jimnybits front diff guard

Is it a good idea to protect the diff? I have no idea how strong they are.

Most people seem to say that jimny diffs are strong and do not need extra protection.

Also a lot of people are not wanting to lose any ground clearance.

My jim is now my daily driver, so am wanting to protect things a bit more.

For me, my main concern is when driving through rocky streams etc as you do not see what is underneath!

Some people say that a guard will act as a skid, enabling the diff to slide over objects it might have got stuck on before.

I think if you can live with the loss of clearance, which is minimal, it is a good idea

I lost a whole quarter of an inch!

www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum?view=to...8&id=53695&start=384

As Rus from JimnyBits said to me, their design brief was to keep it the same height as the bottom of the radius arms -

So your keeping it then Dave??!!! :woohoo: :silly: :woohoo:

The diff pumpkin cap is thin as paper and dents quite easily so yes even for the mild of off road driving irs a good idea. I dont like the idea of having a big scoop just for carrying mud though lol.
I personally think just the weld on strip is plenty.
My biggest concern would be continued hits to the diff guard would result in damaged radius arm bolts.

Rockwatt wrote: The diff pumpkin cap is thin as paper and dents quite easily so yes even for the mild of off road driving irs a good idea. I dont like the idea of having a big scoop just for carrying mud though lol.
I personally think just the weld on strip is plenty.
My biggest concern would be continued hits to the diff guard would result in damaged radius arm bolts.

Who sells the weld on strip, I haven't seen those?