Not to derail but this is a decent spot to ask: after obliterating the stock plastic front skid and nearly ripping my gas tank off I've been looking for takeoff skids for a while but not having much luck. If I have to buy new - what brands should I be looking at? Not sure I will buy for this season or not, but want to keep my eyes open.
Since the OEM gas tank skid seems pretty highly regarded, and everyone else's gas tank skid alone sell for about the same cost of the OEM complete kit does (on sale $625 delivered to some dealerships), I went that route. Never seen an OEM gas tank skid for sale within 200 miles of me, in the last 2 years.
Yup, for sway bar disconnect or 2.3 vs 2.7 you’ll have to make sure your transmission skid matches your application. They should all clearly say in the description and talons has a drop down I believe on their site for your application.
Sledgehammer? "Trust me, I know what I'm doing."I went with the JCR at the time, as there wasn't much out there yet in Aluminum yet. My intentions are not for rock crawling, but just protection for the "surprise" in forest trails and moderate type trails and I wanted lighter weight. So far, it's been good. I did get that "surprise" last year on a forest trail that had a muddy section. Just kept a bit of momentum through it, 4 or 5 mph, and it was a solid hit that jounced the vehicle up a bit. Some rock under that muddy water was solid. Bent up the trans skid a bit till it contacted the trans cross member support, but nothing broken. But that was my intentions when purchasing, to save my under components from that destruction moment. About 80% sure that rock would have hit the edge of the trans pan if skid wasn't there. But it's back to normal now, mostly straight again. Sledgehammer to the rescue.
