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We all know Ford was dumb for giving the Bronco skids over everything but the transmission. Worst part is, it’s right behind the tires and right where they drop off a rock you put the trans in danger. So I made a small aluminum bashed plate. I don’t full on rock crawl but do get in some spots that I could hang up here.
I make these brackets. Long one goes to the cross member bolts. The front ones go to the back of the sway bar skid. Only holes I had to drill were for the front two mounts.
Had to make a few bends to match the shape of the sway bar skid plate.
Here are the mounts all bolted up.
I used a piece of 1/4 aluminum scrap. It already had a bunch of holes drilled in it, so I think that will help with air flow. I kinda worried about trapping heat, but this shouldn’t.
I now feel like my transmission and the exhaust pipe have some protection. Plus there isn’t a huge hole to get hung up on a rock. I built the whole thing with scraps and some stainless hardware. Have about $10 into the build. Even if you had to buy everything, this could be easily built for less than $100.
I make these brackets. Long one goes to the cross member bolts. The front ones go to the back of the sway bar skid. Only holes I had to drill were for the front two mounts.
Had to make a few bends to match the shape of the sway bar skid plate.
Here are the mounts all bolted up.
I used a piece of 1/4 aluminum scrap. It already had a bunch of holes drilled in it, so I think that will help with air flow. I kinda worried about trapping heat, but this shouldn’t.
I now feel like my transmission and the exhaust pipe have some protection. Plus there isn’t a huge hole to get hung up on a rock. I built the whole thing with scraps and some stainless hardware. Have about $10 into the build. Even if you had to buy everything, this could be easily built for less than $100.
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