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Which Protection first
- Thread starter mavrick
- Start date
IntrepidXJ
NAXJA Member #647
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
transfer case is a good one. rock rails if you care about your rockers. gas tank skid is nice, too. those are where i would start
KarlVP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Hardcoreville, WA
Do you have rocker guards?
Buy a winch if you don't already have one.
Buy a winch if you don't already have one.
Dundy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Taunton, MA
It depends what you do offroad, wether it be rock crawling or mudding etc. I would go with either rock rails or a gas tank skid. You can make one out of a ZJ tank skid. Just search around for these kinds of things. I would also think of a better crossmember for the transfer case because that'll protect the tranny if you get the right one.
HaleYes
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Clay County, IL
No matter what type of wheeling you do, a TC skid is a good investment. You smack it and fubar it, you are walking out.
TomH
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Winchester KY
Tranfer case. It is vulnerable and expensive to replace.
carlton989
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Dallas, TX
DPG Offroad T Case skid. Best skid for the money
BlackHole XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lexington, KY
I would go with the engine / trany skid like the one from Skidrow.com. first. Then as others have mentioned. 2nd TC skid. 3rd Gas tank Skid. 4th rock rails. Don't forget roll cage if you do extream off roading.
Personally I would go:
Rock Rails > T-Case > Gas Tank > Diff
I've rarely hit my gas tank on anything, and nothing my stock skid couldn't handle, though I whaled on my rocker rails on every run I have ever been on, and managed to bend a TnT Custom belly/T-Case skid. I also bent both my stock Diff covers so replaced them with cranes.
Basically put some rock rails on it, wheel it, and replace what ever stock stuff you mess up with beefy aftermarket stuff. Rinse and repeat until you chop it all up and re-build it out of tub (see my advance fab thread)
Rock Rails > T-Case > Gas Tank > Diff
I've rarely hit my gas tank on anything, and nothing my stock skid couldn't handle, though I whaled on my rocker rails on every run I have ever been on, and managed to bend a TnT Custom belly/T-Case skid. I also bent both my stock Diff covers so replaced them with cranes.
Basically put some rock rails on it, wheel it, and replace what ever stock stuff you mess up with beefy aftermarket stuff. Rinse and repeat until you chop it all up and re-build it out of tub (see my advance fab thread)
evil dead
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- williams lake b.c. canada
my first casualty was the tank one hit and...FOOKED
well it still held fuel but when it said1/4 yer out
well it still held fuel but when it said1/4 yer out
Stumpalump
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Franktown Co.
Nice! And another vote for DPG.TNT said:
DaffyXJ
NAXJA Member #929
- Location
- southern MD
mavrick said:
Right'O.. Tcase first. Lots of folks will talk about hitting the gas tank and lowering it's capacity, but everyone that has hit the tcase will talk about having to Replace the T-case.
- Location
- Roanoke VA
TNT said:
X2, you can take a stock XJ a long ways with good protection, and you can get screwed real fast with a lifted XJ and no protection.
Spend the money on protection first.
rpraterxj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake Forest, CA
mavrick said:
Get in touch with Mark @ Detours. Tell him you are thinking of getting the DPG bellyskid. I think I remember him having an idea for making it work.
Also, look at the DPG gas tank skid. Give Dirk a call (DPG owner) and ask him for pricing on both (set) and tell him you are a
member. He has some great products and awesome service!!!!!Protect your gas tank and t-case at the same time, if at all possible!
- Location
- Atascadero, CA
id say rock sliders first because once you dent your rocker panels(or whatever you wanna call them) youll be lookin at some weird fab work to mount up some rock sliders once you get them.
this is what i did...
Got AJ's 3/16" super square sliders
Made my own gas tank skid out of 2 stock skids
Made my own tcase skid
Made my own front diff skid
in my opinon the sliders are key to wheeling. if they stick out a little bit like mine do it is very easy to pivot around trees, rocks, etc... without pinning your doors shut or doing any other kind of damage.
-Shomsky
this is what i did...
Got AJ's 3/16" super square sliders
Made my own gas tank skid out of 2 stock skids
Made my own tcase skid
Made my own front diff skid
in my opinon the sliders are key to wheeling. if they stick out a little bit like mine do it is very easy to pivot around trees, rocks, etc... without pinning your doors shut or doing any other kind of damage.
-Shomsky
