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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: CNorman on February 04, 2007, 11:32:04

Title: Which diff guards do i need?
Post by: CNorman on February 04, 2007, 11:32:04

Hi there.

I have a 300tdi disco and am going to duy diff protection. I do greenlaning and the main two questions are,

1). Should i buy front and rear.
2). Should i buy pan protectors or the entire wrap around ones.

Money is not too tight but i could do without wasting it, a diff pan guard is 15.70 +Vat whereas the all over guards seem to cost about £45 +Vat so there is a difference.

Thanks


CHris

Title: protection
Post by: Range Rover Ron on February 04, 2007, 11:42:19

Hello Chris,

Buying protection for your diffs is usually down to price.
Both the ones you suggested are good bits of kit and "do what they say on the tin"
I'd go for the full cover type if I were you.
The smaller "bonnet" type can come off at times as they only wrap around the diff.

It will really depend on how extreme you go!
Light 'laning would be OK for either,
If you do d bit more challenging stuff then get the full wrap around type.

Again, depending on how extreme you go...buy front and rear, also buy steering a guard.

Cheers..........

Ron.

Title: Which diff guards do i need?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 04, 2007, 12:05:13

The pan is sucseptible to peircing damage so it's worth covering but the pan only types can come off and also cause rust.  It's hardly worth fitting one to the rear.

The wrap around or bikini type are better all-round (sorry)  protection but do lower grouond clearence by half an inch.  The rear one also has a rock slider built in and prop flange protection, this is the one to have at the back where you often can't steer around rocks like you can with the front.