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custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20299

QT diff guards

Has anyone had experience or have fitted the Puma RHD QT services diff guards on their Defender? Interested as they seem to offer good protection (better than I currently have) I know Killer has some TD5 one's.

6th Apr 2012 6:01pm

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2411

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White

Have one in the front. Rock solid and very well made to sail over rocks. Heavy though. Puma 110" SW

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6th Apr 2012 6:08pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20299

MK wrote:
Have one in the front. Rock solid and very well made to sail over rocks. Heavy though.

I expect they are but at least that will mean it's strong. Do you have any pictures? I only have the clamp on £20 - £30 ones right now and I doubt they'd mke much difference and certainly wouldn't act as a slider.

6th Apr 2012 6:29pm

Denis

Member Since: 28 Dec 2010
Location: prairie
Posts: 58

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

konabikes11 wrote:

I expect they are but at least that will mean it's strong. Do you have any pictures? I only have the clamp on £20 - £30 ones right now and I doubt they'd mke much difference and certainly wouldn't act as a slider.

I have not QT but similar guard on front and plan to fit another to rear diff. Clamp on guards sometimes tend to turn when hit. Puma 110

6th Apr 2012 7:17pm

MrFlips

Member Since: 27 May 2009
Location: Cardiff
Posts: 682

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 PU Santorini Black

I've got QT guards front and rear, and they're excellent. They're pretty much bomb-proof, and are probably the first thing I would fit on any new Defender.

Peter
2008 SWB Truck Cab
1952 80" Soft top

6th Apr 2012 7:29pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2637

I have them front and rear as well, as above very nice well-made bits of kit.

Important to have one on the rear as you're just as likely to reverse over something nasty, mine has a protector for the diff pinion as well on the rear which is handy. Clouted both of mine on Welsh rocks and English tree stumps and they've both done their jobs well

My front one will get removed when I finally get around to swapping the front axle casing out, but only because the new casing will have a heavy-duty sump pan on it which negates the need for a diff-guard

6th Apr 2012 7:36pm

double cab happy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2009
Location: merseyside
Posts: 573

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Java Black

agree with all the positive points, front and rear, just don't paint them a nice colour to show them off, they look crap very quickly, black waxoyl to stop the scrapes rusting every time,

unless your a chav

Mark

6th Apr 2012 7:45pm

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2411

Click image to enlarge Puma 110" SW

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6th Apr 2012 9:06pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20299

MK wrote:

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Now that does look good! As someone mentioned I don't think the clamps ons would be much use anyway even if hit.

6th Apr 2012 9:44pm

big steve

Member Since: 24 Dec 2009
Location: hertfordshire
Posts: 2456

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Montalcino Red

I had the full ones on front and back of my truck but now have the d44 ones
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6th Apr 2012 10:23pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20299

big steve wrote:
I had the full ones on front and back of my truck but now have the d44 ones
Steve

I know the one's they are either Red or black only trouble is they are weld on which is out the question for me but no doubt brilliant and look great!

7th Apr 2012 7:59am

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

Never bashed the rear diff in 20 odd years off offroad driving.

7th Apr 2012 8:05am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20299

BigMike wrote:
Never bashed the rear diff in 20 odd years off offroad driving.

Nor have I in a mere two years but I guess there is always a first time. Wales with plenty of rocks and granite would be the sort of area to watch I would imagine.

7th Apr 2012 8:22am

Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

Front Diff:

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Rear Diff:

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I had to ream out one of the mounting holes on the rear one to allow it to fit as the hole was out by a ba** hair.

7th Apr 2012 10:37am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20299

So other than the one mounting hole issue you had they're a simple bolt on / off?

7th Apr 2012 10:40am

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