad but enough to let water and dust slide through like the factory set up is.

 

[neutroniens]

As for mudflaps, not sure what style you’re looking for, but I went with the Ram OEM accessory rubber mudflap for trucks with flares, and they fit just fine

 

[neutroniens]

This is what I used as protective film and Tape for the clips. Proses is straightforward. Install the flares once you cut the nipple off the tab and reverse them then reinstall the clips but Don’t put double sided tape on them yet. Use the masking tape to outline the flares. Then remove flares. Then use the clear protective tape on the edge of the masking tape where the flare was. Then install tape on tabs and mount flares.