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I haven’t seen anyone post anything on the Talons Garage aluminum transmission skid yet. I thought I’d share some pics. It was a very easy install, < 30 min. It looks great, and works with the OEM engine skid. I was hoping it would hug the crossmember supports a little closer. I may try to bang on the wings a bit to round them out and hug a bit more.
The funny thing is I had ordered the RCI transfer case skid also and they sent me a transmission skid by mistake! They were slammed through BF, but I got a call back late the next day and they immediately sent out the right skid and arranged a FedEx pickup for the wrong one. I was able to do some visual comparisons though while I had their skid…. The RCI transfer case skid will be here tomorrow.
The RCI transmission skid definitely covers less, but seemed to hug about the same when considering the same area of coverage between the 2. Talons may hug the transmission support 1/4” closer and the RCI seemed to bow out a bit more in the belly, likely so it works with the sway disco better. Talons has a gap at the wings given how the 2.7 crossmembers slope and how wide Talons skid is…the skid wings don’t follow that slope. The RCI transmission skid with their separate crossmember skids would hug closer at these points. RCI now has cat guards as an add-on now too, but I feel they still need to add reinforcement ribs to their transmission skid, like Talons.
I didn’t go all one brand because I liked the 1 piece and cat coverage, with reinforcement ribs on Talons. I liked the welded joints and additional gusseting with RCI’s fuel tank skid and I liked the design of their transfer case skid. Both use 5052 1/4 aluminum, which “should” hopefully be enough for my usage… Hopefully I don’t regret trying to save some weight here…time will tell!
The funny thing is I had ordered the RCI transfer case skid also and they sent me a transmission skid by mistake! They were slammed through BF, but I got a call back late the next day and they immediately sent out the right skid and arranged a FedEx pickup for the wrong one. I was able to do some visual comparisons though while I had their skid…. The RCI transfer case skid will be here tomorrow.
The RCI transmission skid definitely covers less, but seemed to hug about the same when considering the same area of coverage between the 2. Talons may hug the transmission support 1/4” closer and the RCI seemed to bow out a bit more in the belly, likely so it works with the sway disco better. Talons has a gap at the wings given how the 2.7 crossmembers slope and how wide Talons skid is…the skid wings don’t follow that slope. The RCI transmission skid with their separate crossmember skids would hug closer at these points. RCI now has cat guards as an add-on now too, but I feel they still need to add reinforcement ribs to their transmission skid, like Talons.
I didn’t go all one brand because I liked the 1 piece and cat coverage, with reinforcement ribs on Talons. I liked the welded joints and additional gusseting with RCI’s fuel tank skid and I liked the design of their transfer case skid. Both use 5052 1/4 aluminum, which “should” hopefully be enough for my usage… Hopefully I don’t regret trying to save some weight here…time will tell!
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