vmodi Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Anyone been to Death Valley? Any feedback on needing a skid plate? Right now I have the stock dirt guard. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Haven't been, but as someone who made their stock guard shatter into many pieces. I would say get one, it doesnt take much force to destroy the plastic one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Not on that coast nor do I have a r50 but is there a better feeling than knowing you have good protection for your vitals? Since you DO have a r50 also hit up fleurys here... people seem to be verry happy with his skids he makes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Skid plates never hurt. What kind of driving are you going to do? Honestly, it isn't the area you are in, it is what you are trying to do. You can wipe out a skid plate with a poorly placed poodle!! I removed the wife's plastic splash guard to change the oil filter on her 99 and never put it back on. If that is the one you mean VS an aftermarket one, for any off road it is a good investment. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Been there a few times. It depends what you do, as was said. If you stay near main road and only go off ways a little you'll be fine. One trip I went out of valley via backroad and thrashed my tranny pan. It was leaking [slowly thankfully] for next 200 miles home. Had to stop at gas station every 50 miles and tansfuse fresh transmission fluid to keep reservoir full. After that I got skid plates from front all the way back to drive shft - no problems on many trips since ! Good Luck glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmodi Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 I plan on going on some side trips on dirt roads, mostly to Racetrack Playa and possibly Eureka Sand Dunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I plan on going on some side trips on dirt roads, mostly to Racetrack Playa and possibly Eureka Sand Dunes. If you go from road to racetrack and then back to road you'll be fine.From racetrack out the back , over the mountain to Patamint side and highway is where I had trouble, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmodi Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 Cool, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4white03 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 You can wipe out a skid plate with a poorly placed poodle!! B I really hate it when them damn poodles get in the road...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmodi Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Death Valley was a complete bust, most of the areas were closed due to flooding. I wanted to go off-road and couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Crap, I'm sorry... It's not terribly far from you though, right?? 4-5 hour drive?? Maybe again in spring?? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmodi Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 It's actually a 7-8 hour drive from Bay Area! Hopefully I can make it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekell Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Oh my glad i live in WA. 7-8 hours to go 4x4'n? that's crazy. We have a state park that gives us access to a area that is actually too much for my pathy as it is :)after flooding my 94 and snapping the left front axle(not cv the axle!) and scraping paint with trees, and breaking the antenna. Wife has taken the pathy away till I promise to go slower.I have a metal skid plate for a 94, forgot to put it back on before i sold the rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Been there a few times. It depends what you do, as was said. If you stay near main road and only go off ways a little you'll be fine. One trip I went out of valley via backroad and thrashed my tranny pan. It was leaking [slowly thankfully] for next 200 miles home. Had to stop at gas station every 50 miles and tansfuse fresh transmission fluid to keep reservoir full. After that I got skid plates from front all the way back to drive shft - no problems on many trips since ! Good Luck glenn Pics please of your skids! And where did you get them fabbed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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