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PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:55 pm 
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looking for a new project and was wondering if anybody has made their own skid plates? pictures please
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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:38 am 
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Yes but no pics.


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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:39 pm 
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trans skid but no pics

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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:48 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:03 am 
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I'm just curious how well your skid plates are holding up made out of signs I was thinking about doing it as well?

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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:40 am 
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Street signs would not hold up if you hit any rocks at all
They are made to be lightweight and thin for a reason
I used one for a bumper to front skid but that was only to keep mud and sand out of the front skid

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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:08 am 
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If you are going to use aluminum, ¼" to ⅜" is your best bet.
That's plenty strong enough and will take a beating.
But for the price, steel is way less expensive, just heavier.


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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:48 pm 
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Ryn7 wrote:
If you are going to use aluminum, ¼" to ⅜" is your best bet.
That's plenty strong enough and will take a beating.
But for the price, steel is way less expensive, just heavier.

Must be atleast 3/8" and structural aluminum to offer any protection. Very expensive and even more expensive to repair (even wire/stick for welding is more expensive) once smacked hard enough to make the same product made out of steel laugh.
Not my :2cents: , just what I know from using/repairing both materials in the hd truck/trailer field of play. :wink:


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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:29 am 
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BugginKJ wrote:
Ryn7 wrote:
If you are going to use aluminum, ¼" to ⅜" is your best bet.
That's plenty strong enough and will take a beating.
But for the price, steel is way less expensive, just heavier.

Must be atleast 3/8" and structural aluminum to offer any protection. Very expensive and even more expensive to repair (even wire/stick for welding is more expensive) once smacked hard enough to make the same product made out of steel laugh.
Not my :2cents: , just what I know from using/repairing both materials in the hd truck/trailer field of play. :wink:



I've used Dural 7075 T6 aluminum (or something like that! Don't remember really!) for skid plates on my classic mini for years and they have held up well.
Finally sold them and now they are on another Rally Mini/Ice racer.


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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:40 pm 
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apples and oranges .................


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 Post subject: Re: skid plates
PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:08 pm 
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BugginKJ wrote:
apples and oranges .................


Huh?

Rally cars take more of a beating than most 4X4's see.
And rocks hit skid plates harder at 70+ mph than when wheeling off road at 5-10 mph.
So really it is apples to apples!
Plenty of folks here wheel with 3/8" aluminum skids and they work well.

But whatever...


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