dsm tuner
08-30-2006, 09:42 PM
i just bought an 06 x and i was looking to do some armor upgrades...any websites out there with a good variety of stuff...i seem to run into sites that only have a couple things.
looking for:
bumper guards , side steps or sliders, just anything really for an agressive look.
all help is apprieciated.
Anthony
08-31-2006, 07:56 AM
Are you planning on offroading at all? If so, you brushgaurds/grill gaurds are usually a not a great idea. They will be more of a hinderance than 'armor.' As a matter of fact, whether your are on road or offroad, if you are in a collision, those brush guards and bumper gaurds tend to do more damage to your vehicle than would have occurred if you DIDN'T have them. They also hang lower than your stock bumper, so they limit your approach angle, which means that you won't be able to get over or through obstacles that a stock truck will have no problem with.
If its true armor you want, then you'd be better off getting replacement bumpers that won't crumple in an impact, give you better approach and departure angles, and you can mount a winch on them.
As for sliders or steps - Steps are the same story as brush gaurds offroad, but there are a couple of types of sliders available.
Most people (myself included) prefer the stuff at Shrockworks. http://www.shrockworks.com They do bumpers, sliders, and skidplates.