| Author | Message | ||
     Anthony Low (Bones) New Member Username: Bones Post Number: 33 Registered: 03-2003 |
Lately, I have been looking at a large number of available under carriage protection. Items from differntial guards, to gas tank skid plates, to catalytic converter guards ,to drive shaft guards, to overall frame guards. Which ones are needed and what ones are superflous? | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 282 Registered: 08-2002 |
Gas tank and differential protection are very wise. | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 253 Registered: 09-2002 |
Yes, diff. guards and gas tank skid, and sliders. I have a steering guard that I've never hit, but my diff. guards have been impacted and my gas tank has been deformed - not yet protected - and I unfortunately messed up a rear door prior to sliders being installed. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Senior Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 1928 Registered: 02-2002 |
Diff guards first. Sliders are good, too (but, it's an ongoing arguement as to which are best). Gas-tank plate: there are benefits, but, you could hang up on it too whereas you wouldn't have caught otherwise. Front skid-plate: sexy, but probably overkill. A sleeve over the steering rod would probably protect as much, and not create a hang-up potential. My suggestion, get the diff-guards and sliders. Then go and hit the trails, and see if you think that you might need anything else..... -L | ||
| Rans (Rans) Senior Member Username: Rans Post Number: 433 Registered: 08-2002 |
Who's got the best gas tank protection? | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 554 Registered: 09-2002 |
Diff gaurds, sliders, frame sliders, gas tank gaurd, cat gaurds. That is the order I am going to take. Currently I have diff gaurds and sliders. But of course it is never ending process. | ||
| Anthony Low (Bones) New Member Username: Bones Post Number: 34 Registered: 03-2003 |
Thanks for the advice fellas. Looks like diff guards are a must. | ||
| Ron Brown (Ron) Member Username: Ron Post Number: 185 Registered: 04-2001 |
Alyssa has more crap than anyone else. Two diff guards Cat guards Sliders Front skid plate RTE drag link SG Rock Gard RW rear pinion guard RTE HD trailing arms RW fuel tank skid plate Damper relocation kit For the price of them all it would have been easier to buy a second disco  however, each one of them has been used so I guess they are worth it Ron | ||
| Will Roeder (Will_roeder) Senior Member Username: Will_roeder Post Number: 583 Registered: 02-2002 |
ive got: SG front skid plate/Bumper diff guards pinion guards HD drag link HD tie rod RTE sliders RW Cat guard custom gas tank skid plate RTE HD trailing arms relocated damper I have used/hit every single one of these..and dont regret purchasing any of them. I also plan on buying some RW frame sliders in the near future(my frame has taken a few nice hits) Moral of the story...There is no such thing as too much protection | ||
| Mark Devereux (Groupw) New Member Username: Groupw Post Number: 27 Registered: 12-2002 |
For myself, I think I have guarded everything except the cats and steering links. Also at present, I have one manifold stud trashed from bashing a cat and bending the pipe, and a bent tie rod. If its under your truck, you'll hit it. | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 555 Registered: 09-2002 |
I forgot about some of the other stuff I have replaced. I don't even have a steering dampner anymore, I have replaced rear trailing arms with RW, my frame is nicely dented and so is the gas tank (bennifit to dented gas tank: less expencive at the pump). I carry spare track rod and draglinks and other stuff that will bend. True...you cannot have too much underbelly protection. |
