By thx1138 on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 10:53 am: Edit

I have a 97 Disco that spends most of it�s time in Colorado and I�m looking into Southdown�s products for rock protection. I�m mainly interested in their steering guard and front axle guard.

What kind of experiences have people had with these?
What do you like and don�t like about these products?
If you don�t like them can you suggest some alternatives?

Thanks for your input.

thx1138

By 94Rover on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 11:04 am: Edit

Look over on the left side....locate the folder titled Utilities....click on Keyword Search...

now type in Southdown...

Check out the reruns....

I personally thought about Southdown, but considered the shovel approach over the limit for me...

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 11:14 am: Edit

Have it - it's ok as far as design - not constrcuted well enough though (axle guard) - If I had it to do over - I'd just go with the RTE links and relocate the damper and get a GOOD diff guard.

like he said above check out all past posts as it was kicked around pretty thoroughly recently past.

By rovernutt on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 11:56 am: Edit

My SD axle guard has paid for itself MANY times, esp when crossing muddy rivers/streams with submerged rocks. The degree of protection you're getting far outweighs the slight loss in clearance. IMHO it's plenty strong & the "sled" effect seems to help in mud & snow.

These experiences are in the North-East, so YMMV, etc.

My $0.02 worth
Gary