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What size are the bolts that go through the rear of the front skid plate into the nuts attached to the rails? I cant seem to get the OEM bolts into my nuts. Do I just need to tap the nuts?
All you need is a few bolts. They are right behind where the swaybar bolts up and IIRC it's the same size/thread that the front bumper and sway bar bolts are.97XJ Jeeper said:sorry to bring up a old post but i bought a front skid and was wondering the same thing. does anybody know what is needed to install the skid. it is cold here and when it gets a little warmer i would like to have everything to install it. pic or what bolts to where would help. i know it i just took it out to the heep and held it up there it prolly be easy to tell where it bolts, but to cold for that right now. thanks for any help!!
Threaded nuts already there welded to the frame97XJ Jeeper said:is there threaded holes or do the bolts go throught and you use nuts
No problem dude. Right now I've got one sitting around to go on my XJ and another to go on my MJ. I'm just waiting to get them blasted first because they are really rusty right now. But yeah it's gravy, everything's there it seems like. There are studs that will tie it into the front crossmember but I'm not sure how necessary they are. You could probably just drop a bolt/nut combo down through if you were worried about it. Have fun.97XJ Jeeper said:thanks renixpower
Those studs tend to be a PITA though. I know when I was pulling these two skids from the junkyard the studs were just spinning loose in their holes. Not sure what the deal was there.Timber said:The very front mounts actually use studs from the factory. They are 8 x 1.5 x 44 m.m. studs (obviously metric). The frame-rail mounts use the same size as the anti-sway bar frame mounts (I can't find that size written in my notes; sorry).
I cant seem to get the OEM bolts into my nuts
97XJ Jeeper said:thanks, yeah i coated mine in bedliner and i am waiting on a warm day to put it on and just wanted to know what hardware i needed to get.
i got mine from a guy on here but i see them on ebay all the time.BigMike80 said:Where did you get your skid at? Im going to try to find one and get it on this weekend.