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The stock guards are formed in a "U" shape, and both points of the "U" contact the rim. It's completely supported, and so a rock hitting anywhere has to crush the "U". So it's an arch, and is pretty strong.
With a flat metal plate that is only supported at the standoffs, you have a bridge...
That's not as good of an idea in this case, where it would only supported by the standoffs. On rockcrawlers, the ring sits against the rim, and the rim supports it. You would have to make these really thick to take the abuse from rocks.
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