Gas Tank Skid

SunDvl · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:02 pm

Who has the best price for a gas tank skid?

Edit - I'd prefer after market (kilby's, etc).

priell3 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:11 pm

Jparts.com if you are looking for the Mopar skid.

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:12 pm

Best price? Not sure. But I recommend you either go to All-J Products or Kilby directly for the "best quality" skid available.

jpzkj · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:01 pm

Call Brad Kilby....He'll hook you up on the VERY BEST / STRONGEST gas tank skid for the KJ.

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:04 pm

Hello..... HELLO......

yep, there's a echo in here.

SunDvl · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:09 pm

I had actually contact Kilby, but they are currently out of stock. Their list price is $245 (or something close). I was wondering and/or hoping there may be some dealers that are running specials, etc.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:15 pm

Check out Rusty's skid:

http://rustysoffroad.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=JS-KJ20&Category_Code=kj_skid

$219

Rocky Road Outfitters is a lot more: $275

http://www.rocky-road.com/kjskidplate.html

Jeep Mopar skid is a great price: $115

http://www.mopar.com/m_acc_cat_part.jsp

Here's Skid Rows tank skid:

http://www.jeepinoutfitters.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=402

or

Tellico selling Skid Row for same price:

http://www.tellico4x4.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/3017_84_1333/products_id/22413

$250 for Skid Row's

Kilby Skid at "4x4 Group Buy": You have to email for price

http://www.4x4groupbuy.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=19_24&products_id=3484&osCsid=73b9f87e6c48245ed39c2245a695ca11

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:03 am

Not to knock the super-gas-tank-skids (they do look really sturdy), but has there ever been a case of the stock gas tank skid not being enough? I mean, hitting a rock so hard that it dented the skid plate *and* busted the tank in one hit?

I'm sure lots of skids get dented, but you take em off and hammer em back out again. I've never heard of a skid plate actually breaking, especially not failing in such a way as to also break the tank at the same time. I'd expect one hit to damage the skid plate, and if you didn't bang it back out, the next hit would break the tank (by hit, I mean like, HUGE hit, probably not one after another, but more like from one wheeling trip to the next).

Of course now that I say that, I should ask - has anybody actually busted a skid plate? (photos would be awesome)

jpzkj · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:09 am

"I'm sure lots of skids get dented, but you take em off and hammer em back out again.

That would be way more effort than the price differnce is worth (in my opinion).

"I had actually contact Kilby, but they are currently out of stock. "

You'll probably have to wait a while to get one of these from Kilby then.

Get what you think you need....

With a low clearance 4x4 like the KJ, armor is your best mod.

Good luck

Liberator84 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:24 am

Kilby doesn't seem to be to to bad. 245.00

~JUD

SunDvl · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:31 am

[quote="Se7enLC"] Not to knock the super-gas-tank-skids (they do look really sturdy), but has there ever been a case of the stock gas tank skid not being enough? I mean, hitting a rock so hard that it dented the skid plate *and* busted the tank in one hit? [quote]

The factory skid has open conors, which in effect leave the gas tank exposed. There are some pictures and commentary from TJ guys (I have one as well) where the guy hit a rock just right and punctured his tank. It mght be rare, but if I'm going to shell out some bucks, then why not pay more and get a substantially better skid?

chefdab · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:26 am

Quote:

The factory skid has open conors, which in effect leave the gas tank exposed.

But wouldn't any skid have to have an opening in it somewhere? You wouldn't want to go through a stream or something and get water in it without having some way for it to drain. Otherwise, your looking at a major rust problem.

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:29 am

Se7enLC · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:07 pm

02liberty wrote:

The Rusty's gas tank skid is one tough skid, well built and solid. Just my 2 cents.

Oh, I definitely don't doubt it one bit. As skid plates go, it's the best.

But I'm just saying that the Mopar fuel tank skid can be had for around $100 (about half the cost of the others). If somebody is on a tighter budget, I would think that the mopar skid provides *plenty* of protection for the average wheeler, if not more than enough.

If somebody is going out and buying a lift, tires, full skids and lockers anyway, and budget isn't a problem, then sure, go for the gold. On the other hand, spending $250 on the fuel tank skid is stopping them from buying another skid, rail, etc, I say go Mopar. It's better to have everything covered, even if it's just the factory skids.

krazz1e · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:35 pm

Got my rusty and it has taken some pretty hard hits, it is tuff. Gotta give props to it.

Read somewhere someone bent the mopar skid which cause the fuel tank to be push up and broke a bracket? Anyway, for most trails mopar is fine i'm sure, but one thing to keep in mind the KJ hangs low there and if you go off some ledges you gotta be carefull.

If you got a mopar already then keep it, if you have none buy something aftermarket. I got my used for same price as a mopar.... good luck.

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:22 pm

Se7enLC wrote:

02liberty wrote:

The Rusty's gas tank skid is one tough skid, well built and solid. Just my 2 cents.

Oh, I definitely don't doubt it one bit. As skid plates go, it's the best.

No it's not. Kilby hands down is second to none. Whoever asked about drainage.... the Kilby skid has drain holes. Call All-J Products (boulderbars.com) to see if they have any Kilby tank skids. Otherwise, groupbuy or not, if Kilby is out of stock, your out of luck.

SunDvl · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:00 pm

Apparently Kilby just got their shipment. I went through http://www.4x4groupbuy.com/store/index.php. They had the Kilby skid for $219. Gret people.

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:05 pm

As long as the sale has been closed w/ Kilby, cool! You'll be amazed at how heavy that sucka is. :shock:

bighause · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:04 pm

Another advantage of the Mopar one is that it is much lighter than the aftermarket ones. Less weight=less sag.

If you wheel hard in rocks often then go for the strongest you can find, not the cheapest aftermarket one. Besides they are all within $75(thats only one night out with the misses) of each other.

jpzkj · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:38 pm

The Kilby skid is 71lbs.

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