It has been my experience that the wind deflectors available to mount on the front of the hood do a good job in redirecting a rock just enough to minimize the direct hits - rocks will still hit the windshield, no doubt, but the deflectors to limit the amount of damage/frequency of impacts.
Had my Gladiator for two weeks now and have been trying to figure out a better solution as my 1UpUSA bike rack completely blocks the license plate and the back up camera when in the stored position. I pulled the panel for the camera and am using a plywood template for now to make sure this will...