Are XRC armor fenders street legal?

[Donvpro]

are those xrc armor fenders are street legal for the simple fact that they barely have any tire coverage. I want to be 100% that i wont get harassed by or issues with states inspection before i purchase them.

 

[Chris]

It's going to vary from state-to-state depending on laws. I see lots of people running around with them here in Oregon without issue, but the big deal breaker is going to be mud flaps. If the tires stick out further than the body, you need mud flaps to cover up the amount of tire that sticks out, so that you aren't pelting other people's windshields with rocks.

And rightfully so too, I'd be pissed if I was driving and some asshole like that was driving around kicking up rocks (which will happen without mud flaps).

So no, there's no way that thing is passing inspection without some large mud flaps. Here we don't have inspections, so it's not as much of an issue, but in New York, they'll scrutinize everything.

 

[Dr. Vinnie Boombatz]

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[BigDaddyinBigD]

It's going to vary from state-to-state depending on laws. I see lots of people running around with them here in Oregon without issue, but the big deal breaker is going to be mud flaps. If the tires stick out further than the body, you need mud flaps to cover up the amount of tire that sticks out, so that you aren't pelting other people's windshields with rocks.

And rightfully so too, I'd be pissed if I was driving and some asshole like that was driving around kicking up rocks (which will happen without mud flaps).

So no, there's no way that thing is passing inspection without some large mud flaps. Here we don't have inspections, so it's not as much of an issue, but in New York, they'll scrutinize everything.

That reminds me... In 1999 I bought a brand new 4 door 4WD GMC Yukon. It was gorgeous; last year of the square body style, platinum paint, black fender flairs, tan leather interior, skid plates, tinted windows, loaded. After I picked it up, I was driving with my assistant down the Dallas North Tollroad to a meeting. We were both admiring that new car smell when some jack wagon, in driving in front of me in an old Jeep and big offroad tires, flipped up a chunk of pot metal. It was like slow motion. We both saw it flying thru the air and no time to maneuver. That sucker bounced of my hood and smacked the windshield, directly in front of me, lodging under the driver’s side wiper. My assistant could only mutter, “Dude.....that sucks.” 45 minutes after I drove it off the lot and I now now had a big scrape in the paint and a completely shattered windshield. Cost me something like $350 to replace it. In retrospect it’s a funny story, but at the time, I went from a proud new Yukon owner to one bummed-out MFer in less than an hour...

 

[billiebob]

I want to be 100% that i wont get harassed by or issues with states inspection before i purchase them.

stay stock. we break so many laws and get lucky cuz no one cares,.... yet.

Most states have a law which says the tire must be covered... period and the mudflap must cover the full tread to the axle centerline. What you are looking at is never going to be "legal" and eventually the powers that be will start enforcing the law... but until then...

You need to google your states vehicle equipment laws and decide for yourself.

 

[Chris]

That reminds me... In 1999 I bought a brand new 4 door 4WD GMC Yukon. It was gorgeous; last year of the square body style, platinum paint, black fender flairs, tan leather interior, skid plates, tinted windows, loaded. After I picked it up, I was driving with my assistant down the Dallas North Tollroad to a meeting. We were both admiring that new car smell when some jack wagon, in driving in front of me in an old Jeep and big offroad tires, flipped up a chunk of pot metal. It was like slow motion. We both saw it flying thru the air and no time to maneuver. That sucker bounced of my hood and smacked the windshield, directly in front of me, lodging under the driver’s side wiper. My assistant could only mutter, “Dude.....that sucks.” 45 minutes after I drove it off the lot and I now now had a big scrape in the paint and a completely shattered windshield. Cost me something like $350 to replace it. In retrospect it’s a funny story, but at the time, I went from a proud new Yukon owner to one bummed-out MFer in less than an hour...

Yep, I can relate to that, as something similar happened to me.

As a guy who drives a Jeep with large tires and a lift, it's very important to be considerate of other drivers around you. When you have the wheels and tires sticking well outside of the fender flares without mud flaps, you're literally going to kick up anything you run over on the road, and it's going to end up in the guys windshield behind you.

That is definitely not cool in any way, so it's something I hope people keep in mind when they drive their lifted Jeeps. If you want to go for this look, just make sure you run some big mud flaps. You might think they look stupid, but they prevent you from being an asshole driver for the rest of us on the road.