Worn out skid plate and bent engine skid

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Worn out skid plate and bent engine skid

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I figured out what allowed my drive shaft to jump up and rub my floor boards under throttle....Likely the cause for the early center bearing wear as well.
The old 3/16 skid was concave and arched by 3+ inches upwards causing the engine skid to be angled up as well.
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I added angle iron and gusseting over the years but after it had been bent a few times :? Image
Notice the new unit from Barnes offroad is much beefer and was on sale for $120 :dance:
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This should hold up much better to the occasional rock or 2 I've been known to hit ever once an a while.Replaced the center bearing and off for a test drive... no vibrations or grinding, good as new again. :music-rockout:
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92 YJ 6Cyl > 3 " lift, ford 8.8 SOA on XJ springs with Aussie out back, D30 with alloy 30's and ARB up front 4:56. 35 MTR's, 10K Winch, SYE ,traction bar, onBd Air and lots of gently used skids
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Nice!
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My Barnes skid is holding up well so far. Only scratched some paint off of it.
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Kurt wrote:My Barnes skid is holding up well so far. Only scratched some paint off of it.
Good t oknow..... I decided not to paint mine and instead go for the polished look :)
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LOL....whatever you drive over, it's gonna leave a mark!
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Kodi wrote:LOL....whatever you drive over, it's gonna leave a mark!
A "skid" mark ? :?
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No , a shiny mark. FjR68
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nhdcoye wrote:
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Mine didn't come with the patina yours has...LOL
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"Mine didn't come with the patina yours has...LOL"

They delivered during the week and slid it under my jeep parked in the driveway. It got to take a few baths in the recent storms before I noticed it was there :-)
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Should have left instructions on how to install it ! FjR68
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