Gas tank skid or rocker rails

[evilpresence]

Something is very wrong with this. 1998 was the LAST year for the ZJ. 1999 was when the WJ started, and having owned one I am 100% certain that a WJ gas tank skid will not fit either a ZJ or an XJ.

There is no "+" to the 98 ZJ.

Sometimes we think faster than we can type.


Gas tank skid - http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29895.

 

[poomba]

I just bought a used gas tank skid for $35 and these rock rails:
http://ajsoffroadarmor.com/RockRails/index.htm

aj's makes a good product, the only thing that crunched when I landed on my rails was my dental work...

 

[mission-inc]

Custom 4x4 fab (c4x4) makes some pretty badass rock rails. They have a hoop that follows the body pretty tightly, and doesn't stick out to far so you don't bang your legs when you get inside your junk.

However the price is pretty steap at over 300+. :shiver:

But yea, get both gas tank skid and rocker protection.

 

[robs]

I've yet to smack my gas tank skid... mt rockers have sean serious abuse...

 

[danald]

I'm getting both, Talked my wife into it over a dinner date on the necessity of it and it would be cheaper to protect those two items now than paying for repairs latter. I'm thinking of rigidcos or Warns. Does anyone know the cheapest place to get warns?

 

[thecroat1]

I just installed a set of Rigidco's rock rails, and my first impression is that they are pretty stout. They mount up fairly easy, provide good coverage since he added the skid plates to the bottom, and look really nice on the Jeep. I used them in anger for the first time this weekend, and they held up pretty good (still haven't seriously abused them though). Plus, he is local for you, so you can dodge some shipping costs.

As far as the whole gas tank skid/rock rails debate, I say rock rails. The Plastic tank on the 97+ XJs can take a fair amount of abuse, and would be a hell of a lot easier and cheaper to fix then dented rockers and doors. The best plan would be to get both though. . . .

Oh, and I wouldn't spend to much time looking for a stock gas tank skid. They are about damn near impossible to find for the newer body style, and when you do find one they usually are just as expensive as the aftermarket ones. If I were you, I would ask Terry at Rigidco if he can fab one up for you. . . .