my only worry about that oil pan skid. if you hit it hard enough, since its bolted to the trans and engine, you could do some damage to the cases. but I could be over thinking it. that design looks similar to the nth setup.
I have a couple videos of you attempting the large rock face at the bbq...if I ever get a chance to load them ill post them for ya
I completely agree. I would love a skid that is mounted to the body and takes all the load off of the drivetrain. However, given my suspension design, exhaust routing, axle placement, and general lack of space, I do not have a place to mount it forwards of the transmission. In all the time I've spent wheeling I've never crashed down on an oil pan. Only dragged it over rocks slowly dis-forming the pan. All I would want from this is to alleviate this issue. Along with the oil pan skid I will build a skid for the transmission oil pan that attaches to the skid plate, because I've dragged the trans pan across some rocks too.
I'd love to see my failure(s) if you have time to get them uploaded.
I like that skid. I have one for my cj which goes from the front of the belly pan all the way forward to just behind the axle. I need to put it back on since I have had it off for a while.
My skid is kind of a pita for the number of times I see oilpans hit on taller rigs.
I've tried to be careful, but it's usually pure stupidity and not paying attention that leads to me scraping things on rocks. Ask Maki. He had to pull me off of a rock that I ended up on top of because I was not paying attention to where I was driving on the easy trails!! Also, keep in mind that depending on tire pressure the MJ's belly and oil pan is only 19"-20" off of the ground. Given the size rocks that I take it on, that clearance can at times be insufficient.
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