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jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8001

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

Laurie wrote:
In forty years of serious offroading and trials, I've bent two trackrods!
Broken loads of transmissions but never from the outside.
Protection just reduces your ground clearance and increases the risk of getting stuck.
Learn to read the ground and you won't need any protection.

.................more poser value than protection.

i agree with the learn to read the ground argument but there are times when you take a vehicle beyond what its designed to do and obstacles cant be avoided. therefore protection is useful.

if running a trg vehicle, or something goes wrong and you end up in a predicament that you didn't expect o be in protection again is useful.

i would rather have it fitted than not. we have a trip to mor next week a bent steering arm due to rocky tracks and getting it wrong is not something i particularly want! Cheers

James
110 2012 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop

11th May 2010 9:38am

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8001

drag link upgrade/protection
front diff

(or do both as per Andrew S with a Southdown axle guard)

that will do for the majority

but if you wanted to add more

3. side sills
4. rear tank guard
5. front steering guard

i think the front steering guard really only helps stopping knocks on the the drop arm which is only a problem in rocky terrain if its quite steep.

bear in mind guards can help you get stuck!

extra suction on large flat plate ones and more edges for rocks to stick up into. Cheers

James
110 2012 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop

11th May 2010 9:42am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8580

Just checked with the manufacturers about legality of the front steering guard and receiver. They said they have not known of any issues with it.

MOT inspector said it would have to be a very picky MOT inspector who had issues with it as there are no sharp edges etc. Said it might be prudent to throw pin/tow ball/recovery billet in back of vehicle. If you are worried make yourself a plastic cover for it.

What about cars with screw in front recovery points?

HTH

Brendan

11th May 2010 3:11pm

TallPaul

Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: Nr Reading
Posts: 270

always behind plastic bumper these days (I have one, in fact 54 plate as well so not that recent). Disco 3 gone but the memory of the bills remain...
XS 110 Utility maybe one day..... (did they fix the quality yet?)

11th May 2010 5:36pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8580

Until you screw in the eye which sticks out of plastic bumper and then people are too lazy to remove them for several weeks!

Brendan

11th May 2010 5:49pm

TallPaul

Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: Nr Reading
Posts: 270

Would'nt know, drive an Alfa, never breaks down so never had to use the tow hook

Disco 3 gone but the memory of the bills remain...
XS 110 Utility maybe one day..... (did they fix the quality yet?)

11th May 2010 8:28pm

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