<span class="highlight">stone</span> guards

Submitted: Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 16:39
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I'm looking at making my own stone guard to go on the back of my navara. Does anyone know what height it needs to be from the ground?
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Daz
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Reply By: Member - Michael P (QLD) - Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 18:29

Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 18:29
Daz,
3''-4"
Mike
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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 18:41

Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 18:41
Depends on how much you load it I made one for the Cruiser It looked great till I hooked the van on and had to cut about 4" off it.

One word of warning.

Using tyre sensors I noticed when I had it on my back tyres heated up over 20deg above normal.

Stopped and took it off and they went back to what was normal temp for towing.

Have seen on other forums that some had cooked diffs using these.

Depends where you mount them I guess.

Mine was forward of the towbar by about 6" and so prevented a flow through of the air under the vehicle
A Friend has Rocktamers mounted on the tongue of his hitch and so far his diff is still going

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Reply By: Motherhen - Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 19:22

Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 19:22
Hi Daz

Check they clear the ground well when your Navara is fully loaded and you are in it. Just my husband getting into the drivers seat made the difference with our Patrol. As said, leave adequate gap between the guards for air flow.

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Reply By: Member - Bucky - Saturday, Dec 18, 2010 at 09:22

Saturday, Dec 18, 2010 at 09:22
Daryl
I made my own up.
Super duper wizz bang, heavy duty one.
And ended up throwing it in a dumster, at the intersection of the Gibb River Road, and the doad to Mitchell falls.

I cut out a centre piece to allow air flow around my diff pumpkin
To keep straight I used light angle iron, and a heap of galvanized bolte to attack the angle iron.

Problem
1) too heavy duty
2) mounted at rear of vehicle, just in front of rear bumper
3) continuously flicking up smashing up against rear bumper, scarring it.
4) smashed my trailer plug to bits.
5) rattled like anything in rough going... ie Canning, the Gibb River Road, and associated side tracks
6) they were free swinging, mounted off the rear tie down points, which I thought initially was good, should have solid mounted them.

In hine-sight should have brought a "Rock Tamer" ,, but $$$$ prevented me at the time.

Cheers
Bucky


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