Rear Shock Skid Plates

[Deano Bronc]

Was it easy to install the cross-member skid plates? Of all the ones I got, those look like they're the simplest. Did you need a lift? A jack and jack stands?

Man, I wish I had a lift.

Very easy install. I believe you could get them on without even jacking it up. I put it up on jack stands because I was trying to repair the damage and paint the crossmember before putting on the skids. There's no drilling as it uses existing crossmember holes. Should be pretty easy!

[BroncOitis]

I just got done installing one of them this past Saturday, unfortunately I worked most of the day and on Sunday we ended up with just over an inch of snow and the high temp was only 31° so I will install the second one today after work…..
The 122 ft. lbs not too bad…….
but……..
That 350 ft. lbs is a back breaker, but at least I got the one done, and I’m only a little soar still…..

I now have both rear shock skid plates on, and I’m ready to Rock & Roll.

[BuckYeah]

Yep, I have all those to install too except I've already installed the crossmember braces. The weather is getting decent around here so hopefully get at least the shock skids installed this weekend.

Was it easy to install the cross-member skid plates? Of all the ones I got, those look like they're the simplest. Did you need a lift? A jack and jack stands?

Man, I wish I had a lift.

[Deano Bronc]

I got these from DV8 recently. Also, I got a pair of RCI front cross-member skid plates. I hope to have most of these on my Bronco by the time I go to Moab, but the one that requires me to drop the gas tank may wait.

Yep, I have all those to install too except I've already installed the crossmember braces. The weather is getting decent around here so hopefully get at least the shock skids installed this weekend.

[BroncOitis]

I got these from DV8 recently. Also, I got a pair of RCI front cross-member skid plates. I hope to have most of these on my Bronco by the time I go to Moab, but the one that requires me to drop the gas tank may wait.

I just got done installing one of them this past Saturday, unfortunately I worked most of the day and on Sunday we ended up with just over an inch of snow and the high temp was only 31° so I will install the second one today after work…..
The 122 ft. lbs not too bad…….
but……..
That 350 ft. lbs is a back breaker, but at least I got the one done, and I’m only a little soar still…..

[BuckYeah]

I got these from DV8 recently. Also, I got a pair of RCI front cross-member skid plates. I hope to have most of these on my Bronco by the time I go to Moab, but the one that requires me to drop the gas tank may wait.

[SlashRacer]

Here are a couple photos. The scratches have been filled in by rust inhibitor and dirt stuck to that.

Let's see the new ones.

[TechnicalDisaster]

$130 is a pretty goods price. I’ve had DV8 on my Jeep and they have great customer service. They should do well.

[BroncOitis]

I tried getting them for that price and they were still at $131.00 even when I added them to the cart and proceeded to checkout…….
I’ll keep my eyes on them and see if anything changes…

Edited:
Found the exact ones on Amazon for $116.00

[Deano Bronc]

Here is another type that covers both the Rear shocks and plate and trailing arm end….
https://www.ebay.com/itm/16623679669...emis&media=SMS

Ended up just ordering a set of these plus their diff skid plate. If I regularly rock crawled, I might have gone with something like TechnicalDisaster has. I love how strong they are but couldn't justify the extra money considering what my normal use would be.

The shock skids were $117 with the Cyber Monday discount. That's a great price.

[Deano Bronc]

I purchased my Rear Shock Skid Plates from Next Venture Motor sports: https://nextventuremotorsports.com/c...onco-u725-2021
They have lots of Bronco armor.

I beat the crap out of my rear shock mounts at Super Celebration East 2022. These are a must have for rock crawling.

They look pretty stout. Did you purchase them bare or with the zinc coating? I would think the coating would get scrapped off eventually so not sure if the extra cost is worth it.
How are they holding up?

[TechnicalDisaster]

I purchased my Rear Shock Skid Plates from Next Venture Motor sports: https://nextventuremotorsports.com/c...onco-u725-2021
They have lots of Bronco armor.

I beat the crap out of my rear shock mounts at Super Celebration East 2022. These are a must have for rock crawling.

[brnc_o_vrlndr]

Here are a couple photos. The scratches have been filled in by rust inhibitor and dirt stuck to that.

[SlashRacer]

I’ve been running some from SRQ for over a year. They have been abused plenty. No sheared bolts or other damage.

Do you have any pics?

[brnc_o_vrlndr]

I’ve been running some from SRQ for over a year. They have been abused plenty. No sheared bolts or other damage.