Gravel farm road

[MayhemMike]

Running boards assist in repelling rocks. IAG makes a set that bolt on to the factory rock rails and you can mount them backwards to provide a wider section in front of the rear tire.

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[Bronco Don]

Those tires are mud terrain tires,. You might wanna try all terrain-tires with a tighter knobby , may not throw the rocks as bad. my KO3’s don’t seem to throw rocks as much.

 

[Brian_B]

You should also get running boards. I have Nitto's that throw significantly less rocks, but I still hear a stone hit the running boards instead of my doors. I have no rock chips on the sides.

Nittos have been the best I’ve seen to date as well for not rock slinging

 

[Tbbucs55]

Might be cheaper to pave the driveway. It’s only a mile long.

We got quoted 10yrs ago and back then it was going to be $50,000. I can only imagine how much now it would be.

 

[Beach_Bum]

Ditch the OEM tires. Get some money out of them for the new tires. Go with an actual mud terrain. The voids are so large between the tread blocks that 99.95% of the gravel won't get lodged and ejected. Of course, the .05% that do will be chonky rocks getting ejected. A set of running boards serve as gravel catchers from hitting the side.

 

[Tybh88]

Rokblokz make extra long mud flaps. That and running boards have saved the paint

 

[EasternSierra]

Rokblokz make extra long mud flaps. That and running boards have saved the paint

I have both (OEM Raptor-style running boards) and no problems with rock chips. I may be changing to the RSE power steps and losing some protection - we'll see how that goes.

 

[Fmuguira]

Look at the bright side once you hit the pavement; you won’t see as many tailgaters riding your bumper …!!

 

[jtgensler]

get the Wildpeaks. You won't regret it. I've put 25k miles on mine in the past 18 months, including a huge 6k mile western road trip when they were 2 weeks old. I've had them in sand in Glamis, KOH rocks, Moab slickstone, Sand Hollow, icy mountain passes in Colorado, WV mud & ruts & the only issue I've ever had is super slick clay mud, where I really should've been on an M/T tire.
But for a daily, I'd definitely reccomend them to anyone.
Quieter than the goodyears, less rock throwing, & the tread depth is still phenomenal.

 

[Direvarg]

I had Toyo open country rt on my last truck that I liked a lot and didn’t throw rocks, which I’ll probably put on my Bronco but I live in the mountains with snow on the roads 7 months of the year and these stock tires handle the snow amazingly well so I’m hesitant

 

[NC_Oak]

Thanks everyone. I will probably look into the PPF. Every time I hear a "ding" going down the road I curse LOL.

order good PPF and take a door off. practice it. it isn't hard, but it is a skill. I have not done PPF on the bronco but the panel lines suggest it is easier. crappiest part is removing door handles. the fenders come off just as easy. if you have DIY skills, give it a go.

 

[Kenmra150]

I know tires have been talked about thousands of times, and I have read just about all the threads. I just purchased a badlands sasquatch 4 door. I live on a farm in Southwest Virginia. Our driveway is a mile long gravel road. These Goodyear Territory RT that came on it are throwing out so many small rocks even with mud flaps I am still hearing the rocks hit the vehicle once I am on the highway.
Any tire recommendations from those who drive on a gravel road a lot? I am leaning toward falken wildpeak at4 but still hesitant to pull the trigger on $2,000 to replace brand new tires.

Thanks!

Wildpeak Falkan's are excellent snow and mud tires, I have had them on my previous F150's and loved them.

 

[helifino16]

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[Knownman]

All tires are going to throw rocks. You'll never prevent it by dumping money into tires or even mud flaps. My truck has Micheline Defenders on it (road tires) and it still throws rocks like crazy. I just did my yearly touch up and had 2 dozen or so chips to touch up.

What you need is paint protection film (PPF). Putting the money into that will actually solve the problem. You can get just the lower doors done (a few hundred bucks), or the entire vehicle (a few thousand bucks), or whatever you want to do.

I've got hundreds of miles of high speed gravel road travel and heard plenty of BIG hits, and my PPF has 100% prevented all paint damage.

Not true. The Falken are amazing on the same road that the Goodyears are unbelievably bad. Also had Mickey Baja Boss MT. worlds better but threw a few rocks here and there. The Stock GoodYears I could drive on the street to my house a mile after the gravel road. Stop and pullout with a screwdriver handfulls of rocks, like three handfulls from 1/2 mile of gravel. The Falkens I didn't see a single rock in their channels.

 

[MilesTeg]

Not true. The Falken are amazing on the same road that the Goodyears are unbelievably bad. Also had Mickey Baja Boss MT. worlds better but threw a few rocks here and there. The Stock GoodYears I could drive on the street to my house a mile after the gravel road. Stop and pullout with a screwdriver handfulls of rocks, like three handfulls from 1/2 mile of gravel. The Falkens I didn't see a single rock in their channels.

Some tires are worse than others, but all tires grab and throw rocks.

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