Miller Hill / Mineral Basin UT trip in my Badlands

[MSparks909]

I actually got underneath just a moment ago with a tape measure. I show the K supports for the transmission crossmember at 10" above my garage floor.

The skid plates are at 11" from the garage floor. The transmission crossmember itself, with the exception of the K legs on it, sits at 11". The skid plates have a couple of minor rub marks on them, not even enough to scratch off the paint.

Which goes back to my original thought that one inch of clearance is all I needed... If I can relocate those two K legs, I think that solves that problem.

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[ChrisD]

35s will give you an extra 1” of clearance…

Funny you should say that! I have a tire appointment tomorrow afternoon! Haha! Insane minds and all. You'd think I'd learn - I swapped out the wheels and tires on my 2016 JK with about 500 miles on them. The ones on this Bronco lasted longer, 1100 miles now.

 

[COHorn]

I actually got underneath just a moment ago with a tape measure. I show the K supports for the transmission crossmember at 10" above my garage floor.

The skid plates are at 11" from the garage floor. The transmission crossmember itself, with the exception of the K legs on it, sits at 11". The skid plates have a couple of minor rub marks on them, not even enough to scratch off the paint.

Which goes back to my original thought that one inch of clearance is all I needed... If I can relocate those two K legs, I think that solves that problem.

Chris, what did you end up doing (if anything) for your low, scraped K legs? How do things look on your rig a year on? A buddy of mine scraped his transmission crossmember K leg support pretty good this past weekend (see pic) and I'm a little worried about doing the same to mine. Like you said, poor design having it 1" lower than the rest of the undercarriage/bash plates.

 

[ChrisD]

Chris, what did you end up doing (if anything) for your low, scraped K legs? How do things look on your rig a year on? A buddy of mine scraped his transmission crossmember K leg support pretty good this past weekend (see pic) and I'm a little worried about doing the same to mine. Like you said, poor design having it 1" lower than the rest of the undercarriage/bash plates.

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Nothing, so far. They've been pretty okay and look pretty much the same. Even with the road salt from last winter, they haven't really deteriorated further, so until they really become a problem, I'm just visually inspecting them periodically. I was under there on Sunday and they looked pretty much the same.

I did put a leveling kit and some bigger tires on, so they're up a bit higher than before, but I suspect one day, the aftermarket will come up with something...

For now, I checked in with Ferd and they can't be acquired separately from the frame as far as I can tell, so they're ridiculously expensive to replace. This sort of damage is common enough that I suspect by the time it really becomes a problem, there'll be a drop-in replacement...

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