oilfield_trash said:
Got my DSBP final drive guard installed.
How is this piece not akin to the skid plates that bolt directly to the engine sump? Are we not taking any impact forces and channeling them to the bolts that attach directly to the FD?
Have there been any documented Tenere FD failures due to impact from terrain or objects?
As many here are aware, I have a propensity for regularly taking my Tenere (aka TBDBITW) into all kinds of rough terrain but I have never had any issue whatsoever. Something like this "might" be useful but I have an aversion to extra weight that adds superfluous benefit.