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Mild 'Preventative' Off-roading Mods for Gen 4
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23 May 2019 16:15 #208819
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Replied by jackonlyjack on topic Mild 'Preventative' Off-roading Mods for Gen 4
I have front diff guard jimnybits gen3 and it's a pain for trapping. mud so much so i'm thinking of removing it
It does have a few good gouges from rocks, but i am sure the axle case could handle the bashing
Radius guards do collect mud when scraping the crest but are easily washed out
It does have a few good gouges from rocks, but i am sure the axle case could handle the bashing
Radius guards do collect mud when scraping the crest but are easily washed out
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23 May 2019 16:48 #208824
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Thanks jackonlyjack - experience really is everything!
Hmmmm - maybe look at the shape of the Jimnybits Gen4 diff guards when they are available, and how they will fit.
Hmmmm - maybe look at the shape of the Jimnybits Gen4 diff guards when they are available, and how they will fit.
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24 May 2019 06:49 #208848
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Be careful when using a bridle - it creates a sideways crushing load on the recovery points that they may not have been designed for.
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Guy 2 wrote: I wasn't intending to fit a tow bar - so two recovery points, using a proper strop between them, halves the strain (more or less)?
Be careful when using a bridle - it creates a sideways crushing load on the recovery points that they may not have been designed for.
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24 May 2019 07:32 #208852
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Thanks AlexK. Hadn't occurred to me. This is why this Forum is so very helpful. Much appreciated.
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24 May 2019 08:05 #208855
by Lambert
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One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Replied by Lambert on topic Mild 'Preventative' Off-roading Mods for Gen 4
I have a spreader bar somewhere for a defender for this very reason. The pull is square off the recovery points and is then trying to crush a 5mm wall bit of box section steel. It would only be a problem if the chains between the recovery points and bar snapped as their would then be a big bit of metal in flight but that is what 20tonne chain is for.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
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24 May 2019 09:31 #208862
by Soeley
That is one of the reasons I was thinking towbar as it bolts to the chassis rails, I suppose the best solution would be recovery points welded to the tow bar bracket?
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Replied by Soeley on topic Mild 'Preventative' Off-roading Mods for Gen 4
AlexK wrote:
Guy 2 wrote: I wasn't intending to fit a tow bar - so two recovery points, using a proper strop between them, halves the strain (more or less)?
Be careful when using a bridle - it creates a sideways crushing load on the recovery points that they may not have been designed for.
That is one of the reasons I was thinking towbar as it bolts to the chassis rails, I suppose the best solution would be recovery points welded to the tow bar bracket?
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