BigDogTrain
Jeep Owner
For the moderate off-roader, what are the most important skids one should buy when building a JK? Is there something that needs to be covered right off the bat for protection or to save money?
The first and most important would be the oil pan / transmission skid plate. I like the Rockhard 4x4, metalcloak, and JCR designs as the send the impact away from what is being protected.For the moderate off-roader, what are the most important skids one should buy when building a JK? Is there something that needs to be covered right off the bat for protection or to save money?
Cloaked Willys is spot-on. The evap canister is completely exposed on early JKs, and has minimal protection from about '12 up. I could see going with an oil pan skid for those newer models, but most of the time I'd recommend going with an inexpensive evap skid first. For $100 or less, it's cheap insurance.The first thing I normally address is the Evap canister in the back of the jeep. It is fairly easy to hit and expensive to replace. After that a full under skid system should be done.