Consequences of playing with rocks. . . . .

[GroovyGeek]

Those are cross members, but I think they look fine. I would bash them back, paint them, and then get skids like these from @RCI Offroad

For the love of God, if you are going to put skids on the cross members then cover up they plastic tranny pan that is front and center of your picture

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[Area51BS]

That's not hurting anything. There are various skid options to protect them from further damage, and I think a few people have added UHMW to them.

2.3 Broncos don't even have those.

You caused me to look. You’re right. Man I better clean the underbelly. Looking dirty.

 

[Broncotrax]

May I ask what part is damaged and whether it can be replaced? What substantive impact does it have on the entire chassis and driving? All friends are welcome to laugh and give suggestions. I'm just a rookie!

Most everyone who has been wheeling have the same scars to show. I have requested the folks at DV8 to create better K frame members.

 

[Mishra42]

I have a new in the box LOD skid that will clean it all up…

I highly recommend the LOD skid plate. Covers up those cross members nicely. I have it on my Bronco. Also I'd clean up that rust and put some spray enamel on there.

 

[[DELETED MEMBER 27901]]

As stated no harm no foul. Bur recognize how close that damage is to your plastic transmission pan and how bad things could have been. Consider covering it with a skid plate.

Agreed, OP was lucky it wasn't worse! I'll stick to sand thank you

 

[Hemisfear]

I'm planning on removing most of my body panels to save weight for my extra skid plates...NOT

 

[chtucker]

What cross members??? Next Venture Motorsports with UMHW.. I just glide over everything..

 

[NORCALGXP]

It's all good. Nothing major, crossmember brace.............


Wait a minute, fenders?????

Yes fender, now he knows that the cross bars are good to go. Mine are 10 times as bad. Skid plate don't think so, new trans pan.

 

[BAUS67]

Yes fender, now he knows that the cross bars are good to go. Mine are 10 times as bad. Skid plate don't think so, new trans pan.

At my work we install beliners in dump trucks and it is a product very similar to UMHW (plastic). Just gonna' put some of the scraps of that on my braces.

Then thinking about having the local steel place bend me piece of plate for the trans pan skid, similar to ASFIRs skid. Should be pretty easy to fab up.

I have also wrestled with idea of just doing the aluminum trans pan like you said.

 

[fields_day]

Thanks for the answers guys, I'm going to place an order to buy some fenders!

Bought me some new fenders. Cross members still jacked..

 

[Jdyount]

That isn't anything to worry about. A poorly designed part for a vehicle that is meant to offroad, but no harm done bending that stamped seam. Mine are literally beat to hell. I should crawl under my Bronco and show you what 2 years of wheeling looks like on those but I'm too lazy to walk the 20 feet over there right now... Maybe after a bit.

And those of you freaking out about the transmission pan, it's way up there. It would take very specific situation to get into it. He isn't "lucky" he didn't damage it, not based on those pics. I've wheeled HARD for 2 years and I don't worry about it. Like broke a CV shaft hard, like took my Bronco up Holy Cross hard...

 

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[Shazamalingo]

New fenders is your take away??

He was just in here buying PPF to fix the issue...

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