Transfer case skid plate

[VX KAT]

many members have taken the 3 factory skid plates from the 93-99 troopers and put them on the VX, I have 2 of them and they fit OK.. after first installation one made contact with my torsion bar which caused a clicking and squeaking noise.. and the other made contact with the bolts holding the front of the driveshaft under heavy acceleration.. resulting in a sound that made me almost poop my pants.. but using a big ol pipe, i bent the plates to fit a little better and have had no problems since.. even put the plates to good use

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??

[rowhard]

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??

Well, I will be finding out this weekend how hard it is. I did hold it (the transfer case one) in place and it looks straight forward. Not sure about the other ones thought. Kind of like one of those puzzles you hate

[Riff Raff]

VX KAT--- You might give a shout-out to MARLIN, as he installed a Trooper Transfer Case skid-plate on his VX that he purchased from Merlin. MARLIN also has pictures of it in his gallery.

[deermagnet]

Get the plate that Rowhard has! It rocks!



That shot is from the pass side. The blue arrow is where there's now a useless small plate with two bolts. It comes off in two minutes. Reuse those two bolts, throw away the old "plate". Then you need two new bolts shown by the red arrows. The holes are threaded already, so it only takes 2-3 minutes to put the whole thing on with just a ratchet or even a combo wrench. Nothing to it.

Mark

[deermagnet]

I remember someone thought that plate could be bent up closer to the t-case, for some reason. They put a jack under there to try to bend it. They jacked up the vehicle without the plate moving at all! That plate is strong!

[MSHardeman]

The skid plate is totally something that could be done at the Red Rock Porch Garage. I installed my skid plate in the parking lot of the LaQuinta there in Moab a few years ago and I think Gill installed CeCe's plate (that we picked up in a bone yard on the way to Moab) in the Red Rock parking lot last year. You also don't have to go to any dealer for the bolts; any hardware store or automotive store should have them.

We can install them during the ice cream social/ adult beverage gala on Monday afternoon/evening.

[JoFotoz]

The skid plate is totally something that could be done at the Red Rock Porch Garage...

We can install them during the ice cream social/ adult beverage gala on M...onday afternoon/evening.

...the o'l Red Rock stoop is gonna be busy this year.

I LOVE it!....


jo

[pbkid]

...the o'l Red Rock stoop is gonna be busy this year.

I LOVE it!....


jo

man, that manager is gonna be pissed at us for all the mods we will be doing in their parking lot lol

[VX KAT]

Oh man, thanks everyone.....even pictures!!....I think I can even do this one! !
I'll take it for sure rowhard!

[Triathlete]

Fellow 'zonie and Moab attendee...
The plates will mount up without any problems as long as they are not bent. If they are it just takes a little persuation to get everything lined up...but it is still not to hard. On a 1-10 scale (1 being extremely easy, 10 being a pita) it is a 1 and if bent a 2. See ya in Moab!

And Roward...there will be at least one jarhead there!
But I don't think ya got to worry about the Dubster!

[rowhard]

VX Kat, just realize, you have the color VX I wish I could of found not that I don't love and adore my Dragon. Will be my first time seeing a Foxfire. Oh boy, something else to get excited about.

Anyway, Will bring the plate and the bolts to install. it seems that only 3 of the 4 mounting holes line up with holes in the frame. Maybe someone will add to this.

[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.

[VX KAT]

OK now, what...... I was after M10X28 bolt.
Home Depot, Lowes, AutoZone have M10x25 and M10x30 but no "28".


UPDATE......Jackpot!
Napa has M10x28....but do I need 1" or 1.5"???