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Title: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: 01vitara on November 29, 2007, 05:51:07 PM

Well I finished making and installing my skid plate and rock sliders !!!   9 more days and we be headin south !!!   Oh yea !!!

Title: Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: dentedzuk on November 30, 2007, 08:56:08 PM

looks good!

Title: Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: 90Stomper on December 02, 2007, 10:44:27 AM

Sweet!!  is that skid plate steel?  looks like you used the stock mounting points, your ganna love chaging your oil now :o

Title: Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: 01vitara on December 03, 2007, 05:23:55 AM

1/4" aluminum , oil change is easy , I can get at the nut easy and I made a little piece of aluminum for the oil to run out and into a tub , no mess at all....

Quote from: 90Stomper on December 02, 2007, 10:44:27 AM

Sweet!!  is that skid plate steel?  looks like you used the stock mounting points, your ganna love chaging your oil now :o

Title: Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: bzzr2 on December 03, 2007, 11:37:11 AM

i've heard that aluminum stuff doesn't like to slide but gets stuck on sharp edges, i have no proof of this though, looks good - hope it works out for you.

Title: Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: JDMCRX on December 03, 2007, 11:54:40 AM

Our millitary trucks well the Silverados have 1/4" alium plate. It works great for mild mud slash rocks. But when you get to jagged edges it digs in the alum.

Nice work tho man. Any more pics of how you mounted the rocker gaurds?

Title: Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: mkaresh on December 08, 2007, 11:54:56 AM

Sounds like aluminum is too soft for serious rocks, but this was probably intended for other terrain. Certainly looks good, maybe even do good to bang up  :)

Title: Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: bzzr2 on December 08, 2007, 08:49:30 PM

ah well even if the aluminum doesn't slide well on sharp rocks..  at least you'll know what you're on and the expensive parts will be protected.

Title: Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
Post by: Yankee-Tim on December 12, 2007, 09:47:18 AM

Skin the skid with 1/4" UHMW plastic, then it will slide like a greased pig.