RCI Off Road Spring 2021 Group Buy - CLOSED

Probably the best fitting parts I’ve seen yet! Easy 20 minute install thanks to Milwaukee cordless tools.

 

Just a quick note on when I installed my sliders.....the cheap white plastic that holds the brake lines broke where they clip in the frame. I was careful, but they broke to easy.. part #90469-A0004 - clamp

Old vs New

 

#41173 (full bumper w/hoops, steel) shipped!

Finally lol

 

Those spacers in the red circle were a pain. A flat-bladed screwdriver helped to hold the spacers up while I slid in the transmission plate.

The "D" washers in the yellow circle. As I was getting the transmission plate installed, I dropped the nuts. I stopped, found it went back, and couldn't find that "D" washer. There was just enough gap in the transmission cross member for that washer to slide in. I kept looking, feeling for it. Finally, with a mirror and flashlight spotted it. It took a while to slide back out.

@aturk thank you for posting the photo. Hopefully, these tips will help the next person out. Also for the next person, remember that supplied hardware is SAE. 17mm seems to work, but you may need a 3/4" wrench. Ditto for 14mm and 9/16". Hint, I should have checked before installing them.

I got my full skids installed and went back ordering the fuel tank skid plate this week. I was under the truck and remembered using a bar of soap to plug a fuel tank to make it home in 1976. I went through a bar of ivory soap, got soaked in gasoline but made it back home. The price of fuel tank skid seemed cheap when that memory came to mind. Little Mom Pop grocery store in Northern California and guy soaked in gasoline stops for gas and buys a bar of soap. Forest Hill, CA. It was a Deja Vu moment to be looking at the fuel tank, remembering that, where the hell has the past 45 years gone!

 

I didn't have any issues, but my skids were aluminum. Holding up the steel tranny skid while sliding it around under the truck would be tough I'm sure.

 

I dont remember people typically bubble wrapping their kill after a deer hunt. Thats a big set of antlers.

 

Had to keep the vegans from following me home...

 

Just realized it's been about 6 weeks since I placed my order for the skid plate package and fuel skid. So it's getting close!

 

Welp. Opened up my boxes from RCI, I've got the transmission skid plate, but not the T-case skid I ordered. They bothered to send me the crossmember, but no skid plate to mount to it. I get it, things fall through the cracks but after most people who ordered AFTER me got their skids, would have been nice to get my full order in.

 

Look closely. The t-case skid is wrapped up tight nestled with your transmission plate!

 

That was my thought too when only one square box arrived, but that’s a big fat negative. There is only one skid here. I emailed RCI so we’ll see.

 

Crap! Give them a call in the morning. I've gotten full skids from them, transmission, and transfer plates in the same box.

 

I was so excited! I got an email last night saying my order had shipped! Then I opened the email.....only the fuel tank skid shipped. Still waiting on the full skid package. It's ok, they are still within the 6-8 weeks time frame noted on their site. The fuel tank skid was shipped 7 weeks after the order. Although I'm not sure I really needed it as the GX already has a full coverage metal skid plate. Still planning on heading to Uwharrie this weekend. Just have to take it easy with the stock skids.

 

Well after a few emails with Austin @RCI-Offroad , my transfer case skid is on the way. Mistakes happen, no harm, no foul. The experience was easy, and the problem was taken care of professionally and concisely. Can't wait to get all the skids mounted up. I'm in the process of painting all my skids grey.

 

Can't wait to see pics of that. Need to pull my RCI sliders and wire wheel them, then it's time for a repaint.

 

The rest of my order has shipped and should be here Thursday. So it was 7 weeks for the fuel tank skid and 8 weeks for the skid plate package.

 

I jumped on the GB and received my sliders already...and I wish I got a few more things.

When's the next GB @RCI-Offroad?! I need more mods!

 

Me too. I recently ordered the trans skid. I'll order the gas tank and diff skid when they have another GB or holiday sale.

 

Wait til the fall, they usually have a good black Friday sale.