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I’m going to be purchasing skids this week. For me engine, transmission, t-case, a-arm, rear lower link forward mounting bracket & rear shock mount skids are all mandatory. However, I’m unsure on gas tank & diff skids. I’ve searched the forum and spoken to a couple people and like a lot things there seems to be opposing camps on both.
Bumpers, sliders, winch, batteries, skids, etc all stack up the weight quickly so I don’t want to have lbs I don’t need and waste money that could go elsewhere- but I also wheel trails that aren’t the easiest as is, and as my build allows I’ll continue to progress to more difficult trails that demand more protection. Plus the peace of mind thing is nice.
For the diff skid I’ve read that in some folks opinions in not necessary as the diff is strong enough as is, others say it’s saved their drain plug and such. For the gas tank skid, some people think the plastic/resin skid is good enough and others say their tank skid saved the tank..
I’m hoping some folks with either or both of these skids can chime in with their actual experiences and if they’d purchase whatever they have again or not - or if there’s folks who didn’t have one of these skids that wished they did..
Bumpers, sliders, winch, batteries, skids, etc all stack up the weight quickly so I don’t want to have lbs I don’t need and waste money that could go elsewhere- but I also wheel trails that aren’t the easiest as is, and as my build allows I’ll continue to progress to more difficult trails that demand more protection. Plus the peace of mind thing is nice.
For the diff skid I’ve read that in some folks opinions in not necessary as the diff is strong enough as is, others say it’s saved their drain plug and such. For the gas tank skid, some people think the plastic/resin skid is good enough and others say their tank skid saved the tank..
I’m hoping some folks with either or both of these skids can chime in with their actual experiences and if they’d purchase whatever they have again or not - or if there’s folks who didn’t have one of these skids that wished they did..