Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
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.