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03-17-2005, 12:10 PM | #1 |
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Skid Plates for lower arms?
Has anyone made skid plates for there arms? I know mine hit if I drop it from to high. I could use reducer bushings in my dump valves to slow the drop but I like throwing sparks some times. Right now I weld hard face rod on the part of the arm that hits. But a skid plate would save the arms. And what about ART arms? I'd really hate to scrape up them if, and when I get them.
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03-31-2005, 04:30 PM | #2 |
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03-31-2005, 04:36 PM | #3 |
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Your arms won't hit the ground with a 30 inch tall tire unless you got a crossmember drop, and cut up your upper mounts to ge tmore drop.
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03-31-2005, 08:27 PM | #4 |
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Yeah but what if someone don't have 30" front tires? I know hitting lower arms is a very common problem. Mine are FUBAR
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04-01-2005, 02:20 AM | #5 |
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I have 235/60/15's somewhere around 26 or so inches tall and with a 6 inch static drop my arms are JUNK ,Ill have my skid plates finished tommarow so Ill try to get some pics for the weekend. I now have a crossmember drop and bags so I figured it better be safe than sorry , I really dont feel like replacing these damn things all the time.
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04-01-2005, 09:00 PM | #7 | |
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04-08-2005, 07:19 AM | #8 |
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I put skid plates on my crossmember. They keep the control arms about 1/2" off the ground. When my bags are deflated, the truck rests on the skids so that the weight is on on the bags.
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