Alabama thread!

That would be a nice set up since he is right next door! Powder coating going to be cheaper then time and supplies for me to do it.

 

Dang. That's nice. The local powder coat shop near me is the only one around and they charge entirely too much IMO.

 

aww yea

 

I gots an SAS 87 4runner in my backyard! don't ask why i haven't wheeled it yet

 

You come through on that diff skid and we may talk soon lol.

 

Cool! I’ll make sure and take good notes when I get to building.

 

for sure. not much on the market as far as diff skids go...you may get a few customers on that one.

 

I've got a fairly orginal (to the US market) design I'm gonna shoot for. Its modeled from a Ford Ranger diff skid that used a third member. With some tweaking it should work fairly well and not reduce ground clearance.

 

I think some would look into LCA skids too. Just an idea.

 

True. I could make those as well. Personally, I don't see a need for them. But maybe I'm not wheeling hard enough.

 

I'm not a fan of how that mounts. Hit something weird and there goes a third member bolt. Rather mount it independent of the sensitive stuff.

 

This is what I had in mind.

 

I got the good old cash too so need ha

I think that makes it “cool” so why the kids would use it.

It is a little more convenient than PayPal as well.

 

Yep, I have it too

 

that's true, idk about the idea of diff skids other than adding a plate to the bottom of diff.

nothing overly fancy.

so one that wraps around i like that.

what are you cutting with now, grinder or plasma?

 

I'll be cutting with a plasma. My plan is to mock it up with cardboard and transfer the flat pattern to some hardboard, cut that out with a jigsaw and overlay that on to the steel which I'll cut with the plasma torch. After that I'll bend it up with my press brake and weld it up.

 

PayPal is the tried and true.



Change my mind.

 

Might be a good idea to completely cover the drain plug if it is a bolt on application.