Skid Plate

[Sintender]

Does anyone know where to get a Kilby Enterprises skid plate? I have contacted the company, they said they don't make them anymore due to lack of interest...:-(

[JoFotoz]

IMO...The Kilby skid plate was a great effort...
...but rather overkill.

Several of the VX's that wheel really hard, myself included..
.....use the simple three piece trooper skid plates that can
be sourced from junk yards for about $100 for the three pieces.

Maybe consider this option...?

Cheers

Jo

[VXorado]

I "may" part with my Kilby skid plate(s). Since I changed the entire VX front end, 2 out of 3 pieces won't fit anymore. I've considered rebuilding mine also to make them fit since they are extremely strong.

If you're interested, PM me with an offer and we'll go from there.

[Sintender]

PM sent :-)

[Sintender]

Is there a link anywhere for the Trooper set?

[JoFotoz]

Try the search function... might be one there.

If not...I can take a pic of the ones on mine for ya.

Its a 3 piece set... bolts right on.

Jo

[bartmanS4]

Here's what they look like:
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/CIMG1647.jpg

[Cable Bob]

If I went to my local Pick n Pull what year Trooper would I find those skid plates on? You just can not walk in to our junkyard here, you have to know what year and model first then they look it up in their inventory, if they have it, you pay a fee and go pull it.

[JoFotoz]

The 93 Trooper fits Bob.



If I went to my local Pick n Pull what year Trooper would I find those skid plates on?

Thats what I have.... :thumbup:

Jo

[Cable Bob]

Thanks Jo, more education!

[VXorado]

If I went to my local Pick n Pull what year Trooper would I find those skid plates on? You just can not walk in to our junkyard here, you have to know what year and model first then they look it up in their inventory, if they have it, you pay a fee and go pull it.

That's a good way to ruin a junkyard. Most of the fun is exploring all the old junk and trying to find the hidden treasures.

[whitebreadx]

Would a 92 or 94 have the skid plates as well?

[Morningwood]

I noticed that the oil pan is still venerable even with the trooper skid plates. Does anyone know where to get a full undercarriage skid plate or at least from the front bumper to behind the transfer case? I am willing to pay big$$$

[EVO]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[circmand]

That's a good way to ruin a junkyard. Most of the fun is exploring all the old junk and trying to find the hidden treasures.

I frequently end up buying more stuff when I am just scavenging

[Triathlete]

Morningwood...any off road fabrication shop should be able to make anything you want. Just check your local 4x forums or clubs to get some recommendations.

[Morningwood]

Morningwood...any off road fabrication shop should be able to make anything you want. Just check your local 4x forums or clubs to get some recommendations.

Thanks for the info.

[tom4bren]

Morningwood...any off road fabrication shop should be able to make anything you want. Just check your local 4x forums or clubs to get some recommendations.

Should be able to {DNE} willing to.:)

Remember how badly I struck out trying to find someone to make Welder Guy's upgraded hitch for us?

Iron Pig makes some great stuff but they just weren't interested in the bizniz.

[JoFotoz]

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... :_thinking)

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

[Triathlete]

Tom, any fab shop will do one offs...that's what they do. The profit margin probably isn't big enough for them to sustain themselves making a limited production run of stuff such as the welder guy hitch.

[tom4bren]

Tom, any fab shop will do one offs...that's what they do. The profit margin probably isn't big enough for them to sustain themselves making a limited production run of stuff such as the welder guy hitch.

They said that their subs just didn't want to work the heavy guage stuff we were looking for. I didn't believe them. I think they just didn't want to mess with it for liability reasons (they didn't design it).

[VXorado]

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



aah HA, my oil pan has a big dent from Cliff Hanger. :_brickwal


...of course it had NOTHING to do with NOT having the front cross-member installed at the time.

[JoFotoz]

Disclaimer....

Running without cross member negates my theory !!


:_steering


Jo

[Morningwood]

aah HA, my oil pan has a big dent from Cliff Hanger. :_brickwal


...of course it had NOTHING to do with NOT having the front cross-member installed at the time.

This is why I want a full skid plate. I took my VX out in the woods today and dented my oil pan too.

[Triathlete]

Yep, VXCaver dented his on one of our Tucson excursions also. They do seem to be pretty robust though :)

[JoFotoz]

Well there ya go then :whiteflag: :p

With the diff drop and modified cross member my pan is fairly well
tucked up out of the way.. not entirely..but pretty much.
And the steering stabilizer, then diff housing are the low points I'd hit first.

jo