Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 01:53:27 +0100 From: Charles Christacopoulos <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Mud Flaps
Mike Loiterman wrote: > I have a US '97 900. > > Why are the mud flaps located along the middle of each side of the car > as opposed to being near the tires? > > I'm tired of going over speed bumps and high curbs and hearing scraping > noises! > The other :-) explanation is that the mud flaps are there to protect the mounting/pivoting point of the trailing arms of the rear suspension. In other words, right after the mad flaps is what holds your rear axle in place. Regards Charles PS. IF you car is ever on a ramp have a look underneath and you'll see the reason. Other cars don't have them because they do not originate from airplanes. -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply. Work: http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/ Hobby: http://www.egothor.org/