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Santa buys protection... but what should he buy?

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extreme90:
i used to bend sumo bars like they were going out of fashion, tried the paddocks solid steel jobs and still got it on now...ok its bent abit, but its lasted longer than sumos  :roll:

richo:
I have dan bars on my 110 and they seem to work well.They roll when hitting anything hard .

tack43:
I agree with HD steering bars got mine from green oval. I have got a rebel steering guard only because I fitted it prior to the steering bars. I've left it on just for the towing points although military jate rings would be fine. DO NOT use a military bumper for recovery (ok for towing on flat only). Ask me how I Know  :oops: Rear recovery, jate rings, NATO hitch or QT does one which has a rotating shackle. Got mine from bearmach as cheaper. Diff Guards. Front I find a clamp on type to be fine, rear QT is THE one IMO as most of the time you willbe going forwards and the slider design is more helpful. Also protects UJ to a certain extent. I've got some rock sliders from uknet wish I had got the tree sliders now. Have you thought about a tank guard? Again got mine from Rebel (TOP TIP: Fit tank guard before rock or tree sliders). If you are likely to do any wading think of a snorkel and axle/gearbox/engine raised breather kit (THEY WILL SAVE major assemblies for damage by water ingress!
Hope this helps but most kit is a matter of personal prefence and opinion and very much depends on what you want to achieveor do with the vehicle.

Rich

woolybear:
Ok - so solid steel track bars etc and forget the steering guard, beefed up sills at some point and a bolt on diff guard 'cos they're cheap and reasonably effective.

What about tires? Got some standard all terrains on now and thinking about enough on road to get me to/from off roading and the occasional run to work when the day to day car is away for service etc. I haven't started to look at this one in detail yet but it seems to be you either buy tires alone and get a.n.other to fit them or you buy tires and rims together.

Any recommendations for a reasonable all round tire - new to all this but suspect mud and forestry and lanes rather than quarries and rocks is more likely to be my thing. The day job for the defender is hauling things in the paddock, dragging a heavy beam up and down the drive (a mile of potholed gravel) to keep it vaguely level and ensuring I can always make it to work even if it's deeply unpleasant outside.

Something with good mud grip and reasonable on road behaviour would seem to be the order of the day... for the least possible cash obviously.

Woolybear

crazymac:
Yep, just about right there.

On tyres, the longest lasting would appear to be the BFG Mud terrain, but they are expensive. Other good alternatives are the Cooper Discoverer STT or the Kumho KL71 but you will get as many opinions as choices on tyres!

You really need to balance up your need for "offroad" ability and "onroad" ability. Many Allterrain tyres are great in the mud and you'll be surprised where they will take you! I notice that Insa Turbo have recently brought out another remould, and it is the pattern of the legendary BFG Trac edge! a fantastic tyre.   

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