What purpose does the plastic with the sound proofing serve other than providing room for another layer of rocks and dirt on top of the factory skid? Is this something I can just leave out when I put it back on. I find myself pondering its necessity every time I change the front diff fluid.

Thanks
Jeremy

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2005 CRD 75,000 miles
Various mods, I just fix it till it breaks.
The rest of the fleet:
85 F250 6.9 Diesel 250,000 miles
82 Mercedes 240D 330,000 miles
81 Mercedes 240D 285,000 miles
My kids think gas is only for lawn equipment!

I ponder the same thing,yet I still add that plastic dirt holder thingie back to my skid everytime I drop it.

Is this to protect the cv's from foreign objects?I don't know....

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Bub
06 Inop Edition CRD Silver
06 Inop Edition CRD Green

Well, I left it out this time...

We'll see if it makes a difference.

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2005 CRD 75,000 miles
Various mods, I just fix it till it breaks.
The rest of the fleet:
85 F250 6.9 Diesel 250,000 miles
82 Mercedes 240D 330,000 miles
81 Mercedes 240D 285,000 miles
My kids think gas is only for lawn equipment!

???? Pictures?

It's just a flimsy plastic/fabric insert in the normal KJ skid. Mine got snagged and a little torn on some rocks and was just collecting dirt otherwise. I took the sections apart to clean them with the hose and "forgot" to put that part back. It might offer protection from dirty looks and possibly paint-balls shot at your cv joints, but that's about it.

Dan

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2005 Silver CRD Limited
245/75R16 GoodYear Duratracs
Fumoto drain | ProVent CCV Filter
Stanadyne FM100 filter | Cummins fuel pump
GDE Eco | SEGR | BoulderBars | FrankenLift | Frankenskids