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Steering protection. Unholey or not?

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SnakeLogic:
Solid advise all around, I'm sure.  Especially since ALL of you have vastly more experience at this than I do.

I've been looking at those steering damper relocation kits.  It seems to me that the stock position leaves the steering damper awfully vulnerable to damage, and that the guard would lower ground clearance even further.

Are those kits compatible with the Dan bars?

I can certainly see the point of avoiding too much weight on the front, as steering guard, winch bumper and winch all adds up to quite a bit of extra  poundage on the nose.

Also, as long as we're on the topic of underbody protection, are diff guards worthwhile?  I've seen a few versions available.  I don't do much driving on rocks, but I do tend to plow a trench with my differentials whenever I end up following a well-rutted trail (which is every time I venture off road).

As always, I highly value your input.

Cal:
You can get a relocation kit with sumo bars, or wizard does a kit on his e-blag shop.

Darren:
The advantage of a steering guard on a Disco is that it can usefully incorporate jacking and recovery points. Obviously not so important if you plan to fit a winch bumper.

I've had a solid plate, steel, steering guard fitted for nearly five years and it's never caused a problem. It's taken some pretty big hits without incident or damage.

WoodyWolf:
I've had a Rebel steering guard fitted for 12 months now and it does take some hard hits(slight bow in the centre now),  It was the one that had recovery and Hi lift points on it which were useful when I only had a standard bumper. Had to remove them to fit a scorpion winch bumper and adapt it to fit. Diff guards I would fit as they are always in contact with the ground when on rutted surfaces.

muddyweb:
I've always found that having holes in them makes them a bit easier to clean when they are full of mud.

As mentioned, they frontal steering guards only really protect the drag link and drop arm... the track rod is still a bit vulnerable.

Damper relocation kits won't be compatible with Dan Bars, as they slide over the top of the existing tube and as such will rotate.  They'd work OK with a Sumo bar.

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