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Old Jun 1, 2011
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skid plate bolt removal

i was under there today looking at them so i can straighten out my plate and was curious if i missed any. there is two on the crossmember, 2 or 4 at the side ( i am missing 2 if there are 4 from last year...) then i can't see the ones at the front behind the bumper. are there 2 up there or is there more?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011
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When I put mine on it was 2 at the cross member then 4 on the bottom of the frame and that was it.
 
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6 total, just like Mike said.
 
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I have 2 on each rail and had to weld the skid to the cross member for obvious reasons.
 
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I have 2 on each rail and had to weld the skid to the cross member for obvious reasons.
I see no obvious reasons?
 
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i wondered the same lol
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011
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It is real common to destroy the bolts, if you rub the bottom of the skid along rocks. I have sheared a few.
 
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would i have to tap out the remainder of the bolt or should it have fallen out?
 
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I see no obvious reasons?
his truck is special and has a huge dent on the crossmember haha idk if you saw the thread but i saw it in person and it looked like a really hard hit lol. aside that his truck was spotless, really clean
 
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his truck is special and has a huge dent on the crossmember haha idk if you saw the thread but i saw it in person and it looked like a really hard hit lol. aside that his truck was spotless, really clean
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damn son.
 
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damn son.
yea the only dent on my truck. at least its not visible
 
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i took it out today. it didn't even fall on my head. yay! there is a metal place up the road that is gonna make a 10g replacement. the guy asked what i wanted and showed me different thicknesses. should be done in a week or so. i told him i needed it by the 15th. he's gonna bang the old one out and use it as a template.
 
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