Thread: Alloy bullbar for Defender

Why ali, no where near as strong. If you have a animal strike the ali one will fold up.

Originally Posted by lambrover

Why ali, no where near as strong. If you have a animal strike the ali one will fold up.

what he said.

i don't think you can past an arb bar.

ally can be as strong or stronger, depends on how its made and what its made from.. like for like yes it will be weaker, but the 30kg beast of an ally bar i have on the deefer i reckon would hold up pretty well.

Its made from 6, 8, and 10mm plate!

Steve

But why buy Ali when you can buy steel. In order to be as strong as steel it has to be thicker so in the weight department its not that much different, A steel bar can often (not always) be repaired if bent, an ali bar no way.
Much easier to weld / modify a steel bar too.

I've got the Dolium/ Front Runner jobbie fitted. Very tidy and the curved corners make it look very close to original parts. I can recommend this bull bar to all that might be interrested.

As Benny said, the ARB one is tough as nails too, but I personally didn't like the shape of it, so I chose the FR one supplied by Opposite Lock (apparently the last stocked one in WA).

Cheers!

Originally Posted by VladTepes

But why buy Ali when you can buy steel. In order to be as strong as steel it has to be thicker so in the weight department its not that much different, A steel bar can often (not always) be repaired if bent, an ali bar no way.
Much easier to weld / modify a steel bar too.

To match the strength of steel, an alloy bar will end up at 2/3 the weight of the steel bar (from my reading). So there are weight and corrosion saving to be had.

Those maths are right but it depends what type of "strength" you mean - obviously the 2 materials have different properties.

Originally Posted by Michael2

To match the strength of steel, an alloy bar will end up at 2/3 the weight of the steel bar (from my reading). So there are weight and corrosion saving to be had.

The bullbar might not corrode, but other things will... When I removed the ally bull bar on my 110, two of the mounting bolts had corroded so much (due to electrolysis) that they snapped on removal.