At 07:27 PM 1/20/97 GMT, you wrote:
>
>The parts guys know nothing. I think that the flat style might work if
>it's put ahead of the flare, it is almost a flat mounting surface..
Try the Chryler U.S. web site, that's where I first spotted the mud flaps, they
list all sorts of goodies for Dakotas.
>>
>My judgement is limited, as is my experience in the snow. It should be
>noted that we were on a very steep shelf road with a large drop-off.
>The snow was melting, and had been for days, which makes a large
>amount of mud. I am in Arizona, and snow here around the Phoenix area
>is almost unheard of...I think it was the amount of mud, snow all
>over, traffic up the wazoo, and the very narrow, steep road, and the
>IDIOT in front of us, (IN A F--KING ALL-WHEEL DRIVE FORD MINI-VAN)
>which found out he should not have even been off the highway let alone
>on this trail, and the fact that my truck was on it's shake-down trail
>ride (only 600 miles on it) that "colored" my statement...heh. =]
>
>
< Steve
Sounds scary. We don't get much snow (except this year!) in Victoria, but in my
younger days, I was an avid skiier living in North Vancouver. Used to drive my
VW beetle everywhere in the snow. One reason for not getting the 31" tires,
narrower
tires are supposed to be better in the snow. Also driving technique plays an
important role as many of the snowbelt owners will tell you. Every time in
snows here,
most of the vehicles in the ditch are 4 wheel drives.
Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
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