Gravel road damage!

they are not long enough... it isn't the width.

 

they are a lot longer than anything Toyota offers. I had a 2nd Gen with the mud flaps in your picture (oem) and they don’t last long if you’re off road.
It’s mainly the design of the new trucks. Look down the side of a 1st, 2nd or 3rd Gen Tacoma, the area getting pelted is flush with the rest of the body. This new 4th Gen has very pronounced body bulges at the 4 wheels.

My 2nd Gen had a lot of stone chips as well but it had over 300k and saw a lot of back roads and trails with the stock flaps like yours for over 200k.

 

My mud flaps and running boards have stopped all but 3 tiny chips not even noticeable unless you’re very close in almost 20k with a fair bit of forestry roads.

 

That is why I put these rubber ones on my 3rd gen.. they don't break off when in tough offroad conditions. The Taco OEM flaps are behind them. The intent is for protection at high speed in 4Hi on gravel roads in the western states along with salt/sand protection during the winter months in the rust belt of the nation.

If you pull the flaps off any Gen Taco and run high speed (50 mph+) gravel in 4Hi the damage will shock you...

https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/ho...tFXLPJheI71NzAvFkoQOhc7W-9B7WHD2idrqb02L6goE4

 

Did you get the 9W x 15.75L or 11W x 17.63L? The one you have in pics looks perfect for the truck. Thanks

 

Is the newer OEM Tacoma mud flaps with the additional protection and “Tacoma” printed on them? I am looking to replace the smaller OEM mud flaps that came on my 24 Pro.
Part #

$145 PK389-35R00-P1 Genuine Toyota 2024+ Tacoma Mudguard Kit, Black, 4-Piece Set, Driver and Passenger Side, PK389-35R00-P1

PK389-35R00-P1

 

Legit.

 

Yes they are. They look slightly larger so couldn’t hurt I almost ordered those same ones. Some people are calling them Canadian spec.

I ended up ordering some other generic ones that looked bigger in the listing, but idk, it’s better than what was on there before!

 

Just buy some material on Amazon and make some like I did. Cheap and easy with as much or as little coverage as you want.

 

Are you going to spray paint the lady silhouette or Yosemite Sam on the back of them?

 

BBW lady silhouette

 

I helped test-fit some mudflaps identical to those from Triplealiners...
Dont think thats the answer, not big enough to really feel comfortable / confident that youre not going to have issues...

 

Looks like these Husky's might do the trick. You have to drill the flap yourself so it seems to me you can set them outboard some to catch any minor wheel poke.

9" W x 15.75" L (From bottom of fender to bottom of mud flap)

https://huskyliners.com/p/husky-liners-universal-fit-molded-mud-guards/v/toyota/tacoma/

 

I installed some running boards, problem solved.

 

Did this on my current 2nd gen. Will do the same on the new one. Cheap and easy peasy.

 

4th gen Mudguard stuff Check out bottom of first post ...


Mud Flaps

OEM:
Standard OEM

76622-AK010(Driver Front)

76626-AK010(Driver Rear)

76621-AK010(Passenger Front)

76625-AK010(Passenger Rear)

Canadian OEM

PK389-35R00-P1 - Wider than factory, works with SR & SR5 w/o wider fender flares

PK389-35R50-P1 - Works with TH & Pro fender flares

Aftermarket:
ARK - Micro, full size, inner fender splash guard

RokBlokz - High clearance, rally, window vents

Tufskinz - Slightly larger than OEM

RallyArmor - Rally style

Rek Gen - Off road XL

 

Thank you! Just ordered the Rek Gen Gen 4.

 

The OP pictures look exactly like what happened to my 3rd gen Tacoma fenders and flares after just one Winter of driving on occasional snow covered and graveled highways and roads.
It's not just a Tacoma thing. It happens to a lot of vehicles.

 

Running boards are more effective than mud flaps, unless the mud flaps are long like oem 1st and 2nd gens.