what to do to my jeep ?

[jeepinjosh]

I would plan on it now. You keep saying your on a budget but are looking to get an offroad bumper which are expensive. I see plenty of transfer case skids for around $100. IMO Buy some C4x4 tow hooks for a front recovery point, and get a t-case skid if you want to use your money wisely. I would worry more about mashing your t-case on a rock, than bending a little flimsy sheet metal of a bumper you have now.

I plan on full skids soon i just have to sell some of my other jeep parts then im getting new tires, tow hooks, skid plates and a intake and exhoust.

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

I have the C4x4 hooks and I love them. If you have a hitch in the rear, take a piece of 2" square stock and bolt a hook to it. Try building your own stuff. I'm starting to now, its taking a while but I'm not going to do any hardcore wheeling with mine until I'm out of college/fix my front end

[GOKU]

fullwidthxj191 where did you find the skids for $100 bucks,i would like to order asap.

[wannabejeep]

fullwidthxj191 where did you find the skids for $100 bucks,i would like to order asap.

It will probably take a while to get to you (mine took almost 2 goddamn months) but it's a hundred bucks
http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...y_Code=xj_skid

[Zullock Holmes]

hmmmm budget..... weld the rear and wheel it







watever you do though, if you get some crazy idea to replace your perfectly good u-joints with stronger ones, cause your bored....... let a machine shop or at least someone with the right tools press the old ones out and the new ones in

[Zullock Holmes]

ohhhh and for tow points i just bought rugged ridge hooks out of 4wd ($11 each)and fabbed up some nut strips to slide into the rear frame rails (free assuming you use scrap steel and weld it yourself) and up front i bought the tomken xj brackets (45.99+s&h)cause they were cheaper than rugged ridges and just bolted those one.

[Even]

It will probably take a while to get to you (mine took almost 2 goddamn months) but it's a hundred bucks
http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...y_Code=xj_skid

^ I was going to post the exact same thing. How much did yours cost with shipping considering rusty's rapes you in the heiny hole with shipping most of the time. I possibly will order theirs if i can't find a better deal.

A lot of people rag on rusty's for a lot of stuff like shipping, customer service, attention to detail like hardware, etc. etc. But i can say confidently the main components of my rusty's kit are pretty beefy. All of their skid plates from what i have heard are pretty stout.

[Pedro]

i have the rustys front end skid and it is pretty stout. I too have never really had much of a problem with rustys either....

[wannabejeep]

I payed $38 for shipping but I got some other stuff as well.

[Zullock Holmes]

^ I was going to post the exact same thing. How much did yours cost with shipping considering rusty's rapes you in the heiny hole with shipping most of the time. I possibly will order theirs if i can't find a better deal.

A lot of people rag on rusty's for a lot of stuff like shipping, customer service, attention to detail like hardware, etc. etc. But i can say confidently the main components of my rusty's kit are pretty beefy. All of their skid plates from what i have heard are pretty stout.

18x26 piece of 3/16 plate, 3 small bends, couple cuts, and a couple welds. thats my soon to be done transfer case skid...... $42

[Even]

18x26 piece of 3/16 plate, 3 small bends, couple cuts, and a couple welds. thats my soon to be done transfer case skid...... $42

I'll pay you $70 for a carbon copy

[Zullock Holmes]

just may take you up on that offer..... lets see how mine comes out first. i forsee no problems though

[Krazors001]

I have this tcase skidhttp://www.appalachianarmor.com/prod...skid-plate.htm. Look around forums for a cheap hitch and front tow hooks for good recovery points and maybe a stock gas tank skid too.

[Pedro]

I have this tcase skidhttp://www.appalachianarmor.com/prod...skid-plate.htm. Look around forums for a cheap hitch and front tow hooks for good recovery points and maybe a stock gas tank skid too.

X2 on all that

[jeepinjosh]

sweet i might get the tcase skid its a good price how much was shipping ?