Rear Mud Guard Kit PL5413-AL - Polaris Midsize Ranger, 2015 & newer

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REAR MUD GUARD KIT
Vented design reduces heat build-up under seat
Maintains airflow through engine compartement
Blocks mud & water from under-seat area and from between seat-back and cargo-bed
Reduces clean-up time
Protects fuel tank, battery and critical engine components
Strong, light-weight aircraft aluminum construction
Complete kit installs easily in less than 1 hour
Fits 2015 & newer Mid-Size Ranger EFI models, including:
2015 - 2021 Mid-Size 570
2017 & newer Mid-Size 500
2015 -2016 Mid-Size ETX
Does NOT fit 2022 & newer Ranger SP 570
Made in USA
Front mud guards, front inner fender armor, under-bed mu blockers, CV-Max CV guard sets, diamondplate floor boards and other Midsize Ranger accessories also available
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REAR MUD GUARD KIT
For years, Polaris has been building the Ranger with the engine exposed to the rear tires. This allows the rear tires to throw a huge amount of water, mud, rocks and other trail debris at the gas tank, battery and many critical engine components. This isn’t the best thing for these parts, and this design also makes clean-up after a ride a HUGE pain in the rear! BUT... while simply enclosing the rear wheel openings may block the mud & water, it also creates a problem where the engine heat cannot escape and you now have the dreaded “Ranger Hot-Seat”.
The engine operates at roughly 190 degrees, but the exhaust pipe generates heat exceeding 700 degrees. Polaris has carefully designed the CVT transmission air discharge duct to blow across the exhaust pipe to create air circulation and remove engine heat. When you simply enclose the rear wheel openings, this air-circulation is stopped and the engine compartment temperatures soar. The entrapped hot air increases the temperature of all surrounding surfaces, most notably the seat-bottom and the panel directly behind your legs.
Thunderhawk Performance has developed this vented mud-blocker kit for the Mid-Size Ranger utilizing a combination of design features so that this kit would not retain an excessive amount of engine compartement heat. We developed a vented mud-guard design to block the mud & water while allowing the engine heat to escape and to maintain airflow through the engine compartment. Then, we spent considerable time performing extensive heat testing (at 90+ degrees, in August) with this mud-blocker kit installed until we were satisfied with our success in reducing the heat build-up that would affect rider comfort. Our testing did show that there is a slight increase in temperatures when the Thunderhawk vented mud-guards are installed. These increases were between 0 & 10 degrees in areas that would have rider contact, and between 2 & 15 degrees in areas without rider contact. These numbers are far less than the typical 30 - 50 degree increases encountered with non-vented mud-blockers. We have posted more details from Thunderhawk's temperature testing in the "Tech" section of our website -
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. Unfortunately, it is not possible to accomplish zero temperature increase when enclosing the engine compartment. As such, we do not recommend the installation of rear mud guards for anyone who is unhappy with the engine heat currently produced by their Ranger. In addition, anyone with a snorkel kit should not use any mud-blockers, as their snorkel has eliminated engine compartment air circulation from the CVT discharge and any enclosure will cause significant increases in temperature.
This Thunderhawk rear mud guard kit is precision CNC manufactured in the USA from aircraft aluminum for strength and durability (these parts won't bend easily or rattle). This kit includes left & right mud guard panels (4 pcs), all necessary installation hardware and illustrated instructions. Installs easily in about 1 hour. Made in USA.
Please Note: Some photos in this listing may show photos of installations on earlier model Rangers. The rear mud guard kit ordered here is built specifically for the 2015 & newer Mid-Size Ranger models.
Please feel free to contact us directly by telephone or email if you have any questions.
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