B.A.M.F Rear Diff skid plate

I'll give that a shot. Would a jig or something that held them until they completely cool remedy this problem for the next set?

 

They sit in the jig wile I bend the next skid so they are cool when I pull them apart.

 

I like flat sheets of steel but I like it better when it is wrapped around my diff.

 

Ever figure it out? Mine is the exact same way. It just wont line up.
If one is threaded, the other one wont get close. I pounded it with a smaller sledge hammer, I guess ill hit it with a full size sledge? It looks like it will be crooked then.

 

Were you guys in the same batch? Any chance your brackets got swapped? Jerry says he threads them all up before shipping.

 

You guys have my curiosity up now.

I'm going to have to go open the box and look at mine now....

 

Nope. I hit it with my hammers and they aren't heavy enough so I need to borrow my buddies. I have to say it's irritating.

 

Mine are too tight to just go in with fingers on the bolts, but if I gently thread both of them in about three quarters a turn, I can go to town with a socket wrench.

This isn't precision machining, it's welded armor. Minor "final fit adjustment accomplished by sledge hammer" is a reasonable thing to expect to need to do.

 

Wait, you're saying you offroad hard enough to need this armor, and haven't yet purchased your four pound engineers hammer?

Time to go shopping.

 

Feel free to mail me yours brother. I promise I'll send it back! ;-)

 

Mail rates on hammers. Rotfl.

EDIT: How bout I Fax it?

 

Haha! Deal. You fax it to me, I'll whack it a little, scan it and email it back to you. Clean of course.

 

I guess they moved during shipping, because mine is to far apart to even begin to thread. Guess ill go borrow a BFH

 

Wow this doesnt sound to good. I havent even received mine yet-Im the last batch. Feel the stress building up already!!!!

 

I can assure you the last batch ALL SKIDS bolted up right before shipping. All you need to do is start both at the same time and then use a socket wrench. They are made tight on the jig so there is no need for locktight. Some are tighter then others but all 6 shipped before new years threaded on.

If yours are too tight for your comfort hit it with a BFH a few times to move it over trust me your not going to hurt it. I hit them myself with a little 12" 3lb hammer if they are off after welding and they move just fine. Just make sure it's still a little hart to thread them in or you will need locktight to keep them from rattling loose.

 

I whacked mine with a 22oz claw hammer at full arc swing & that got it to thread....

 

jerry how about shipping them threaded already?

 

great idea!!!!!

 

Sure I can do that however in ship in a 24x24x7 and that's the cut off for that rate if I go any higher the shipping charges go up 15.00 bucks for the east coast guys and 10.00 for the west coast guys. I'm trying to give you guys the best shipping prices so bolting the clamps on is really not a good option.

This is not rocket science all you need to do is start the threads at the same time and finish it off with the 3/4" socket. Im sorry but anyone wheeling there truck hard enough to need one of these skids should be able to install them. They are a custom part and some time you need to make adjustments to the part to fit.

I know there has been a few that I shipped out that I didn't beat with a BFH to lign them up but that was before I knew the metal was warping. I now check every single skid before shipping and the 6 shipped before new years bolted up.

 

= eagerly awaiting new BAMF products