Im sure this has been talked about before. But I am ready to order a bunch of stuff and have one last question before I do. I know the jeep comes with a gas tank skid and a transfer case skid but i want to get one for my oil pan/ tranny area. Is there anu out there that i will not have to remove my factory transfer case skid. BTW I have a 6sp if that matters. Thanks

 

Do a search on here, theres a ton of heated debates on which skids are a must.

Your factory skids will do just fine for awhile. I would relocate your evap canister and install a new heavy duty oil pan or put a skid on it..


If you dont have rockers guards i believe thats very important upgrade

 

Im getting rock rails for sure and def. want skid for my oil pan but i read about one skid that said i needed to remove my factory transfer case skid and I dont want to and a oil skid if i have to remove my transfer case skid I want to keep that as long as possible. I am getting a skid for the evap canister as well.

 

Checkout benchmark or Rancho for skids or a replacement oil pan..

 

i would highly recommend one of these....



http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...ation-write-up

or, one of these....



http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...ation-write-up

i run these on my 2 JK's and they do the job great

 

what about this........ Rock Hard Jeep JK Wrangler Oil Pan, Transmission & Dual Catalytic Converter Skid Plate from north ridge its 380. http://www.northridge4x4.com/proddet...p?prod=RH-6003

But i would use the rancho skid if it with work

 

A replacment or Rancho-flavored oil pan does nothing to protect the transmission of your 6-speed JK.

I prefer an actual skid plate. I have a Skid Row unit, double thickness 3/16" steel, extremely tough, covers both the oil pan and the tranny and allows me to retain the factory orginal t-case skid which is quite strong.

 

X2 i went with the skid row plate works great and covers alot. only thing is its heavy which could be a good thing depending on what your doing

 

from experience i can tell you that's nonsense. i've run a skidrow skid on my TJ for years and can tell you that due to it's massive size and the fact that it hangs lower than your oil pan, it actually becomes a big rock target that you hit and can get hung up on all the time. the rancho skid or benchmark replacement pan retains the size and clearance that your factory oil pan has and that in fact reduces the chances of hitting or getting hung up on it. as far as the tranny goes, the autos already come with skid plate and they work great and in the 3 years and almost 80,000 miles i've chalked up on my white JK, i've never had an issue with hitting or getting hung up on my 6-speed tranny.

like i said, i've run a skidrow on my TJ before and can tell you that it works fine. but, i wouldn't be so quick to knock something like a rancho skid or benchmark replacement pan especially if you have no experience with either.

 

Just expressing a preference Eddie, not trying to throw my weight around or sound like the arbiter of truth on all things JK skidplate related.

Fine- I'll add a qualifier to my post in that my first comment applies to 6-speed JKs which do not come with a factory transmission skid.