LCA weld on skid

[lakailimited06]

i found some scrap 3/16" should have enough to make some mini skids for the front LCA's..im new to mig welding but somewhat decent, is it a good idea to weld this on or do i run the risk of weakening the stock LCA mount?

i kind of want to copy these:

http://store.jksmfg.com/merchant2/me...ode=Protection

they probaly won't be as pretty though...

[Burton58]

mine are just some scrap steel welded up. i say go for it

[Pedro]

i plan on doing this too, its good idea

[lakailimited06]

is it me or are the mounts on the dub 30 different than xj tj zj?

[Burton58]

yeah the xj lca mounts are angle down more and box in the lca's a bit more. i'm sure you can make some skids for them, just make sure you have room to flex them

[lakailimited06]

yea i forgot they were different, IRO sells like strength plates just to weld them on and beef them up so they don't bend, i guess this is why..

it looks like if i made skids though they would hang way low and i dont want to get hung up on shit..

[XJLI]

those mounts look pretty stout for stock, youre really gonna have to kill ground clearance to get a skid on there that doesnt interfere with the arm's range of motion. i'd just leave it as is.

[lakailimited06]

yea your right, if anything make something similar to what IRO sells to just prevent them from bending and getting all mangled:

http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch..._Code=IR-WCASB