I'm glad you had some luck with the dremel. I was getting contact everywhere. They clearly did not field test this product. I will probably get the Rancho Rock sliders and the longer U-bolt.
I actually did get hardware with mine, not sure why they didn't send any to you.Man, this LCA skid has been a pain! Certainly not as easy as the front and rear diff. I really don't see how anything is supposed to get behind there. As mentioned in an earlier post, the holes didn't line up on my first set of skids. I got the second set back from Rusty's and the holes appeared drilled out correctly so I sent them off for powder coat. For starters, wish they'd coat these things. Secondly, there were no bolts or mounting hardware included. I don't think most of us have the right bolts just laying around. Add to that, I'm not a mechanic, and wasn't comfortable on dropping the arm, and ignorant on how to. Even with needle nosed pliars I don't think I could even get a bolt in that tight space. Plus the bolts seemed to need to insert at an angle to go through. So I did half-assed job and just torqued the sh*t out of the main bolt. It's on there tight, but I hate having something not done right on my new truck. Maybe this will mean a trip to the 4x4 shop and pay them to get it on right, although I still suspect it will need boring out for the other 2 bolts to go in at a straight angle. If a company charged 1.5x the amount for identical products that were guaranteed to fit perfectly, they're the only ones I would buy anything from.
Why not leave them red? Looks cool.
I believe he powder coated them red. They usually come as raw steel, I actually spray painted mine red too as I agree, it looks cool.
I added the Rusty’s LCA skids. Had to drill out one of the holes on each skid. The absolute hardest part was getting the LCA to line back up on one side. Had to rock the tire back and forth while a friend jammed the bolt through. i taped the nuts Over the holes where the smaller bots went - could not get my fingers or a tool behind the bolt hole. installation Of the skid on the other side was apiece of cake (once I drilled out the one hole). For some reason the LCA hole lined right up. May have have been a fluke or may have been because I installed the first pretty much by myself on my garage floor while for the second I put it up on a lift and my friend helped. Primed mine with a self etching primer and then rattle canned with bed liner.
Does anyone have recommendations on a good engine skid plate to protect drag link area where my fox ats stabalizer is?
