if you could buy just one piece of armor for ur tj what would it be? It could be a certain
skid plate, rocker guards, diff cover, but just one piece
skid plate, rocker guards, diff cover, but just one piece
Those are great pieces. What's crazy about this question is the $$$ is way different for these pieces. A diff cover is relatively cheap compared to rocker guards or TCase skid and Engine skid.
What’s crazy is that’s the one piece I don’t have. I dented my oil pan in early 2017 when I was on 2.5 OME and 31’s. Since then I’ve never hit it. I call it ‘added clearance’.photo edited to reflect the one piece
That depends on if you wheel on rocks or not. I just removed my oil pan/trans skid. Those things hold tons of mud.if you could buy just one piece of armor for ur tj what would it be? It could be a certain
skid plate, rocker guards, diff cover, but just one piece
If the stock GTS was 3/16" thick, it would weigh about twice what it does. It is nowhere near that thick.Those are great pieces. What's crazy about this question is the $$$ is way different for these pieces. A diff cover is relatively cheap compared to rocker guards or TCase skid and Engine skid.
Truth is, we already have a TCase and GTS stock. If it's the 03-06' then the GTS is 3/16" and very durable. It can be tucked 1.25" if one has a 1.25" BL.
Diff covers are important, rocker guards are important.
If someone is wanting to tuck the TCase skid, then the Savvy MUA is admirable.
Corrected to 10gauge/0.133”If the stock GTS was 3/16" thick, it would weigh about twice what it does. It is nowhere near that thick.
I'll check here in a few minutes but I don't think they are even 1/8". Maybe they get up to .100". Maybe my welding hood lens was dirty, but I've got about 10 of them I can measure.Corrected to 10gauge/0.133”
The thickest it will be is at the mounting flanges, the rest will be thinner due to metal stretching when they form it.The late GTS is less than an 1/8"
I checked several that I have. The thickest part is the rear flange at .090 and areas with access that I could get the calipers on further away from the flange moved down to .082 in places. That would be about right for stretching the metal in a deep draw forming process. I can section one into several pieces to find the thinnest area at the corners and where the formed ribs are if anyone needs that info. All we really need to know is the thickest area is at the top and thinnest will be where it stretched the most. The thinnest areas are where the forming of the shape, ribs and curved corners is the strongest so that is really a non issue.Corrected to 10gauge/0.133”
Would that amount of difference be reasonable in the manufacturing process (stretching), if they started with 10 gauge?I checked several that I have. The thickest part is the rear flange at .090 and areas with access that I could get the calipers on further away from the flange moved down to .082 in places. That would be about right for stretching the metal in a deep draw forming process. I can section one into several pieces to find the thinnest area at the corners and where the formed ribs are if anyone needs that info. All we really need to know is the thickest area is at the top and thinnest will be where it stretched the most. The thinnest areas are where the forming of the shape, ribs and curved corners is the strongest so that is really a non issue.
Not really. The flanges are not going to stretch much since they are at the top of the die. They may even thicken due to how the excess material gets bunched up and then the press will flatten them back out.Would that amount of difference be reasonable in the manufacturing process (stretching), if they started with 10 gauge?
Corrected again...
Very cool. 1,000 ton press! Interesting that by stretching stainless it strengthens it. Stretching a second time strengthens it more. So, thinner, but stronger.Not really. The flanges are not going to stretch much since they are at the top of the die. They may even thicken due to how the excess material gets bunched up and then the press will flatten them back out.
This is a rough idea although the material would move around differently due to the difference in stainless and regular steel. Note the tonnage, how much they clamp the flange, and how much it still moves around. The rim around the press clamps the flange in place and then the die moves up to shape the bowl.