Steve Williams
Member
I’ve been slowly building up the off road capability of my 2011 JKU and I’ve reached the stage where I’m more comfortable taking her on tougher trails, we’re planning to do the Rubicon in August. So far, we’ve done all our trails in the southwest; Arizona, Colorado, and southern Utah, we love the slick rock trails around Moab and spend most weekends in the mountains around our home base of Tucson. The rig is reasonably capable; bumpers, Rock Krawler 2.5 lift, 35s, rock sliders, winch, and Anti-Rocks. The Dynatrac front axle is going in this Spring, 4.88 gears with ARB lockers.
I’m struggling with what I should do to upgrade the skid plates. I upgrade as I save the money so sequence is important to me. Which ones should I do first? I’m thinking to install upgraded diff covers, control arm bracket skids and an Evap skid for starters. She came with a gas tank skid from the factory, for what that’s worth.
A few days of research has boggled the mind with the variety and options for an Evap skid. Everybody seems to make one. Northridge has more than 10 different designs for sale, Extreme Terrain, and Quadratec have similar numbers with some different companies. I’m liking the EVO, Poison Spyder (which appears to gain some ground clearance), and Fishbone designs. The new HyLine aluminum version is very interesting. There are many others that look good on their websites.
Am I close to being on the right track for the sequence? Is an Evap Skid even something I should do or has the marketing hype oversold the need? Any recommendations on a particular design or things to avoid? Any recommendations on what my future plans should be?
I appreciate any help. cheers!
I’m struggling with what I should do to upgrade the skid plates. I upgrade as I save the money so sequence is important to me. Which ones should I do first? I’m thinking to install upgraded diff covers, control arm bracket skids and an Evap skid for starters. She came with a gas tank skid from the factory, for what that’s worth.
A few days of research has boggled the mind with the variety and options for an Evap skid. Everybody seems to make one. Northridge has more than 10 different designs for sale, Extreme Terrain, and Quadratec have similar numbers with some different companies. I’m liking the EVO, Poison Spyder (which appears to gain some ground clearance), and Fishbone designs. The new HyLine aluminum version is very interesting. There are many others that look good on their websites.
Am I close to being on the right track for the sequence? Is an Evap Skid even something I should do or has the marketing hype oversold the need? Any recommendations on a particular design or things to avoid? Any recommendations on what my future plans should be?
I appreciate any help. cheers!