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Thanks Brett, I think I will install the new guard on the front side of the tow hitch which will make it approx 4" in front of the rear of the coach.

Brett, Thanks for your response and it made me think about the information I had included in my previous post, so I went to my coach and took some measurements, The 96" guard is 95" behind the wheels and approx 14" from the rear of the coach, more or less directly under the rear radiator. My thoughts for the replacement guard is to install on the tow hitch brackets. Would this change your comments regarding improving the air flow? Derek

This is a pretty old topic (2010) But I have a query. I have a 2011 Damon Astoria which has the 96" guard located just behind the rear wheels. When boarding a ferry the guard was damaged - support bar & rubber buckled. Repaired & reinstalled but now the rubber is tearing away from the metal support and I have been thinking about replacing it with a guard mounted near the rear of the coach, but on a trip recently, through the Rockies, my engine overheated a few times so I'm wondering if the guard also acts as a deflector to direct cooling air to the engine compartment/radiator and if the new guard has to be installed in the current location. Any advice will be appreciated.