Thread: Check rear your gravel shields.

I eyed these off when they where first mentioned...
nugget stuff home
Might have to move the purchase up the priority list.

Yep, A weak point they are. Mine on the Deefer lasted about 40thou, welded and reinforced did about another 20 before I turfed them. The Disco lasted about the same once it got on the corrugations that make up my road, Considering it had 212ks on when I got it showed just how little dirt it had seen in its life! Have not noticed any negative results without them.
Cheer Scott

PS Just noticed your link Alien, They look like what we need I had only migged large washers over mine which did not spread the stress enough!

Mine went in a scrap pile somewhere in the Kimberley in 2014. I think the ones off my old Rangie ended up in a bin in Alice Springs after carrying them half way home from the Gibb in 2001. I have not missed them.

Originally Posted by POD

Mine went in a scrap pile somewhere in the Kimberley in 2014. I think the ones off my old Rangie ended up in a bin in Alice Springs after carrying them half way home from the Gibb in 2001. I have not missed them.

Have you had excessive inside disc pad wear as result of no shields?
I've read reports, particularly if doing sand work of inner pads wearing quicker than expected.

Next job for me is to fit the Nuget Stiffies I got through BCC.

Originally Posted by POD

Mine went in a scrap pile somewhere in the Kimberley in 2014. I think the ones off my old Rangie ended up in a bin in Alice Springs after carrying them half way home from the Gibb in 2001. I have not missed them.

I'm tempted to ditch the front ones on the RRS. I don't know why but the front right picks up dirt and stones and then squeals everytime I look at a gravel road. Mechanic swears everything is as it should be.

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Mine have long been in the bin.

Originally Posted by alien

Have you had excessive inside disc pad wear as result of no shields?
I've read reports, particularly if doing sand work of inner pads wearing quicker than expected.

I think these reports might come from those with low/negative offset wheels, where the rotor can sometimes be exposed to sand flicked up from the front wheels. On more conventional wheels you should be fine, as I have been (touch wood).

I've recently fitted Nuggets 'Stiffy's'(his sense of humour......not mine), went on as advertised and the reinforcement is considerable. Judging by the amount of offroad work Nugget's done...If it's good enough for him, it's good enuff for me!

I recommend them.

Have not noticed any increase disc pad wear since the removal. If I refit them with Nuggets bits it will only be for aesthetic reasons,