"IMHO the mud protection on the Ranger SUCKS. My old, almost worn out, Club Car XRT950 is 10,000% better in that department! It has real real fenders and a sealed storage area under the hood. If it were only electric!"
I have been able to find nothing in mud guards for 2015-16 Ranger EVs so..... While waiting for my charger and controller to be reprogrammed for Li Ion, and the whole Li Ion package to be delivered (next week, I hope), I have been fashioning mud guards for my 2016 Ranger EV from eighth inch ABS with the help of a heat gun. The front and under cargo bed guards are complete, but the latter are subject to future modification. The rear fender guards, to prevent splash into the battery box through the slot between the sides and the OEM guards, are nearly complete and I have plans for front fender protectors and side belly pans. Ultimately I envision the front fender protectors, side belly pans and rear fender guards to be tied together to essentially eliminate mud from the battery compartment.
In front I have the OEM brush guard so it dictates the maximum amount of fender flair. The flair is trimmed to just clear the brush guard. At the rear, the under bed guard runs out from the main frame of the bed to a 3 1/8" flair. I plan to replace the stock tires with more aggressive 16" tires before long. After that I will study the mud pattern under the guards and trim accordingly. The front of these guards are bent down at a 60 degree angle to prevent the rear tires slinging mud over the forward guard. This angle may be reduced after testing.
The side pans, which I am working on, will completely cover the undersides from the main frame members to the outer frame and side covers. The front fender protectors will be similar to commercial products for earlier EVs except they will extend out to form flares and will extend down and be bent back to protect the front ends of the side pans The bottom of the rear protectors will be bent forward over the side pans for protection.
I hope some of this makes sense
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I have been able to find nothing in mud guards for 2015-16 Ranger EVs so..... While waiting for my charger and controller to be reprogrammed for Li Ion, and the whole Li Ion package to be delivered (next week, I hope), I have been fashioning mud guards for my 2016 Ranger EV from eighth inch ABS with the help of a heat gun. The front and under cargo bed guards are complete, but the latter are subject to future modification. The rear fender guards, to prevent splash into the battery box through the slot between the sides and the OEM guards, are nearly complete and I have plans for front fender protectors and side belly pans. Ultimately I envision the front fender protectors, side belly pans and rear fender guards to be tied together to essentially eliminate mud from the battery compartment.
In front I have the OEM brush guard so it dictates the maximum amount of fender flair. The flair is trimmed to just clear the brush guard. At the rear, the under bed guard runs out from the main frame of the bed to a 3 1/8" flair. I plan to replace the stock tires with more aggressive 16" tires before long. After that I will study the mud pattern under the guards and trim accordingly. The front of these guards are bent down at a 60 degree angle to prevent the rear tires slinging mud over the forward guard. This angle may be reduced after testing.
The side pans, which I am working on, will completely cover the undersides from the main frame members to the outer frame and side covers. The front fender protectors will be similar to commercial products for earlier EVs except they will extend out to form flares and will extend down and be bent back to protect the front ends of the side pans The bottom of the rear protectors will be bent forward over the side pans for protection.
I hope some of this makes sense
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