Rustys Gas Tank Skid Plate?

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trekfuel80

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Location

Lilburn, Georgia

• Apr 27, 2005

• #1

Anybody Got Any Pics Of The Rustys Gas Tank Skid Plate?

 

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RobCherokeeXJ89

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Location

California

• Apr 27, 2005

• #2

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Pretty good skid, you lose a little ground clearance but the thing will save you. very strong, but heavy. also if you order it make sure you make sure you tell them which hitch you have because they switched around 1988, so my holes were all aligned different from the skids and it was a big problem.

Rob F.

 

Starboard M

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Location

Lafayette, CA

• Apr 27, 2005

• #3

RobCherokeeXJ89 said:

Pretty good skid, you lose a little ground clearance but the thing will save you. very strong, but heavy. also if you order it make sure you make sure you tell them which hitch you have because they switched around 1988, so my holes were all aligned different from the skids and it was a big problem.

Rob F.

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trekfuel80

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Location

Lilburn, Georgia

• Apr 28, 2005

• #4

sweet, thx guys, i wanna get one, and plan on it soon, but the rustys site didnt have a pic, so thanks for your input.

 

joecool

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Location

Akron, Ohio

• Apr 29, 2005

• #5

just an fyi, rustys gas tank skid wont work with an aftermarket hitch.

 

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trekfuel80

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Location

Lilburn, Georgia

• Apr 30, 2005

• #6

so i cant modify the hitch or do anything? to make it fit.???

 

joecool

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Location

Akron, Ohio

• Apr 30, 2005

• #7

I couldnt figure out a way to modify it, but when I was at a jeep jamboree a guy from skid row was there. I paid some of his employees to modify my hitch to make their gas tank skid fit. They just cut a dog ear out of the end of the hitch. I dont know if this will work for rustys or not, because after i got the skid row one installed I just sent rustys back.

 

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trekfuel80

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Location

Lilburn, Georgia

• Apr 30, 2005

• #8

ok sweet ill try that, i havent ordered one yet, so ill go with the skid row, thx man, i need one so bad, this is a big help.

 

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trekfuel80

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Location

Lilburn, Georgia

• Apr 30, 2005

• #9

hey if you go to the skid row web site, and look at the gas tank skid, it looks like they just welded a hitch on to the skid plate, do you think that would be strong enough? i need it to be strong enough to tow a trailer full of lawn equiptment, on a daily bases.

 

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trekfuel80

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Location

Lilburn, Georgia

• Apr 30, 2005

• #10

heres the link: http://www.skidplates.com/images/Page Specific Graphics/Jeep/XJ/XJ-GTS/XJ-GTS on Nun.jpg

 

joecool

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Location

Akron, Ohio

• Apr 30, 2005

• #11

I dont know if it makes a difference, but I am using a hiddent hitch, and to be honest I hardly ever do any towing. So I could NOT tell you for sure, but they didnt cut very much off. So I figure as long as its not an extermely heavy load then you shouldnt have any problems. I just mainly use my hitch as a recovery point.