Transfer case skid plate

[etlsport]

etlsport- was it the Trooper transfer case skid plate you had to persuade or which ones were causing the problems above? (From thread of 8/19/08). I want to buy Rowhard's Trooper transf case skid plate in Moab if it's not too hard to get to fit. Anybody know??

sorry for the delayed response kat.. been working long hours and then going to school after the long hours

i actually had trouble with two of the trooper skid plates (theres some question as to whether the donor vehicle had frame damage that twisted them up though)

the passenger side skid plate would hit the torsion bar during turning making a clicking sound that sounded like a CV, a quick bend downwards took care of that

the center skid plate sat just a pinch too high and under heavy acceleration, it would graze the drive shaft bolts.. resulting in one of the most horrific noises ever.. a quick snip with the angle grinder took care of that and ive had no problems since

[Marlin]

My skidplate went on fine, except I had to groom the threads on the unused holes a bit, they had rust and dirt in there, but nothing that a few strokes with WD40 and a tap couldn't fix. I even kept the transfer case and the little plate under my custom skidplate...worked out fine.
All that rust in the pic, is now gone....so please, no comments about how abused my VX is, Isuzu social services has already been out about it...

[VX KAT]

i actually had trouble with two of the trooper skid plates (theres some question as to whether the donor vehicle had frame damage that twisted them up though)

the passenger side skid plate would hit the torsion bar during turning making a clicking sound that sounded like a CV, a quick bend downwards took care of that

the center skid plate sat just a pinch too high and under heavy acceleration, it would graze the drive shaft bolts.. resulting in one of the most horrific noises ever.. a quick snip with the angle grinder took care of that and ive had no problems since

Forgive my dumb questions etlsport, Was it the "transfer case" skid plate you're referring to above or another plate? Looks like Marlin got the OEM Trooper transf case on w/o any adjustments. Thanks Marlin for mentioning the holes as mine is an East Coast car all it's life and the holes are probably pretty gunked up as well.