AJTorris
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Are they worth having or not? I recently aquired a 2 door that has the front skid plate and a gas tank skid plate. I am putting the gas tank one on but is the front one worth having or not?
Are they worth having or not? I recently aquired a 2 door that has the front skid plate and a gas tank skid plate. I am putting the gas tank one on but is the front one worth having or not?
this can be a nice feature since it also tends to catch hardware that would have otherwise taken a Murphy bounce into the grassit does collect anythin your motor's douching
Well im at about 6.5 inches of lift on the front. I was reading somewhere that you can make a spacer for them for the lifts. Also that you can weld a bar across them to reinforce them. I think im gonna give it a try.
I'm still waiting to get hardware to mount it. I know there was a thread with the diagram but haven't got around to it yet. I'm hoping to just use bolts as I don't have the felt under cover deal and shouldn't need the studs.
Then perhaps, your questions should have been posted in Modified Tech since you no longer have an OEM machine. I'm not splitting hairs here. The effectiveness of the front skid plate decreases as you go further away from the stock configuration. As I said, even lifted, the front skid plate will protect the engine vitals up front, but it will no longer protect your steering linkages because it will be too high for the plate to hit first.
Ron
I like what winkomosis did in this thread: http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=999756&page=3
I saw that, I wouldn't know where to begin making the U channel and I don't have anything to cut bolts down with either. I was hoping to just buy a hand full of proper nuts/bolts and make it go. :attom:
Could be wrong, but if the job/problem/project is OEM related, then it belongs in OEM. :wave:
I saw that, I wouldn't know where to begin making the U channel and I don't have anything to cut bolts down with either. I was hoping to just buy a hand full of proper nuts/bolts and make it go. :attom:
Could be wrong, but if the job/problem/project is OEM related, then it belongs in OEM. :wave:
The factory front "skid" is more of a shield. The material isn't very thick.