Factory Skid Plates

[strokeZ]

Having spent a considerable time under my commander lately I have come to realize that I alrady have the metal tank skid plate!! Yay. It already has a few minor dents in it (as does my muffler, well the muffler has more than a few).

Do you have the holes for the transfer skid plate to mount to? If not, then you have a thin plate that was not designed for offroading. I had the same thing and it was pretty flimsy when I removed it. You basically need to remove the thin one to put the thicker one on.

[Sal-XK]

strokeZ where did you order you skids from?

[superacerc]

Do you have the holes for the transfer skid plate to mount to? If not, then you have a thin plate that was not designed for offroading. I had the same thing and it was pretty flimsy when I removed it. You basically need to remove the thin one to put the thicker one on.

You know i think you're right. It's still steel but I don't see holes for the other skid plate.

[strokeZ]

I picked up the front and xfer skids local in town (got em while they were having a Jeep show and on special for $25 ea). I ordered the fuel tank plate from Savage Jeep parts. I think their address is www.jparts.com All in all it was $228 delivered to my door ($189 plus shipping).

[Sal-XK]

I picked up the front and xfer skids local in town (got em while they were having a Jeep show and on special for $25 ea).

LUCKY!!!

Thanks for the link some how with all my saved sites with XK parts I missed that one

[IamJEEP]

Both the Belly Guard and the Front Guard 4 are fully compatible with not having the factory skids.

IamJEEP: I would say yes but I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong. On the other hand I would get the factory skids no matter what. To bad 4xGuard don't make factory skids I'm sure they would be lighter and stronger, stronger for sure.

So I won't be "fully" protected by just installing the 4XGuard skids?

[El Cid]

We designed our armor to complement the plates that were already available for the vehicle. We wanted to fill in the gaps, if you will. So, yes, if you want "full coverage," you add ours to theirs.

The reason for this is pretty simple: We're a small company with a finite amount of resources (time and money, in other words) to devote to things that can be covered otherwise.

To look at it another way, 4xGuard was founded out of basic self-centeredness. We build the things we think we need for our vehicles, and then we'll offer the ones that work and are marketable up for sale. So rather than labor over replacement skidplates -- thanks, Sal, for thinking we could do it better if we did -- we labor over the other things that we think we need but can't otherwise get. That's why we're preparing the Rear Sliders for market at the moment, rather than another fuel tank skid or the like.

I hope that makes sense.

[IamJEEP]

We designed our armor to complement the plates that were already available for the vehicle. We wanted to fill in the gaps, if you will. So, yes, if you want "full coverage," you add ours to theirs.

The reason for this is pretty simple: We're a small company with a finite amount of resources (time and money, in other words) to devote to things that can be covered otherwise.

To look at it another way, 4xGuard was founded out of basic self-centeredness. We build the things we think we need for our vehicles, and then we'll offer the ones that work and are marketable up for sale. So rather than labor over replacement skidplates -- thanks, Sal, for thinking we could do it better if we did -- we labor over the other things that we think we need but can't otherwise get. That's why we're preparing the Rear Sliders for market at the moment, rather than another fuel tank skid or the like.

I hope that makes sense.

Yes it does, thank you.

[Sal-XK]

I just ordered my factory skids from Jparts.com they were the cheapest I could find. I also bought new floor mats to qualify for free shipping so I actually only paid $14 for new floor mats. I wish the had a better selection of stuff to spend the extra $50 to get free shipping. They didn't have any tow straps D-Rings nothing like that. Oh well, at least now I will be fully armored for east coast camp commander!!!!!!!!!!!

[Matt]

<------ that guy right there. Yeah... he's jealous....