Skid Plate

[Kyle94]

is my 93 supposed to have a front skid plate? someone told me its supposed to have one.....

[headpeace]

yes

[k9sar]

standard or only with the offroad package?

[headpeace]

I don't know, my SE came with one, but if your gonna wheel it I say get one

[Precise1]

Every WD21 I have seen has the same skid plate so I assumed it is for all of them.

 

Kyle, I have 2. One with the rubber side wings, one without. Buy one along with my tires...

 

B

[k9sar]

I have one (with the rubber wings) laying in my garage. Don't need it since I put on my black panther skids. Shame it won't fit in a flat-rate box or I'd send it to ya.

[k9sar]

btw... the stock ones are really only good as a water deflector or a home for rodents. It's pretty thin and I beat the hell out of mine.

[kiwipete]

btw... the stock ones are really only good as a water deflector or a home for rodents. It's pretty thin and I beat the hell out of mine.

Same, I ripped mine off! Now I have a custom 5mm steel one fabed, won't bend that bugger.

[nunya]

Hey now... I'm happy I finally have a stock one!

[OldSlowReliable]

Mine has faired well.....and I've abused it plenty....although I haven't put the weight of the truck on it

[ahardb0dy]

just put my old Jim Connor Racing skid plate on, I originally had it on my 87 hardbody:

 

[wilson]

anyone have experience with the AC unit . any pics?

[RedPath88]

Yeah, calling the stock unit a "skid plate" is really stretching it, over built splash guard is more like it

 

 

 

5523pathfinder has an AC skid plate and I have never heard him complain about it... Not sure who else has one.

[TerranoNZ]

There seem to be a few of these in NZ, 6-8mm alloy, it's got some scratches now

 

[k9sar]

[msavides]

I took 2 of the stock skid plates and welded them together. I drilled holes every 4 inches and plug welded them and ground them flat. I had to get longer bolts. So far it has held up. I Put a huge dent in it slamming it into some rocks last year. I will post of couple of pics of how well it took it. I powder coated the inside silver so I can see better in the engine compartment and used roll on bed liner for the bottom.

 

Here some pics of the build

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 13, 2010 by msavides

[Precise1]

Hey, good idea!! Do they nest that well??

 

B

[Kyle94]

Every WD21 I have seen has the same skid plate so I assumed it is for all of them.

 

Kyle, I have 2. One with the rubber side wings, one without. Buy one along with my tires...

 

B

How much to buy the tires and skid plate and send em to me?

[Kingman]

Yes it's supposed to have a skid plate, but I've only seen 1 in person that had a factory one and it was an '87 at a dealership.

 

 

 

 

[nunya]

Hey, good idea!! Do they nest that well??

 

B

 

 

Did you not say earlier you hav e2 of them? Find out for yourself dork!

 

 

seriously I do like the double-up idea

[Kyle94]

I have one (with the rubber wings) laying in my garage. Don't need it since I put on my black panther skids. Shame it won't fit in a flat-rate box or I'd send it to ya.

hmmm... what would it fit in? how much would it cost? hah...

[msavides]

Hey, good idea!! Do they nest that well??

 

B

 

 

They go together perfectly. Just have to run a drill through the holes to straighten them out and get longer bolts. I welded up that useless radiator drain plug hole as well.

 

I still have not got under the truck to take a photo of the carnage.

 

Mark

[Indigent]

If you are ever in the Yakima Area, let me know. I have 3 of them laying on the floor in the garage. You can have one if you take some other crap with you

[Kyle94]

If you are ever in the Yakima Area, let me know. I have 3 of them laying on the floor in the garage. You can have one if you take some other crap with you

how far away from kelso is yakima? oh i think... is that up by mossyrock? my cousins live there, hmm ill have to get ur adress and come by there sometime... what kind of crap would i be takin with me? hah..