stumanarama

I went to the junkyard today and stumbled across a jeep with gas tank, and T case skids. I'm pretty sure the T case skid just bolts right up, but I don't think my frame rails have the same threaded holes that the gas tank skid was originally bolted to. Should I drill and tap? Weld some bolt/studs to my frame rails and use nuts to fasten the skidplate? Has anyone else run into this problem?

Any and all advice welcomed, truly.

Thanks

risius01

for the skid plate on the frame you could use a big metal screw. predrill a hole then tighten it up.

89cherokeelimited

I gotta agree with you on this one. Sounds like this would be your best bet and easiest way and it should hold up good

stumanarama

Yeah, I was just thinking about self tappers. I'll look for the beefiest ones I can and see how it works.

mcnslayer

drill and bolt it to body

claygrassmann

dont do any of the fore mentioned crap, do it the right way, if i recall correctly the stock gas tank skids mount on the uniboy as if you were to bolt up a hitch, and to do so they used nut strips that fit inside the unibody rails, on the nut strips are obvioulsy nuts that are welded on and just you just run bolts thru the holes in the skid and into the nutstrip and there you go it wont rip off when you hit it off of something

hedbutter

100% Correct. I got one last summer from a JY, just have to get the nut strips and slide them in. It works perfectly and would be way easier than the mentioned above, and tighter.

offroadnut36

Yeah, self-tappers was a pretty crappy idea, not trying to sound like a dick.

x2 on the nutstrips

realtreeaphd

here are some ways iv built them and where they mount

claygrassmann

i was, is that mean of me? man offroadnut me and you comment on alot of the same stuff and seem to agree alot of times, thats kinda wierd, are you post stalking me?

offroadnut36

ummm....

JerseyJeeper

You don't need the nut strips if you put the bolts in the frame and then tighten them by having a long wrench through the frame like I did. You just gotta pull the bumper off to do either method. I did mine the same time I did my hitch so it's held up there with grade 8s. Good luck

stumanarama

I thought this one was dead. I didn't like the self-tappers either contrary to what I wrote. I still haven't got around to doing anything with the skids since I've been fixing problem after problem to get the brakes and 4wd working right. The nut strips sound like the answer I was looking for. Are these available on an offroad website somewhere or should I just get some flat stock and make them myself?

JerseyJeeper

JCR sells them and I think Rusty's might too

hedbutter

And if i remember correctly, they're not too expansive from the dealer either. I'm thinking like 12 dollars for some reason, but not 100% sure. Also, you may only need 1, as the exhaust hangs from the passenger(i know it does in the 2000s, and im pretty sure its others)