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Author:  JeepinMaxx [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Rusty's Skids Install
Installed the Rusty's gas tank skid and a rear hitch. Also sand blasted re-painted and re-installed Rusty's rock rails.. The gas tank skid is pretty beefy. It fit perfect. You have to remove the factory tow hook (now for sale). One great tip I got was to run a 12mm x 1.75 tap through all of the mounting holes 1st to clean the threads. That way I was able to finger tighten all the bolts


I'll post a few pics:

Here's Rusty's rock rails after six years of abuse!

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After sand blasting and priming

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The new skid:

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Mounting points on the drivers side (notice the close fit of the hitch and the skid plate)

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Installed (the ATV jack works great for this job - also notice the wheels are off the ground and the skid is supporting all the weight...)

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Author:  john jr [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:18 pm ]
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Looks good
Author:  Jeepjeepster [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:50 pm ]
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Looks nice.

Be careful with that hitch. Since it doesnt use all 6 mounting points I would tow anything close to 5k with it.
Author:  JeepinMaxx [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:14 pm ]
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Jeepjeepster wrote:
Looks nice.

Be careful with that hitch. Since it doesnt use all 6 mounting points I would tow anything close to 5k with it.


Thanks for the advice - mostly plan on it as a recovery point for now. If/when I ever buy a camper I'll get a bigger hitch!

Also only had grade 8.8 bolts available locally - I need to replace them some 10.9's :oops:
Author:  jsc7002 [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:23 pm ]
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JeepinMaxx wrote:
Jeepjeepster wrote:
Looks nice.

Be careful with that hitch. Since it doesnt use all 6 mounting points I would tow anything close to 5k with it.


Thanks for the advice - mostly plan on it as a recovery point for now. If/when I ever buy a camper I'll get a bigger hitch!

Also only had grade 8.8 bolts available locally - I need to replace them some 10.9's :oops:


thats what i noticed! :wink: you would really want to replace them before you tow or do recovery
Author:  BeepBeepJeepJeep [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:05 pm ]
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That skid plate is huge
Author:  JeepinMaxx [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:58 pm ]
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BeepBeepJeepJeep wrote:
That skid plate is huge


It just fits around the tank / not too much ground clearance loss
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