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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: anaxemurderer on January 01, 2009, 19:34:39

Title: heavy duty track rods
Post by: anaxemurderer on January 01, 2009, 19:34:39

Hello all - Happy New Year

What do people suggest in the way of heavy duty track rods? Whats the best and whats good value?

Nick

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: MuddyMachine on January 01, 2009, 19:36:24

I have the QT one's, been on a year with no problems :D

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: topless matt on January 01, 2009, 21:13:12

Im getting the devon 4x4 ones next time i bend mine.
Would have got them yesterday but didnt have the funds available  :x :evil: :'(

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: Muddy on January 01, 2009, 22:57:27

Steel gas pipe :)

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: J.D. on January 02, 2009, 14:44:42

Quote from: Muddy on January 01, 2009, 22:57:27

Steel gas pipe :)

Mine have been welded inside a length of angle iron, works the same.

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on January 02, 2009, 22:22:31

Mines got standard track rods, but they sit in a tray thats fitted...

Its a Scorpian one..

(http://www.scorpionracing.co.uk/OFFROAD/Products%20images/cats/prot/sguard/trod/trodbar4.jpg)

(http://www.scorpionracing.co.uk/OFFROAD/Products%20images/cats/prot/sguard/trod/trodbar5.jpg)

Ive never bent / broken it.

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: topless matt on January 04, 2009, 08:39:30

Those guards are god at taking impacts to the actual rod but if it bends by forces acting on the wheel it wont help.
In fact, if the rod gets wedged against the side, it may be impossible to steer to find a decent place to remover the rod :sad:

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: clbarclay on January 04, 2009, 13:47:41

I had a southdown axle guard which like the scorpion one above had frain holes, but it didn't drain mud too well and several times ended up full of mud after bog/mud runs.

I have since removed the axle guard now have lengths of 30x30 box section (becuse they were left over from building some doors) slipped over standard track and drag rods. So far they have been fine, even when I was using the range rover as an ice breaker :lol: Up ton 4" thick slabs of ice didn't bend them and there wasn't a steering gurad to help them.

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: william127 on January 04, 2009, 16:21:35

i got a the whole set of hd rods from paddocks for christmas last year, came with all the stuff for about £100 not bent them yet :D

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: Range Rover Ron on January 07, 2009, 15:15:17

Happy new year all.......

I got a decent set from Overlandrs in Liverpool,
they cost about £100.

Cheers for now......................

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: 300TDi Disco on January 07, 2009, 15:22:53

Quote from: Mark_Solesbury on January 02, 2009, 22:22:31

Mines got standard track rods, but they sit in a tray thats fitted...

Its a Scorpian one..

(http://www.scorpionracing.co.uk/OFFROAD/Products%20images/cats/prot/sguard/trod/trodbar4.jpg)

(http://www.scorpionracing.co.uk/OFFROAD/Products%20images/cats/prot/sguard/trod/trodbar5.jpg)

Ive never bent / broken it.

I like that, got me thinking now..    :dance:  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:

Title: Re: heavy duty track rods
Post by: Muddy on January 10, 2009, 11:39:56

(http://www.scorpionracing.co.uk/OFFROAD/Products%20images/cats/prot/sguard/trod/trodbar4.jpg)

Its very shiny for a plough :P