what is this on my subaru 1990 brumby?

ive seen them on leones 2. its that steel bit that hangs down. wat is it used for? every one ive seen has been bent and damaged from the movement from that bar in the pics ( sway bar? or something)

is that bit needed or can it be cut off?

I think it's just a debris deflector.

Mine are all bent up from the constant changing of axles.

Overspray.

i call that a fender sincer your outer fender mia. i always wondered what they were for too, they are in the way on changing our the axles, and they are sort of similar to the axle mudlflaps on the back......but they don't have a purpose i now of.

splash guard, should be pointing straight down.

so it should be fine to cut them off?

you could cut them off, but I would just bend it straight. The engineers put it there for a reason. If it breaks off though... eh no biggie