Anyone have any luck/ feedback with these skids?

 

I have the engine oil pan skid and it has held up well. I have 34s so it gets used. Consider a HD crossmember as that will be the first thing to bend when u start banging the undercarriage on the ole rocks.

 

Ahh, I didn't mention it in your other thread (I forgot I installed it) but I've got a HD crossmember....though I couldn't tell you who makes it.

 

What’s the reasoning behind crossmember?

 

The crossmember is what everything else builds off of and it's not very heavy duty. I've switched phones recently but I'll see about digging up a picture of the old vs new. You'll have that thing folded like a taco in no time flat and then it'll be tough to get everything else to align.

 

I’m Just a noob . That makes sense.

 

Not great pictures, but they were in my albums, you get the idea though. It's tough for those holes to line up once they're jacked up. You can expect to drop the gas tank skid and pound it out. I'm surprised it doesn't have a tcase skid- maybe check junkyards/ see if LKQ can get one sent to you for cheap via their delivery lines??

 

^^ that is about what mine looked like too.

 

Those things sure get beat out of shape! Thanks for the tip, haven’t heard of LKQ. I’m going to check them out and poke around some junkyards.

 

LKQ is a nationwide junkyard but I'm fairly certain they've got a location in Knoxville. I tend to scour eBay for parts. That skid is on there, but it's pricey for a factory skid. If you were able to pick it yourself, I don't see where it would cost much at all.