Mine is the same way.. Serpent told me it was a carry over that allowed the mud flaps on the buggys. I asked if they sold a part that fit correctly and got asked why I would want such a thing? Thought it was a bit dumb that they put extra effort over the competition on things like bearings on the sway bars and the little screws that hold the bearings in on the inside of the diff cases then they just leave these hanging out?