This is why skid plates should be your first mod

ajohns1288 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:38 pm

Learn from my bonehead mistake :banghead:

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Last week I had gone to a storage lot for work and parked right in front of a barricade. A few hours later I was in a hurry to leave and the exit happened to be right in front of me. I was too close to the barricade to see it from the driver seat and lost situational awareness, so I decided to drive straight to the exit, forgetting about the barricade in my way.

By the time I realized something wasn't right, my front had already popped up on top of the barricade and then slammed down, grinding on my skid plates. I ended up high centered and called a tow truck to help get it recovered. After it was pulled off, the only problem was the exhaust crossover would ground out on the bent trans skid at high RPMs. A new trans skid and a few coats of paint later, no one will be the wiser. :JEEPIN:

lfhoward · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:51 pm

Wow, so glad you had them installed! This could happen to anyone. Or a metal object could fall off of a cement mixer in front of you on the interstate (seen it happen). Skid plates are a good investment, and are not just for wheeling.

Info on adding skid plates can be found here:
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=69504

LKWJeeper · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:07 am

OK this will be on my next list of things to get.

12KK SFD · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:31 am

Glad to know these skids are pretty durable. More than once I've nailed a rock or bottomed out on a trail and have been very thankful I have them.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:58 am

Hats off to you for sharing this. I think most would be embarrassed to show this.
Good to know they probably saved you, too.

This is why skid plates should be your first mod

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