By Marc on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 03:42 pm: Edit

What skidplates/rocksliders/diff guards do you guys feel are the most important. Which should come first, and are any of them not worth the expense? I am surpised at the cost of these things, but if they are going to save some underbody damge, then I will spring for them. So far most of my off-roading is in sand and mud, and I worry a lot about buried rocks/stumps.

Just wondering what you guys think.

By Ron on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 03:45 pm: Edit

1st

Front dif gaurd

2nd

Reinforced drag link/tie rod and damper relocation

3rd

Sliders

4th

Fuel tank skid plate

5th

rear pinion gard

6th

rear dif gaurd, front pinion gaurd, rear bumper end cap extention area thingys

By Ron on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 03:49 pm: Edit

Throw frame sliders and cat gaurds in there somewhere too in the 6th position

By Marc on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 03:57 pm: Edit

No steering/sump guard? That would seem to be a vulnerable area.

By Ron on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 03:59 pm: Edit

Your sump is pretty well protected by the axle and panhard rod and front bumper.

The reinforced steering links will never break/bend so no need for the front steering sump gaurd. They just get in the way kinda like the tranny gaurd.

Ron

By F.J. (Rovercon) on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 09:49 pm: Edit

wouldn't it be nice if someone would make a full one piece underbody protection molded in such a way so that it would fit around all the things down there? when it came time to service the truck, you could release some heavy duty clamps so it wouldn't be a pain to get the thing back on.
you can sell it for like $2,000 and it would still be cheaper than piecing together all the underbody protection.

oh well, just a thought

By Chris Browne on Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 09:50 pm: Edit

1: Steering and axle guards (biased to Southdown)
2: sill guards (pay for themselves quickly)
3: rear diff guard (distant third)
4: Taller tires to keep everything further away from the ground