what a deal!

[Triathlete]

If you make contact with something big & hard (read rock) with that r/f plate, it CAN, & does collapse onto the front drive shaft & makes one helluva racket as the allen bolts rub against it...been there...
No big deal if you carry wrenches with you.

Been there, done that! Mine has already been "modified" using a really big adjustable wrench....a couple of times!

[Ldub]

Been there, done that! Mine has already been "modified" using a really big adjustable wrench....a couple of times!

Same here, except after I modified mine by removing a good chunk of metal where it made contact, it just allowed it to collapse further.

Since it doesn't protect anything that could cause a puddle, I just removed it.

[VCrossfan]

Yep etlsport..You got a good deal, Here's a set of 4 for $80. plus shipping (s/h to Illinois is $70+). Nice Find ! !

[JHarris1385]

$5 BUCKS. I was quoted $35 a piece.

[etlsport]

GAHHHHHH BURGLEFLICKEL!


apparently the frame of the trooper wasnt quite straight... i took the vx for its first drive w/ skid plates when i hit the go pedal hard my vx went BRRRAAAAAARRRRRARRRRRRRRRRGGKATHUNKAAHAAHHRRAAHAAA AAA.... if i kept rpms down it was okay.. i was right next to a pep boys so thought what the heck went in and explained the problem to the guy.. he says well i think its your transmission... i tried to explain to him the tranny is fine we argued over it a bit.. went for a drive w/ him in it and couldnt recreate the problem... but he told me that my transmission is goin because it revs too high only goes to 4500-5000 rpms in power mode if i get on it hard.. which its done for the last 19 months and 17k miles.. so i asked if we could put it up on his lift to look and check transmission fluid.. he said i wasnt allowed to look with him.. so i said screw it and drove the vx home... got it up on my jack out in the rain .... what do i see.. a nice shiney chunk missing from my skid plate... im guessing its what ldub and triathlete were talking about crushing the plate... what did you do to fix it? i was in there with a pipe and couldnt move it.. so im thinking angle grinder to take a small section out around the plate

[Ldub]

As I said earlier, relief cutting will work just fine...until you run it up on a big hard thing, then the cut you made allows it to collapse even further.

Look at what it's actually protecting & decide if it's worth the effort.

[Triathlete]

Just take a lagre adjustable wrench, clamp it on the leading edge where it rubs and gently persuade it downwards to the desired clearance...works like a charm!

[BigSwede]

The exhaust pipe crossover skid plate is fairly worthless IMHO...it isn't strong enough to take a good hit without getting forced up into the front U-joint etc. The other Trooper skids are thicker steel for some reason, and do a much better job.

Once I had my passenger side exhaust re-routed around the back of the transfer case, I took that crossover skid off for good.

[rowhard]

Just wondering, what size fastners held these plates in place in case I happen across a 92/93 trooper on the side of the road,.. I mean in a junk yard if you remember