Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 This weekend will see me stripping and replacing my old axle casing. This is a left over from Comp Safari days, the axle casing is tubed with 10mm CDs lathed down to be a snug fit, shoved up (ooer) inside both tubes and welded both ends, this was to stop the casing flexing / bending on "Impact" landings - did the job. The diff pan had a selection of bits of 6mm plate welded onto the bottom aqnd the face of 3/4 of the pan itself, again for diff pan protection, a work of art but a HUGE amount of time to do, I may repair the casing - or I may not time will tell....but I have now a brand spanking genuine new and unused 'ABS Casing', which is going on the 90, .... frankly when I did all the above near 20 yrs ago there were no options for a diff protector, .....and now there are loads. Rather than spend hours 'fabricating' something inc cutting off the pan and welding on a HD one - which seems a tad mad on a brand new casing and a load of work - so - I would rather for a few quid buy an off the shelf one but which ? so, What diff pan protector(s) do you have ? Good points ? Bad points ? Or ..............if now you were buying a new one again, .............which one / what you you buy .....and why ? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrode Finger Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Dunno if it will be anygood, cos its still sat on the dining room floor but i purchased QT diff guards, basically cos they wrapped around a normal diff in the same manner as a salisbury guard does. I know several other shires bods have them also! Dont know if that helps or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I use the QT diff guards, the rear rock slider guard is particularly good at ensuring the the diff doesn't get hooked up on rocks/stumps and slides over them. Protection of the pan may not be as good as with the simple pan type guards, although the new style QT ones wrap around the pan a a bit more. North Off Road offer a bolt on pan style diff guard combined with the wrap around of the QT guards, best of both worlds, maybe? Only drawback of these wrap around type is the slight loss of ground clearance under the diff, but that's worth it IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I have a QT slider one on the rear of the disco. It works well, and is very easy to fit (even after it has been sat on a few times) although it does lose you about 10 -12mm of ground clearence. Personally, if I was building an axle from an empty casing outwards, I would put the effort in to replace the diff pan with a Drain Cap (as per BBC's thread a while ago) - it is neater, stronger, and dosn't lose you any ground clearence. It also does not fill up with mud, and make changing diffs even more miserable... just my thoughts. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I have a QT slider one on the rear of the disco.It works well, and is very easy to fit (even after it has been sat on a few times) although it does lose you about 10 -12mm of ground clearence. Personally, if I was building an axle from an empty casing outwards, I would put the effort in to replace the diff pan with a Drain Cap (as per BBC's thread a while ago) - it is neater, stronger, and dosn't lose you any ground clearence. It also does not fill up with mud, and make changing diffs even more miserable... just my thoughts. Cheers Mark Here here. HD diff pan, de-bracket and brake line protectors. It's not massive work for a man of your ability! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petergg Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I have QT one's on my 90, the rear is bent and twisted so coming off and will replace with HD pan when I find one. Any ideas to who does them? Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 I have QT one's on my 90, the rear is bent and twisted so coming off and will replace with HD pan when I find one. Any ideas to who does them?Peter Steve Parker Landrovers ! Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy2268 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Steve Parker Landrovers !Nige You could also get in touch with Paul Whiteman, or Rogue Vogue. They were offerring ready to weld on drain end caps a couple of months ago. I use QT guards front and rear, and have found them easy to fit, and clean out. Aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 You could also get in touch with Paul Whiteman, or Rogue Vogue. They were offerring ready to weld on drain end caps a couple of months ago.I use QT guards front and rear, and have found them easy to fit, and clean out. Aid. Can anyone point me at this thread re. drain end caps, I can't seem to find it Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Mo - you still want that drag link protection bar (Will W old one?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Can anyone point me at this thread re. drain end caps, I can't seem to find it Mo Just for you Mo.. Diff pan link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'm not sure this is the thread for me, what with the notion of spending money an'all! This is what I did. It is true that Paul has made 6mm thick diff pans which would do what you want if you weren't too chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Git At least thats one bit you didn't break Nice work, seems to do the trick, you'd think the open bit each side at the bottom might be vunerable, ....obviously not I may go this sort of route, ......basically I am thinking of the "Transferable" route rather than the 'having to refab a huge amount of fab work' route if it is wrecked, whereas yours is the simple option, nice and prob with a plasma tranferable maybe....too Might even "Knock up a QT Type" copy as they seem a F load of money for what they are, ....... and I'll have a spare casing to work around ................ Anyone care to post up a front side etc pic of a QT guard Pleeeease Thinking................................ Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Anyone care to post up a front side etc pic of a QT guard Pleeeease They are on my list of things to make, just a bit of 6mm cut and bent, shouldn't be too hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petergg Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 They are on my list of things to make, just a bit of 6mm cut and bent, shouldn't be too hard That looks like a rear one to me, the front I have has wings out the side and a rod protector. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 the front I have has wings out the side and a rod protector. Like this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petergg Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I use a QT on the front and a bolt-on pan cover on the rear. Reasons being is that the QT on the front adds a bit more protection to the track rod. On the rear I reasoned that I did not need the wrap-around and I wanted to protect the pan (more likely to reverse into a rock). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 James, yes please. Put it by and I'll collect when I can or get Stu to pick it up when he comes for the x-member Steve, thanks old man. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob90 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I have a spare qt guard you can foc its just gettin in my way it will only end up in my garage clearance, they only involve skips though as I have no patience to sell stuff on ebay, any how its in good nick and has all the bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 I have a spare qt guard you can foc its just gettin in my way it will only end up in my garage clearance, they only involve skips though as I have no patience to sell stuff on ebay, any how its in good nick and has all the bolts You have a PM Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I've got a Southdown one. Can't say as it's had any serious abuse yet, but it looks like it should take a fair bit. Doesn't come right up the back of the diff pan like the QT, but it's a sort of 'sled' that wraps up round the lower part of the pan. It's held by two bolts at the front and a hope round the pan with a tab and bolt at the top. Looks nice if you're after bling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Geoff - i believe Dave (Southdown) is about to bring out a new front or rear diff protector that will use the same skid plate as his latest design but also have a full covering over the crown wheel cover. it therefore gives good base protection plus has the equivalent style of a 'HD weld in' crown wheel protection plate rather than the strip that the QT ones has. A long time coming as well!!! it will be a bolt on design with the option for a front track rod support as well i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Geoff - i believe Dave (Southdown) is about to bring out a new front or rear diff protector that will use the same skid plate as his latest design but also have a full covering over the crown wheel cover. it therefore gives good base protection plus has the equivalent style of a 'HD weld in' crown wheel protection plate rather than the strip that the QT ones has. A long time coming as well!!! it will be a bolt on design with the option for a front track rod support as well i think. The old style one like I've got offers more than enough protection for my purposes - you've have to be pretty unfortunate to hit the diff pan above the guard (not impossible, I know, but sufficiently unlikely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Mo - consider it done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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