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This sounds like words of wisdom. But the NVM’s are ordered. For me avoiding the New England corrosion pushed me in the aluminum skid direction. Time will tell how foolish that decision was. I was also giving thought to the arb or metal-tech as possible solutions to my NVM dilemma. Both are primarily body mount with Ubolts over the frame. That might be easier to modify for the NVM, if necessary at all.You will want to install the NVM skids over the sliders for serviceability.
I would avoid aluminum with uhmw if you plan for hardcore wheeling. NVM is okay but not heavy duty enough for the money. You will find that these systems slowly tweak and become extremely hard to service when needed. I will say Next Venture has last twice as long as my Metalcloak did. The kicker is the stock skids are in better shape than either. I would stick to flat skids, modular and steel(slides pretty good!).
For sliders frame mounted is the only way to go. So far RCI and Lod are my primary choice but I have a option to try ARB for a steal. Yet again factory sliders have been better than most of the aftermarket options.
RCI Transmission and Engine skids are a hard no for me. Ground clearance is the biggest battle to wheeling a bronco and they have massive spacers. I do run RCI transfer case skid and it is nice and tight(also has a rear brace)
I keep pushing Talon Skids for the transmission, good coverage and it will get you 2-3 years of service. This is the consumable skid as you will hit here before any place else. At some point something better will come out but for now Talon offers the best protection with the simplest design (very easy to service).
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