Which Mopar skids for '03 Liberty?

Video Guy · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:30 pm

Looks like there's no transfer case or transmission skid avaiable through Mopar, but I thought my dealer told me the ones for 2004-2007 models would fit. What are you '03 owners using?

(Please don't rehash how flimsy the Mopar skids can be. I know there's better out there, but I'm on a tight modding budget.)

T.J.

priell3 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:03 pm

Jparts.com lists the available skid plates.

Engine and gas tank skids fit all years.

The transmission skid is listed for later years, but I and a few others have had it installed on our '03s with some modification.

Don't know about the transfer case skid.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:36 pm

I have the tranny skid on mine, all I had to do was drill a hole in my tcase cross member. Ive heard that on the 03's, the exhaust gets in the way and you need to add spacers(washers) and beat some of the skid flat so it doesnt hit it. You may also need to drill a hole for the tcase skid. One of mine on my 04 didnt line up, I didnt even bother with it. :wink:

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:24 pm

Mine's an 03.

Mopar front suspension skid

All J super skid for the tranny

Mopar transfer case skid

Mopar gas skid

The gas skid has been switched to a Kilby. The Mopar one was totally worth it for the price, it's just not too hard to bend.

Let me know if you'd like any of the pictures larger or anything.

jason thompson · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:03 pm

We have the 3 "OE" skids for the '03 and a "Jason" skid for the trans
I know that we put the trans skid on nolakj's '03 sport and for all the trouble I would recomend against it

I know that you dont want to hear about how weak the factory skids are but I think they should last more than one ride
as far as the ones we got 3 or 4 rides and not a dent on the trans skid the other 3 (x-fer case fuel tank and engine) nothing but some scraches
and we have been wheelin several times on them
We put the trans on cause the trails started to get harder :wink:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:57 pm

My front skid is the only skid that has been beaten bad. No dents, but it scratched up really good. The tcase skid has one big scratch on it, but nothing would of been hit if the skid wouldnt of been there.

alljeep · **Posted:** Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:43 am

Jeepjeepster wrote:

I have the tranny skid on mine, all I had to do was drill a hole in my tcase cross member. Ive heard that on the 03's, the exhaust gets in the way and you need to add spacers(washers) and beat some of the skid flat so it doesnt hit it. You may also need to drill a hole for the tcase skid. One of mine on my 04 didnt line up, I didnt even bother with it. :wink:

Yeah, don't worry about drilling holes. I have the tranny skid on my '05 and the cheap nutzert used to hold it in broke - I ended up drilling the cross member anyway to hold it on for good...

As for the transfer case skid, without it, I would have trashed my t-case the first time out. I came down hard on a submerged rock in a creek bed and put a large dent/scare in the dead center of that skid.....

nolakj · **Posted:** Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:46 pm

Unless you're only doing very light wheeling, pass on the MOPAR tranny skid. Especially if you have an 03'. It bringeth the suck!!!

Bodin · **Posted:** Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:27 pm

I got a Mopar trans skid plate for my '03 (I think it is the '04 -06 skid plate)......spent hours; drilling holes in skid, grinding down the skid to clear the exhaust pipe so it would fit without washers. It worked....but I don't think it is worth the effort considering All J's and Skid Row has stronger skids that they say fit the '03. For now I'll keep modified Mopar...but at some point I would like to get a better one. But it is do-able.

Video Guy · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:50 am

Can anybody provide part numbers for the six bolts needed to attach the Mopar fuel tank skid? I think I'll only need four since two of my rear tow hook bolts also secure one corner of the fuel tank skid.

T.J.

ratmloud · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:38 am

with the super skid 1 on the 2003 libby does it protect the transfer case? or do you run the mopar transfer case skid also?

I thought it did?

Video Guy · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:44 am

Video Guy wrote:

Can anybody provide part numbers for the six bolts needed to attach the Mopar fuel tank skid? I think I'll only need four since two of my rear tow hook bolts also secure one corner of the fuel tank skid.

T.J.

Bumping up to get this question answered.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:10 am

If you get the skid from mopar it will come with them. I already had them since I had a hitch but its nice to have some spares around..

Video Guy · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:47 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

If you get the skid from mopar it will come with them. I already had them since I had a hitch but its nice to have some spares around..

I wanna buy a used one that doesn't come with the bolts.

Bakerkj · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:54 pm

Did you try taking the bolts you have to the hardware store to find a match?

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:11 pm

Quote:

with the super skid 1 on the 2003 libby does it protect the transfer case? or do you run the mopar transfer case skid also?

I run them both. The SuperSkid comes right up to the transfer skid.

Which Mopar skids for '03 Liberty?

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