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THERE are relatively few upgrades you can do to a Land Rover that benefit its use overall. Most are focused on improving capability in one area, but then others suffer slightly as a result. Mud-terrain tyres, for example, look great and will boost off-road prowess, but they can sap fuel economy and handling on the road can suffer.
Happily, modifications do exist that offer benefits in more areas than one, and rock sliders are a great example. By fitting tough steel rails outboard and underneath the sills of a Land Rover, they offer excellent protection to the softer metal behind when navigating tough terrain, warding off rocks and stumps. Sliders with protruding ‘tree bars’, such as these new ones from Terrafirma, can also prevent car park biffs from shopping trolleys and car doors. The tree bars can also be used as a side step for jumping in and out and aiding access to the roof rack, if fitted.
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