Armor : where does it end?

Octanejunkie

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Rear Control Arm Mount Skids
Eimkeith weld on or Lotus bolt on

Snowbound lower shock slids
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3rd Gen 4Runner (96-02) Rear Shock Skids

In stock and ready to ship The Rear Shocks on a 3rd Gen 4Runner are prone to getting hit by rocks due to their low hanging position in front of the axle. The lower shock eyelet and stud are a common point of damage. These shock skids are designed to protect the shock and shock mount. They...
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Dukestaco

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Octanejunkie said:
Rear Control Arm Mount Skids
Eimkeith weld on or Lotus bolt on

Snowbound lower shock slids
snowboundcustoms.shop

3rd Gen 4Runner (96-02) Rear Shock Skids

In stock and ready to ship The Rear Shocks on a 3rd Gen 4Runner are prone to getting hit by rocks due to their low hanging position in front of the axle. The lower shock eyelet and stud are a common point of damage. These shock skids are designed to protect the shock and shock mount. They...
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I have the eimkeith. Also the PHK. I think that’s what it’s called. Really helped in stabilizing the runner after the lift.
 
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Octanejunkie said:
I'm running a PCK

I'm also fully skidded which is why I'm considering lower shock and trailing arm armor

The Doc brothers are working on a driveshaft tunnel, I'm told
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Trailing arm reinforcement, I'd get. I banged the shit out of my lower link mounts at the frame and we had to cut them off and put new ones on. Unless you're gonna be banging around in the big rocks I wouldn't worry about the lower shock. Although I also bent one of those too. Haha.
 
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well upgrade your gas tank skid folks...lest you end up on Fordyce draining gallons of expensive fuel and killing your battery winching with a fuel less motor.
 
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G_Raw said:
well upgrade your gas tank skid folks...lest you end up on Fordyce draining gallons of expensive fuel and killing your battery winching with a fuel less motor.
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Ouch. Couldn't get it plugged or too big of a hole? I carry epoxy putty and liquid epoxy. Gas skid was also something I upgraded before I started crawling and I've used it many a time.
 
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Yep, gas tank skid was the second armor I got after sliders. A big dent in the stock tank skid was a close enough call to make that the next logical priority for me.
 
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Dezert4Runner said:
Yep, gas tank skid was the second armor I got after sliders. A big dent in the stock tank skid was a close enough call to make that the next logical priority for me.
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I was out last week in a wash by myself. I crawled over so good size rocks and heard the screeching of stock has can skid plate. I remember saying “nope!” Out loudly. Luckily I was blue to back my way out with only some scratches.
 
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4runner DOA said:
Ouch. Couldn't get it plugged or too big of a hole? I carry epoxy putty and liquid epoxy. Gas skid was also something I upgraded before I started crawling and I've used it many a time.
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Big enough that I was sticking rags in the hole to slow how fast it was draining so I could turn the rig around and run dry trying to get as close to trail head as possible. I'm swapping tanks tomorrow. I'll grab a photo...
 
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