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Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders

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01vitara

Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« on: November 29, 2007, 05:51:07 PM »
Well I finished making and installing my skid plate and rock sliders !!!   9 more days and we be headin south !!!   Oh yea !!!
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dentedzuk

Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2007, 08:56:08 PM »
looks good!
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Offline 90Stomper

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Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2007, 10:44:27 AM »
Sweet!!  is that skid plate steel?  looks like you used the stock mounting points, your ganna love chaging your oil now :o
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01vitara

Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2007, 05:23:55 AM »
1/4" aluminum , oil change is easy , I can get at the nut easy and I made a little piece of aluminum for the oil to run out and into a tub , no mess at all....
Quote from: 90Stomper on December 02, 2007, 10:44:27 AM
Sweet!!  is that skid plate steel?  looks like you used the stock mounting points, your ganna love chaging your oil now :o
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Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2007, 11:37:11 AM »
i've heard that aluminum stuff doesn't like to slide but gets stuck on sharp edges, i have no proof of this though, looks good - hope it works out for you.
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Offline JDMCRX

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Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2007, 11:54:40 AM »
Our millitary trucks well the Silverados have 1/4" alium plate. It works great for mild mud slash rocks. But when you get to jagged edges it digs in the alum.

Nice work tho man. Any more pics of how you mounted the rocker gaurds?
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mkaresh

Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2007, 11:54:56 AM »
Sounds like aluminum is too soft for serious rocks, but this was probably intended for other terrain. Certainly looks good, maybe even do good to bang up  :)
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Offline bzzr2

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Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2007, 08:49:30 PM »
ah well even if the aluminum doesn't slide well on sharp rocks..  at least you'll know what you're on and the expensive parts will be protected.
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Offline Yankee-Tim

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Re: Skid plates done !!!!!! and rock sliders
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2007, 09:47:18 AM »
Skin the skid with 1/4" UHMW plastic, then it will slide like a greased pig.
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