TrailChaser Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) I've been wanting skids for quite awhile. I never could afford to actually buy any.(Not because Runnermans prices are high, it's from being broke all the time. ) So I decided to make my own skids. The front skid was pretty easy to make because it's so small and light. I made it out of 3/16" and 1/8" on the mounting points. The skid plate for the front diff, oil pan, exhaust, tranny pan, and transfer case turned out to be a beast. It covers everything from front to back. Made out of 5/16" this thing is heavy. 77lbs to be exact. :o I still need to make a skid for the rear diff and I'm going to weld some 10gauge stuff to the muffler to keep it from getting too much damage. I just finished drilling the holes to mount it and now I just need to finish welding a backbone on this thing.(It flexes under pressure a little more than I'd like it too.) Then paint it. For the bolt protection I just welded some cut peices of pipe to the skid and used a grinder to get rid of the excess metal so it turned out flush with the top of the bolt heads. Here's some pics. This is a pic of the front skid before I welded on the bolt protection. Edited April 22, 2006 by TrailChaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navygz19 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruddy Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 those skids look so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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