The aluminum plate also acts as a big structural gusset to the frame. On mine, when driving without out the skid and only the crossmember, I can feel how much more noodlely the Jeep is. Even on pavement.
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The aluminum plate also acts as a big structural gusset to the frame. On mine, when driving without out the skid and only the crossmember, I can feel how much more noodlely the Jeep is. Even on pavement.
Woke up with vertigo today so no Jeep work for meNot sure what happens but about once ever year or two I get an inner ear equilibrium problem and it sends the room spinning if I move my head from neutral. Not fun
You must get over 6 feet off the ground.
Yes, you can do that. I chose not to because that outer corner of the frame gets beat to crap when you play hard. The better way to do it would be as you said, flange inward 3/8" up from the lower edge of the frame but that leaves the frame itself in peril. You could or I would solve it by having some 1/8" 4130 bent up and then heat treated to harden it and then run that from the side of the frame down around and lap onto the skid. Otherwise, you wind up with this-
I'm solving several problems at once. Frame is now much tougher in that area. It has more nutserts holding on the skid which are needed when you play harder. And the biggest problem I am solving which is basically the ONLY reason I did it this way is I've never seen it done before, I've wanted to do it for a long time, and since I can do it this way, I did. That is the main problem I solved. Doing something I haven't seen done before.
Are those diamond shaped plates in the last picture related at all?
The rest I'm just
over.
They go on the inside of the frame at each corner of the notch up into the frame to transfer the crack potential into the wider part of the frame. Like this sorta but on the inside.
Are those diamond shaped plates in the last picture related at all?
The rest I'm just
Stops the corners of the notch from cracking.
This is really beautiful. You even rounded the edges of the skid!
Mike asked it more correctly - I recognized what they were just not how they applied here. Thank you for answering
The end result was to make it look like it didn't have a belly skid. Can't do that if the corner isn't rounded over.
Make one that holds up the trans and t-case.
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The one for Savvy doesn't work with an Atlas. And, this skid doesn't need the support.
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Done with the outboard minus the final welding. Pics to come soon