Does the engine skid make the KJ noisier inside?

Crazygade · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2007 5:42 pm

Installed my engine skid and the same day when accelerating it hums or makes a sound of loose exaust. Thought it was the Revos on the pavement but then I remembered reading that inside noise is louder with skids? Anybody notice this? :?:

jerbacher · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2007 5:45 pm

I've always had an engine skid on mine. But, when I put the tranny skid on it added a bit of noise. Then, it got bent and hit the exhause becuase it doesnt fit my 02 quite right. Then it made a lot of noise... then I hit it with a hammer....

carroll952 · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2007 5:46 pm

Crazygade wrote:

Installed my engine skid and the same day when accelerating it hums or makes a sound of loose exaust. Thought it was the Revos on the pavement but then I remembered reading that inside noise is louder with skids? Anybody notice this? :?:

I haven't noticed, had my engine skid off for a week and there was no difference. Sounds like some of the bolts might be a little loose. I did run with only two bolts on the tranny skid for a couple hours (after I took the engine skid off) and that rattled like crazy. Once I put the two bolts back in I noticed no more rattles or noise. Now I have no experience riding in a KJ with no skids at all, only have had the engine skid off.

With all of my skids on and the bolts tight I have no sounds like what you are experiencing.

Justin

Crazygade · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2007 5:50 pm

JON

BFH always works! :lol:

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2007 8:14 pm

I don't know if it's a CRD thing but mine has some sound deadening on top of the Engine skid.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2007 9:06 pm

Its a possibility.

Wonder when I broke 5k?!?! I missed it!

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2007 9:44 pm

No refunds. :wink:

Seriously, check if it's loose, or if it's touching the bottom of the diff. That noise was how my original always let me know it needed the BFH but that was after getting bent! I never tried mounting that so I dont know how close it comes but I do know once they touch, you hear it. The mopar tranny skid makes noise if the exhaust touches it too.

spencevans · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 12:33 am

I just took mine off to paint it and it didn't get any quieter.

corwyyn · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 3:11 am

Engine skid doesn't do much, but like Jon mentioned above the tranny skid will definitely reflect some noise back up to the cab, especially after landing hard on a rock

Signcutter21 · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 4:08 am

your jeep make noises? hmm strange...better send it to the dealership.

seriously, didn't notice noise w/ or w/o engine skid, but a bent transmission skid on exaust makes a heck of a rattle. had to grind down part of my SuperSkid.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 10:21 am

Why are you guys just soo hard on your skids...?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 10:27 am

FastTRX wrote:

Why are you guys just soo hard on your skids...?

Stupid boulders :lol:

! Bent the heck out of my Skid Row tranny skid and the exhaust rattled like no tomorrow on it,took the weight of my KJ on it(the skid was proped up agaist a curb) and a 10lbs sledge to bend it back.I've had no noises beside that with or without my skids on(all 4 of them).

Crazygade · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 11:01 am

Maybe its the Revos. They seem to be humming on the highway... Maybe I did not notice this at first since I was so stoked on getting them! Could a mis-alignment cause ''vibration humming'' upon acceleration? I ask this because this morning I drove it and I can definately feel vibration in the steering wheel when accelerating... maybe just another imaginary Jeep noise.... as long as its not a driveshaft or something big?!?! :wink:

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

what pressure are you running in them?

Crazygade · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 11:24 am

I think they are at 34 lbs

They do have what I consider a ''flat'' appearance...

FastTRX · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 11:31 am

tjkj2002 wrote:

FastTRX wrote:

Why are you guys just soo hard on your skids...?

Stupid boulders :lol:

! Bent the heck out of my Skid Row tranny skid and the exhaust rattled like no tomorrow on it,took the weight of my KJ on it(the skid was proped up agaist a curb) and a 10lbs sledge to bend it back.I've had no noises beside that with or without my skids on(all 4 of them).

ohh...thats what does it! :lol:

They have a tendency of sneaking up on ya when you don't know it...

Stupid speed bumps and parking blocks get me everytime when I go to the mall....

Crazygade...tires might be due for a change?

Crazygade · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 11:33 am

New tires! 400 kms on them!

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 11:37 am

Crazygade wrote:

New tires! 400 kms on them!

Maybe a alignment check or a rebalance of the tires is due.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 11:38 am

Crazygade wrote:

New tires! 400 kms on them!

Maybe you're just not quite acquainted with them yet....

The KJ makes alot of wierd noises. Mine sort of whistles like a turbo...come to find out its the air intake making the sound. I guess it's shaped in a way that it makes a noise. It's a cool sound...just didn't know what it was when I first got my Jeep.

corwyyn · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2007 1:26 pm

FastTRX wrote:

Mine sort of whistles like a turbo...come to find out its the air intake making the sound.

Are you sure you don't have a vacuum hose loose under the hood? I went to do some maintenance on mine a few weeks back and started hearing a sound like that, come to find out I knocked a vacuum line loose. Put it back on and no more noise...

OK, back tot he topic.

Does the engine skid make the KJ noisier inside?

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