Skid Plate Mods

rubigade · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:40 am

Uhh.. No, but I can get some tomorrow. I just found some brackets in my garage I'd bought several months ago, and bent 'em into a U and mounted 'em. I actually was able to manipulate the inner fender and used the brackets to both keep the bumper tight and pull the inner fender away from the radius of the tires when I turn either way.
I'll post 'em tomorrow if I can.

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:25 pm

just wondering if you got those pics yet...???

rubigade · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:34 pm

Hey Rip,
What's up? Actually I do but I forgot to download them to my site. They're pretty simple. I'll try to put 'em on tonight.
I'm pretty pumped. I just ordered my rear ARB locker, on board (portable) compressor and Powertank!! Cant wait.
Matt

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:36 pm

sweet! thanks for the help man. as soon as i get out college for the summer i will be hakin' up the front bumper!!!

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:32 am

still waiting... lol just wondering if you got those pics up yet! i can not wait... just a week and a half and then the cutting party will begin!!!

callaway · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:57 pm

Not really sure if I strengthened it or weakened it, but it was fun to do

I sandblasted what was left of the finish off the skid, cut my angle iron (1/4" thick x 1 "wide) to length, sandblasted them, welded them to the skid and then sandblasted the whole thing again. The welds arn't the best, but they hold.

the skid was already bent (it looks too clean to be a rock dent... factory bent?) so the outside runner on one side is shorter than the other.

primed and painted

I maybe lost 1/8" of clearance on the skid itself, and ~ 2.5" after the shim...

before...

after...

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:03 pm

callaway wrote:

Not really sure if I strengthened it or weakened it, but it was fun to do

I sandblasted what was left of the finish off the skid, cut my angle iron (1/4" thick x 1 "wide) to length, sandblasted them, welded them to the skid and then sandblasted the whole thing again. The welds arn't the best, but they hold.

the skid was already bent (it looks too clean to be a rock dent... factory bent?) so the outside runner on one side is shorter than the other.

I maybe lost 1/8" of clearance...

Not to critisize but not having good welds(in the last pic) just made the mod useless(one good hit and bye-bye tranny pan).Good idea,just get better welds and you'll be set.The other welds look good.

callaway · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:33 pm

those angled pieces are at the rear of the skid, so if they take a hard hit and move its ok

the welds holding the angle iron to the skid are solid

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:54 pm

Love the mods. Reminds me of the new knife set I bought the wife. I'm lucky I didnt have those mods when mine failed or my tranny valve body probably would have been toast. Good Luck with it.

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