If i didn't hallucinate i think i caught a glimpse of them in there Maybe on the Fun Haver or DV8/ADD build ? They don't really stop on them or talk about them, since they are not heavy crawlers. But they are fun to watch, good info.
At least your Badlands has the extra plate on the leading edge. My base does not and one day of wheeling at Hot Springs worked it over pretty hard. I'll be building something for this area before another crawling trip.Been looking around, has anyone found anything yet? I took mine out to the trails this past weekend, and the rear trailing arm armor got bumped. I compared the driver's side to the passenger side, definitely deformed and looking to add more protection before the next outing.
Here's the driver's side that took the knock:
Passenger side:
Damn that's gnarly! Post up the results when you get around to it. I may have a shop make some plates if there's nothing available.At least your Badlands has the extra plate on the leading edge. My base does not and one day of wheeling at Hot Springs worked it over pretty hard. I'll be building something for this area before another crawling trip.
I went through this rigamorerole a few weeks back, I still don't understand how there is 4 door specific ones. I had emailed Carli awhile back and they said theirs is compatible with 2 door. There is also IAG you can add to your list.
Thanks. I’d not seen the Foutz. Pricey but does look like you get what you pay for with the features you mention. IAG is sold out of theirs. Do you have to do any modification to the arm mount for the Foutz?
You can check out the install instructions here if you like:
Thanks for the plug. We do have front lower control arm skids available now, as well as the rear links which are built to be slammed into rocks. I've been heavily debating what route to go with on the rear frame mounts though. They certainly need reinforcement, but I'm not really fond of a lot of the bolt on options I've seen. Having spent many years in professional rock crawling I simply don't see those holding up well to significant hits. For myself I'd rather design a full box that welds in place over the stock bracket, as that's simply the strongest option.
Hmm, good question. I think the above are looking for something simpler like bolt on. I don't know how to weld, but I'd like to learn. I have to weld something back on right now, in fact, from coming down on a rock. lol Right next to the front LCA.
I don't have anything designed yet, just been watching my mounts get banged up and thinking out how i wanna fix it. The issue i see with bolt on is just that there's are only so many places to put bolts, and the bolts have to be relatively small. A good hit will move the whole thing or possibly break the bolts. I'd prefer to have it weld to the bracket on both sides, and to the bottom of the frame at the front. That isn't gonna move.
When you get something worked up for yourself, I'd like to see it regardless. It is a little more effort but a lot more effective, but yeah, maybe a mental bridge too far for the more casual off roaders. If you do a thread, @ me so I don't miss it if you don't mind.
