OE skid plates?

My 2004 KJ Sport has no skid plates. I was thinking of checking salvage for a Renegade and grabbing all the skids and the tow hooks.

Are the OE skids any good? Or should I just skip the trouble and drop the cash for aftermarkets.

Jo6pak said:

My 2004 KJ Sport has no skid plates. I was thinking of checking salvage for a Renegade and grabbing all the skids and the tow hooks.

Are the OE skids any good? Or should I just skip the trouble and drop the cash for aftermarkets.

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all but the trans skid are good
for the trans go after market
This ,as far as I know, is the case with every Jeep model
not just the KJ

I run the factory skids,better than no skids.

ridenby said:

I run the factory skids,better than no skids.

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X2, I had to modify my front skid a bit as it is for a 05 and newer, one of the holes didn't line up so I had to just drill a hole and bolt it that way.. still works.
pics before I made a hole and bolted it the rest of the way up.

Yeah stock stuff will be fine for mild stuff but if you put your KJ through hell like I do SkidRow's stuff is much better.

^^nice scuff marks Troy........:smokin:


I am running a full set of the OEM skids and they are ok for mild/moderate stuff.

Dave

I run OE and I haven't found a mall curb I couldn't handle yet!:happy175:

Thanks for the info guys. The recipe is slowly coming together for my KJ project.

My buddy's step daughter has a 02 Rennie and I've threatened that I'm going to cannibalized her Jeep for parts. She most likely never sees gravel anyway:emotions34:

@tjkj2002= Love the battle damage on your skids:rocking: Probably won't be beating mine that hard, but I still want some armor for the underbelly.

I've heard the engine skid referred to as a "shovel." Does it have a tendency to pick up alot of cabbage from the trail, or isn't it that bad?

you should totally jack the skids, she probably wouldnt even notice.

DirtyKK said:

you should totally jack the skids, she probably wouldnt even notice.

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Yeah, but my buddy wants the Rennie when she trades for something else, so he wouldn't be too pleased:disgust:

.....but then again he already has a YJ, ...so maybe...

:icon_lol:jack the skid plates you pal wont mine

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47290

This Jeeper is looking to sell his.

I tried a few scrap yards and they all said the same. They remove EVERYTHING from underneath and sell it as scrap metal. what a waste