Skid plates
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jeeeep
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picking good lines and factory skids
I had the EVO transmission with exhaust skid on my 2018, took them off a month later when I had to change the oil and most of it went into the skid plate, the exhaust portion doesn't work with long arms.
For the JKU I have a Rancho oil pan skid but they don't seem to make it anymore. It was easy to put on, not in the way and covers the bottom of the oil pan nicely.
DirtHeadDavis
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This ^
bobfriesenhahn
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Nitrogen mixed with oxygen and some trace gasses.
GP NOIR
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Of course aluminum doesn’t rust. It can’t. Rust is iron oxide and aluminum has no iron in it. Since aluminum cannot rust, the internet would have us believe it’s a miracle metal. It isn’t. While aluminum can’t rust, it does corrode. Although aluminum is lighter than steel, it isn’t as abrasion resistant.
In my experience with my two door JK on 35s, common points of contact are front & rear bumpers, rocker panels, control arms, the aftermarket drop down control arm brackets, axle diffs and the transmission crossmember.
When armoring up, I suggest getting rock sliders first (to keep the rocker panels from getting damaged), then bumpers, then a beefed up crossmember. I’m on my second factory crossmember and it’s ready bent, buckled & distorted.
I’ve run trails with and without skid plates. I found the plates would drag across rocks the Jeep would clear without them.