disco147
Well-Known Member
pfffft, wait til you bend your current ones, then you'll know you need HD duty ones... or carry a lump hammer round to straighten em up!
I've done a fair bit with mine off road and I've got a slight... and i mean very slight, bend in mine but its not something that screams out to be done, I'd rather spend the money on other stuff at the moment
I've done a fair bit with mine off road and I've got a slight... and i mean very slight, bend in mine but its not something that screams out to be done, I'd rather spend the money on other stuff at the moment
m4drx
Active Member
thanks buddy. I was leaning this way tbh.
I can't see loads of threads saying how weak the stockers are and how necessary it is to upgrade so I doubted that they break easy. I just got the impression from someone I spoke to that they were a must!
On a separate note have you found diff guards necessary?
I can't see loads of threads saying how weak the stockers are and how necessary it is to upgrade so I doubted that they break easy. I just got the impression from someone I spoke to that they were a must!
On a separate note have you found diff guards necessary?
disco147
Well-Known Member
like i say, I've not bothered with HD steering arms as of yet although I can imagine there will be a day when I clout something solid and give gwyn lewis a ring :lol:
and yes to diff guards, one of the first things i did :lol:
I made a point of gettin some decent wrap around jobby's too not just the cheapo's that clamp on the front... just to be safe!
and yes to diff guards, one of the first things i did :lol:
I made a point of gettin some decent wrap around jobby's too not just the cheapo's that clamp on the front... just to be safe!
the_wolf
Well-Known Member
My fender was done up purely for off-road when I bought it and one of the steering rods had a bend in it I'm assuming from hitting a rock and so a steering guard had been fitted. The front diff also had a dent in it and a diff guard had been put on.
Long story short if you're going to be using it off road you can either take precautions now to prevent any problems in the future or you can sort them as they happen. Diff guards, HD steering bars and steering guards are pretty cheap to come by really
Long story short if you're going to be using it off road you can either take precautions now to prevent any problems in the future or you can sort them as they happen. Diff guards, HD steering bars and steering guards are pretty cheap to come by really
timtheenchanteruk
Well-Known Member
diff guards yes, steering guard yes, HD steering bars Id leave, at least for now.
once they bend, they do tend to bend easier than originally.
all depends on how heavy you get into offroad use.
once they bend, they do tend to bend easier than originally.
all depends on how heavy you get into offroad use.
thebiglad
Well-Known Member
Absolutely essential - the diff cover is quite soft and easily punctured by a sharp rock or boulder. If you puncture the diff cover you loose your diff oil - how do you get home?
For the price they can be bought (£15 to £20 apiece) there's no question about it.
Dave
Paulmitchell1984
Well-Known Member
an alternate is to weld some 20/25mm angle iron to both sides of the arm makes it much stronger and its alot cheaper, iv gone HD mainly because i could but did have angle iron, only down side is IF you bend it its hell of alot harder to pull back, but nothing a good winch woulndt sort (1-anchor your car, 2-winch round arm 3-anchor other car 4-pull like buggerybut not too much lol)
