Skid Plates

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

OK. I'm ordering either my rockrails or skid plates this weekend. I have the 02 without the offroad package. Im looking here at their skidplates.

http://jparts.com/index.php?manufacture ... 4d811dda2c

Is the engine skid plate the one that came standard on all 02s? I know I have one at the front, I'm just not sure if thats the name for it. Also, some of them say 05-06. Is there really a difference? I refuse to take the KJ out again until I get armored, so...

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:30 pm

desertkj wrote:

Is the engine skid plate the one that came standard on all 02s? I know I have one at the front, I'm just not sure if thats the name for it.

Yes, it's the same.

desertkj wrote:

Also, some of them say 05-06. Is there really a difference?

They all fit the 2002. No difference.

jason thompson · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:58 pm

Yes there is a differance I do know that if it says '02-'06 then it will fit but if it says '05-'06 it will not fit
and do not waste your money on the trans skid it will bend on the first twig that hits it
I built my own trans skid for cheep and I like it I bought the factory x-fer case skid and front and gas tank skids from the dealer
I do not think I would buy one that is no labeled for an '02 cause 99% it will not fit

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

Well. This website only has one skidplate that works for my application then. Does anybody know where I can find all the skidplates at the same place for a decent price? I would prefer to use a reputable vendor and not EBay. I'm also on a tight budget, so skids like the Kilby are out for now.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:00 pm

desertkj wrote:

Well. This website only has one skidplate that works for my application then. Does anybody know where I can find all the skidplates at the same place for a decent price? I would prefer to use a reputable vendor and not EBay. I'm also on a tight budget, so skids like the Kilby are out for now.

The transfer skid and gas tank skid should work. I have the tcase skid for the 2004 libby and have one hole that didnt line up. All you have to do is drill a hole in the cross member. Idk if the tranny skid will work with the different cross member. (02's have different tranny. :wink:

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

oh yeah, i forgot about the different tranny.

pixeldzn · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:31 pm

An '05-'06 transmission skid will fit all years, but you will have to sandwich the front under the engine skid and grind off a couple tabs. I gave mattnmette my mopar tranny skid and it was a 30 min install including the grinding. It is def. not as beefy as an All J Super Skid or similar, but it is definitely better than having nothing there and isn't that expensive to use it as an intermediate solution until you can afford better.

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

pixeldzn wrote:

An '05-'06 transmission skid will fit all years, but you will have to sandwich the front under the engine skid and grind off a couple tabs. I gave mattnmette my mopar tranny skid and it was a 30 min install including the grinding. It is def. not as beefy as an All J Super Skid or similar, but it is definitely better than having nothing there and isn't that expensive to use it as an intermediate solution until you can afford better.

So basically they can all be retrofitted to fit an 02 is what you're saying? I definitely know that it wont be as strong, but I'd rather a cheap skid take the brunt of a hit, than my tranny. ANd also, by transmission skid, is it the same thing as what the websites have been calling t-case skids? I know the transfer case and the transmission are two very different things, but does the one skid cover both?

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:48 pm

There ya go. :wink:

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

AHHHH! OK. I get it now. Thanks. I'm very new to this (some of my recent projects have ended in catastrophic failure hence the broken door handle). The grinding and that isn't gonna take a master fabricator to do is it?

jason thompson · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:57 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

There ya go. :wink:

that trans skid is not all up in your exaust pipe?
when we put one just like that on nolakj's jeep it would not go on with out hitting the pipe real real bad

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:59 pm

I didnt do any grinding, I was kinda wondering what he was talking about? There are 2 tabs on the front of the tranny skid that go into holes on the engine cross member to hold it while you bolt it up. Only the 05-06 libbys have the holes so all you need to do is bend them up. You will however need to drill 2 holes in the tranny/tcase crossmember. I believe the bolts I got were 3/4 2.5in grade 8 bolts and locking nuts. Can anyone chime in and make sure its 3/4 2.5in bolts? :wink:

Its very hard to get under there and drill these holes. I ended up sitting the drill on the floor jack and made a drill press, worked very good!

Edit: Jason, it doesnt hit the exahust pipe at all. Is his an 04 libby?

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

Oh, OK. I'm getting it now. All I knew before was that I needed skid plates, and I wasnt paying the dealer to get them. So I can get them off the original jparts.com page I was at and just ignore the 05-06 designations.

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:04 pm

jason thompson wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

There ya go. :wink:

that trans skid is not all up in your exaust pipe?
when we put one just like that on nolakj's jeep it would not go on with out hitting the pipe real real bad

I had to pound mine down A LOT! I also used a few thick washers to space the skid down a bit. Mostly pounding it down with a hammer worked though.

-Nick

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:23 pm

Well, desertkj, I guess you have alittle more work cut out for ya. You can just washers and beat it down like said. Using washers would be much easier, but you loose ground clearance. :wink:

jason thompson · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:03 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Edit: Jason, it doesnt hit the exahust pipe at all. Is his an 04 libby?

no it is an '03 that may be why

oh yeah and now after about 3 rides is bent so bad that he can not get it back strait
Hey travis do you have pics of that skid I am talking about?

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:30 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Well, desertkj, I guess you have alittle more work cut out for ya. You can just washers and beat it down like said. Using washers would be much easier, but you loose ground clearance. :wink:

Well i tried using just washers but that didnt clear it enought an it rattled. I had to take it off and pound it down.

-Nick

nolakj · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:00 pm

jason thompson wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Edit: Jason, it doesnt hit the exahust pipe at all. Is his an 04 libby?

no it is an '03 that may be why

oh yeah and now after about 3 rides is bent so bad that he can not get it back strait
Hey travis do you have pics of that skid I am talking about?

Yep. Cheesy cameraphone pics but...

jason thompson · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 6:12 pm

nolakj wrote:

jason thompson wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Edit: Jason, it doesnt hit the exahust pipe at all. Is his an 04 libby?

no it is an '03 that may be why

oh yeah and now after about 3 rides is bent so bad that he can not get it back strait
Hey travis do you have pics of that skid I am talking about?

Yep. Cheesy cameraphone pics but...

You were susposed to be working when this was posted :wink:

Matt400 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:28 am

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Idk if the tranny skid will work with the different cross member. (02's have different tranny.

Didn't they switch in 03?
Mine is an 03 and has the 45RFE transmission. The fuel tank and transfer skid fit but the other 2 skids I have not mounted yet cuz they don't look right.

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