custom fabricated skid plates?
11-12-2010, 08:16 PM
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Year: 1992
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custom fabricated skid plates?
I was searching the fourms and havent really found any writeups about skid plates.
I plan on fabbing most of the stuff on my jeep in the next few months ( front bumper, rear bumper, rock sliders, & snorkel) but might as well suit it up with some armor
I want to make a transfer case skid plate hopefully 3/16 is enough, also engine and tranny skids (with cut-outs for oil drain plugs) and quite possible even gas tank skid ( why in the world jeep outfit the cherokee with a metal tank and then wrap it in plastic)????
if anyone has any link to their forum or any resources that would be great!
I plan on fabbing most of the stuff on my jeep in the next few months ( front bumper, rear bumper, rock sliders, & snorkel) but might as well suit it up with some armor
I want to make a transfer case skid plate hopefully 3/16 is enough, also engine and tranny skids (with cut-outs for oil drain plugs) and quite possible even gas tank skid ( why in the world jeep outfit the cherokee with a metal tank and then wrap it in plastic)????
if anyone has any link to their forum or any resources that would be great!
11-12-2010, 10:02 PM
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Year: 1987 MJ, 1998 XJ, 1973 J2000, 89 waggy
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1/8th steel plate
more of a splatter and debris guard than a skid plate
i'll have to give a better pic... one from more recently.. it now has a diff set of coils and its all painted up nice
11-12-2010, 10:08 PM
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thats a good looking plate and hey it still protects the engine! is that the only one on yours or do you have a t case plate? im looking more into the t case since thats the most vulnerable part but as well as the engine too
is that the only one on yours or do you have a t case plate? im looking more into the t case since thats the most vulnerable part but as well as the engine too
11-12-2010, 10:13 PM
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lol not yet, i do however have an old gas tank skid plate from some other 4x4 that i'm gonna fab into a t-case plate.... i'll throw some pics up when i get started.... hell might start a little bit tomorrow 
11-12-2010, 11:19 PM
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Dont you love when you can just cut a pice off and ding! now its a tranfer case skid lol. cant do it with any other car 
well as soon as my xj gets out of the shop im going to start taking some notes and checking out some forums. Il see if your skid is up and il go from there!
well as soon as my xj gets out of the shop im going to start taking some notes and checking out some forums. Il see if your skid is up and il go from there!
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this thread belongs in Chat, not fab.
read this: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/le...44/#post733585
post it in the proper section next time
read this: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/le...44/#post733585
post it in the proper section next time
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