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Remove front bumper air dam

I’m looking for a new to me air dam, slid into a rock and gouged it. The only thing hurt was my pride. First assident at 251,000 miles.
 
Aketay said:
I’m looking for a new to me air dam, slid into a rock and gouged it. The only thing hurt was my pride. First assident at 251,000 miles.
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Where are you located? I'm in Northeast PA. Took mine off at 500 miles and it's been sitting in the barn since. Feel free to PM.
 
Jarred said:
Where are you located? I'm in Northeast PA. Took mine off at 500 miles and it's been sitting in the barn since. Feel free to PM.
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Question for you Sir, Since removing your air dam (valance) what has been your mileage if you don't mind and also any other problems arise like overheating ? road debris ? or anything associated with removing it ? I'm still thinking about removing mine and wonder if the gas mileage thing is justified with keeping the ugly in your way thing on. Thanks
 
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So I emailed Fab Fours and their response was, we don’t make it if you want a guard you’ll have to have one fabricated. Guess that means I’ll get to working up something.
 
purebred said:
Question for you Sir, Since removing your air dam (valance) what has been your mileage if you don't mind and also any other problems arise like overheating ? road debris ? or anything associated with removing it ? I'm still thinking about removing mine and wonder if the gas mileage thing is justified with keeping the ugly in your way thing on. Thanks
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I didn't really drive enough prior to taking it off to notice any difference. I work from home so no daily commute to factor in. I either drive small errands around town, plowing the driveway, or highway roadtrip miles. So, my mileage bounces from around 11 to around 16 mpg, depending on what I'm doing at that time. Although, I put on bigger tires and haven't fixed my speedo, so the number isn't accurate. Never any problems with overheating. Had that concern when I first took it off but after watching temps for a few days they weren't noticeably higher. I plow and do a little off-roading hunting and beach driving and I've never had an issue with debris. I have the Hemi though so nothing hanging out there like the diesels have.

With all that said, if you're doing major off-roading, the plastic valance probably won't save you. If you're doing major highway miles the fuel savings might be worth it. If not then the difference probably won't be noticed. For me, I'd rather have a clean look up front, especially since I would have had to modify the valance to fit my plow mount. Much easier to just leave it off.
 
Jarred said:
I didn't really drive enough prior to taking it off to notice any difference. I work from home so no daily commute to factor in. I either drive small errands around town, plowing the driveway, or highway roadtrip miles. So, my mileage bounces from around 11 to around 16 mpg, depending on what I'm doing at that time. Although, I put on bigger tires and haven't fixed my speedo, so the number isn't accurate. Never any problems with overheating. Had that concern when I first took it off but after watching temps for a few days they weren't noticeably higher. I plow and do a little off-roading hunting and beach driving and I've never had an issue with debris. I have the Hemi though so nothing hanging out there like the diesels have.

With all that said, if you're doing major off-roading, the plastic valance probably won't save you. If you're doing major highway miles the fuel savings might be worth it. If not then the difference probably won't be noticed. For me, I'd rather have a clean look up front, especially since I would have had to modify the valance to fit my plow mount. Much easier to just leave it off.
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Thanks really appreciate the info.
 
@DelmonticoRed19 kinda the response I figured they would give… Sad to see though as if they actually put a little more effort in their design they could incorporate a guard fairly easily. Heck they could even sell it extra like AEV does and people would still buy it.
 
DelmonticoRed19 said:
So I emailed Fab Fours and their response was, we don’t make it if you want a guard you’ll have to have one fabricated. Guess that means I’ll get to working up something.
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That sucks. Seems they could have incorporated something like Chassis Unlimited did with their bumpers. I haven't seen one in person but if I change bumpers it will probably be to one of theirs. But I don't really need a deer guard in my area. Completely different style of bumper, but the guard portion of these bumpers could give you an idea of what you could do.

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Brewbud said:
I haven't noticed a change in mileage or cooling performance. My truck is lifted on 37s so I doubt the air dam was doing anything though. I do like the extra debris protection the CJC guard provides the intercooler though. It looked pretty naked and vulnerable after removing the air dam.



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I see in their description you need to do something to get the front license plate on? I need one in NY was it difficult to get the front license plate frame back on? Thanks looks awesome.
 
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