silvrzuki77
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- VEGAS
Hey I've never seen one before but my neighbor pulled one off of a 97 for me in the junk yard yesterday. The jeep was 100% stock no modifications at all So I dont think it was from a ZJ. Any clues?
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factory 97 gas tank skid?
- Thread starter silvrzuki77
- Start date
- Location
- Columbus, In
No he pulled it off of a Cherokee that was stock so he doesn't think someone put a ZJ tank skid on it. Its a common swap.
silvrzuki77
NAXJA Forum User
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- VEGAS
exactlly!
RCP Phx
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Phoenix,Az
Looks like my 2000 skid!
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
That's a ZJ skid. The 1" wide "ramps" at rear corners are the clue.
silvrzuki77
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- VEGAS
yours had a factory skid?
RCP Phx
NAXJA Forum User
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- Phoenix,Az
Good call, I just went a looked!
- Location
- Columbus, In
That doesn't look anything like the ZJ skid I have.
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
My UpCountry Off-Road package Cherokee came with 3 factory installed skids, front and rear tow hooks, HD cooling, trans cooler, and a Limited Slip Trac-Loc differential.
I have 2 ZJ and one XJ gas tank skids in the shed.
Ivan
I Jeep, therefore, I am..
- Location
- Greensboro, Ga
The early 97's came with the "fin" looking part of the skid, and are interchangeable with ZJ's. The "fins" on the skid were eliminated with the 98's....
codyyy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Diego, CA
Same here, that looks nothing like the ZJ skid I pulled out of the junkyard and have been trying so hard to fit on my XJ.
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
Just search, ZJ skids will fit on a 97-01 XJ, you just have to open up one hole on each side by about 1/4. Several of the local 97+ XJ's are runinng ZJ skids.
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Blue 97 XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- charlotte NC/ Boone NC
yea i have an 97 and i put on a ZJ skid but i had to do a bit of trimming due to my trailer hitch. wasn't all that bad the only things i dont like is the gap between the tank and the skid, but maybe that's how it should be i dont know, and mine pushed the exhaust hanger off to the the side and is touching but it doesn't rattle so im ok with it.
codyyy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Diego, CA
I need to cut a crapload of the skid off, it hits my hitch (older XJ factory one) a lot.
codyyy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Diego, CA
I must have gotten the worst case, as I took a factory hitch off an older XJ, I wanna say early 90s with that huge plate in the back that attaches behind the front bumper, and a ZJ skid. So far I've had to cut that plate off, I bent the back of the skid quite far up and it still hits, I've drilled a number of holes in the mounting locations and it still doesn't line up. I'll need to cut about an inch or so off the back of the skid and then maybe it will line up.
ReverendOD
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Fenton, MO
I need to hit the yards and try and find a skid. Only one i see for sale local is off a yj and i doubt it will fit.
skullcandy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Burns,OR
my 97' came with all the skid plates front gas tank and others
