http://www.gorancho.com/rockgear/oilpan.php

hwas anyone been using this?
if so, how do you like it?
would you recommend it?

comments/questions/opinions?

 

I don't like it they use silicone to attach it. I feel there is better out there, I have the Rock Hard skids they give pretty much complete protection.

 

I have it, I like it. Already took a hit and held up great. Yes it is held on with a specific silicon. But, it has beenon my jeet for almost 6 months now. Not any issues at all.

 

I don't get why everybody laughs at the silicone thing. I thought it was pretty smart, myself. You don't like the silicone idea? Then spot weld it on. I gotta problem with the sissy ass red paint before the silicone. LOL I've made reference to this before....Toyota welded skid plates to the bottom of the LandCruiser oil pan for years, and the FJ40 was one of the most capable off road vehicles ever made. Can you say tank? What's the difference other than the method of attachment? If the silicone will hold, which it seems to, what's the problem? If it really bothers you that much, weld that pup on. I think Rancho's solution is by far the best. It offers the most possible ground clearance of all of the other available skids out there. At 3/16", it's the same thickness, too. Seems like a no brainer to me.

 

to be perfectly honest, of all the oil pan skids available, this is the one i like the most. the silicon will hold on just fine and the fact that the skid protects just what needs protecting and nothing more is a big plus for me.

 

Silicon is not a strong glue... if you drag it up a rock, I bet there is a good chance it will pull off. I will keep my skid row.

 

I would agree the silicone will hold the guard on just fine. I just don't like the thought of dropping down on the guard feel it puts stress on the motor mounts if you should hit hard enough, probably just a mental thing on my part.

 

if your hitting it that hard, imagine if you didnt have the skid


I smashed my oil pan when i wrecked my JK, it didnt break the mounts. It just cracked the tranny and engine block...

 

I agree!!! A lot of older jeeps, so I've been told, have oil pan skids that are just siliconed in place. Heck, I'm thinkin I might just get a 3/16"-1/4" thick hunk of steel, 6" x 10" and slap (silicone) it on the bottom of the oil pan. A couple of my TJ/YJ buddies suggested that, saying that's all I'll ever need. All the years they've wheeled, they've never hit their oil pan. Unless you're very hardcore either of these choices is the way to go. Can't justify spening $300+ on one. But that's just me.

 

I'd say that's pretty serious and costly.