I'm still not convinced that a full skid plate is required....
....or a good idea.

The heat retention worries me, we already run hot through tranny tunnel.

And, I've yet to see / hear about a VX crunching the oil pan.
(Maybe I missed it, maybe someone has... )

But after MANY years of wheeling around Moab with other Vehicri, doing everything
a VX should do, and LOTS it shouldnt....

... I dont see the need.

(Gonna touch wood now..and hope these are not famous last words!!)

Jo