SFR transmission and crossmember brace skids installed

[BroncoRick]

Put the @StinkBug Stinkyfab Racing (SFR) transmission skid and 2.7L crossmember skids on the other day. I'm very impressed by these and they were exactly what I have been looking for ever since giving up my JK for this Bronco.

These installed so easily, and I was amazed how well they fit out of the box. The tolerances are perfect. The transmission skid is their highest-clearance option with the standard front swaybar... but they also have an option for the Badlands swaybar. Drain and vent holes cut in the perfect location to drain mud and keep debris from accumulating against the exhaust. Only covers what is needed, so even though it is 3/16" steel, it wasn't very heavy at all. The crossmember skids add much needed protection to that low 2.7 brace, and these wrap around the crossmember and the frame mounts--these will really be able to take a hit.

I installed these with the OEM Sasquatch skids in place and they fit great, but there are also additional SFR skids for the xfer case, as well as to replace the front skids, and they also fit up as a complete system. So you can add the other skids later, which I may do after running these through the paces.

A huge bonus, these are zinc-plated steel. This is new to me, although I've seen aftermarket companies do this more often over the years. I'm used to just rattlecanning my skids as I use them. No paint and no rust on these sounds good to me. The plating, finish, and welds on these are fantastic.

After 25 years of wheeling TJ's and JK's, and gouging and bending my share of skids and frame brackets, I can tell these guys are doing something right and know what they are doing. I'm glad I waited for these. Covers only what is needed, 3/16" steel but light weight, zinc-plated, vented and drainable transmission skid.... and... regular hex fasteners--something that was important to me as I've messed up and packed with dirt and mud more flush allen fasteners than I care to admit. I could put some rock domes on them but I'm not sure they'll need it.

These are good, and also represent a good value for what you are getting.

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[BlueWaffle]

They'll rust.

Mine have 2 winters on them ( salt belt ).. and I'm sure within another year or two I'll need to do something about it.

Still love em though. Priced right, USA made, cool company name.. win.

 

[BroncoRick]

They'll rust.

Mine have 2 winters on them ( salt belt ).. and I'm sure within another year or two I'll need to do something about it.

Still love em though. Priced right, USA made, cool company name.. win.

Good to hear your experiences with them. If I still lived further north I would have painted them immediately. At my current latitude I'm willing to experiment a bit. We'll see how it goes.

 

[telenerd]

Looks nice. I’d recommend covering up your bolts if you’re doing any serious rock crawling. My Rocky Hard belly pan skids came with these. Rock Hard makes different sizes depending on what you need.

https://www.rockhard4x4.com/product_p/rh-6000-sw-400.htm

 

[BroncoRick]

Looks nice. I’d recommend covering up your bolts if you’re doing any serious rock crawling. My Rocky Hard belly pan skids came with these. Rock Hard makes different sizes depending on what you need.

https://www.rockhard4x4.com/product_p/rh-6000-sw-400.htm

Definitely hear you on that. I'm still a bit torn on them after using them on my JK. Did they save me some sheared-off bolt heads? Perhaps, as you can see from one of mine from below. But then it's still some work to get them off when you strike them like this, because the inner ridge deforms right up to the bolt head and you cannot get a socket on it or turn it until you Dremel it out. Did this to most of my domes (used them with a Mountain Offroad Enterprises skid and other brand skids, not RockHard skids). If you shear a head, as long as you don't do them all at once, you can still usually get something around the rest of the bolt once you drop the skid, or just weld something to the remains and turn that.

I don't foresee treating my Bronco as poorly as I did my Jeeps, but we'll see. Maybe if someone makes a HD trans crossmember for the Bronco that can take a strike like this. like the Poison Spyder one for the JK.

 

[telenerd]

Yeah I haven’t had any problems I have quite a bit a gap surrounding the bolts with the washers on. So hopefully knock on steel won’t have a problem.

 

[#1Broncogirl]

Put the @StinkBug Stinkyfab Racing (SFR) transmission skid and 2.7L crossmember skids on the other day. I'm very impressed by these and they were exactly what I have been looking for ever since giving up my JK for this Bronco.

These installed so easily, and I was amazed how well they fit out of the box. The tolerances are perfect. The transmission skid is their highest-clearance option with the standard front swaybar... but they also have an option for the Badlands swaybar. Drain and vent holes cut in the perfect location to drain mud and keep debris from accumulating against the exhaust. Only covers what is needed, so even though it is 3/16" steel, it wasn't very heavy at all. The crossmember skids add much needed protection to that low 2.7 brace, and these wrap around the crossmember and the frame mounts--these will really be able to take a hit.

I installed these with the OEM Sasquatch skids in place and they fit great, but there are also additional SFR skids for the xfer case, as well as to replace the front skids, and they also fit up as a complete system. So you can add the other skids later, which I may do after running these through the paces.

A huge bonus, these are zinc-plated steel. This is new to me, although I've seen aftermarket companies do this more often over the years. I'm used to just rattlecanning my skids as I use them. No paint and no rust on these sounds good to me. The plating, finish, and welds on these are fantastic.

After 25 years of wheeling TJ's and JK's, and gouging and bending my share of skids and frame brackets, I can tell these guys are doing something right and know what they are doing. I'm glad I waited for these. Covers only what is needed, 3/16" steel but light weight, zinc-plated, vented and drainable transmission skid.... and... regular hex fasteners--something that was important to me as I've messed up and packed with dirt and mud more flush allen fasteners than I care to admit. I could put some rock domes on them but I'm not sure they'll need it.

These are good, and also represent a good value for what you are getting.

Dallas at SFR is a talented guy and only does the finest work! They look great! Thanks for posting

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