![]() Overall im very happy with the protection they give. It took a couple hours to get everything done and included me having to drill a few parts on the frame to mount them correctly. They turned out pretty good for someone who never paints anything! Then it was time to get them installed. I laid down a few coats on each one and let them sit overnight so the paint could dry. I used a matte black self etching paint i picked up at home depot. They were shipped bare steel, so they had to be painted. I had planned on getting the skids power coated, but the delay with UPS and a upcoming trip i was taking wouldnt allow it. This slowed them down extensively for a week. As this is being settled, texas gets one of the crazy snow storms that comes about once a decade. The company is known to have long wait and lead times, but from the date of payment to actually getting to put my hands on the skids was only 3 weeks! it would have been 2 weeks had UPS not screwed up and delivered to me at work (a auto shop) that is a commercial location. I had a very tight deadline to get these, and the guys over at Shrockworks in Houston, Tx did a fantastic job. What good is a winch without a good recovery kit?Īnd how do you deal with you idiot friends who decide to get themselves stuck in the mud late at night, and you dont want to get out of your vehicle?Īfter damaging a gas tank many years ago and not having a functioning fuel guage, it was time to replace the tank and armor up the truck. mounted the winch onto the plate, then bolted the setup into place Shot a couple coats of rattle can paint on there to finish it off. I also used the stock bumper bolts to make a total of 4 bolts per side in the frame to hold everything in place.Īfter that, i then squared everything up with the rectangle tubing and welded it all together. Then i drilled 2 holes on each side for some 1/2" grade 8 bolts. backed the angle iron all the way up to the body mounts. Then i cut the angle to reinforce the frame. I also purchased a warn universal winch channel that would have fit perfectly between the frame rails, but i wanted this to be totally bombproof and capable to take at least up to a 12k lb winch later on if i wanted.įirst i had to trim some off the frame for the angle iron to sit flush All the steel is 1/4 thick for needed strength. I picked up 2 feet of 3x3 angle iron, and some 3x1.5 tubing. ![]() Started off by going to a metal yard and picking up the needed steel for this project. What a stock one looks like VS what it looks like now I will be updating with pictures as the days/weeks progress, but this is something that is long overdue to get started! feel free to ask any questions or post comments about anything
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