TL;DR - I finally got off my butt and fixed the skid plate. Mostly. For over a year, the center attachment point of my mid-skid has been broken off. It's not a big deal, because I really only run my mid-skid when I feel like I'm going to need it,…
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TL;DR - I replaced the bolts with grade 8 versions, hopefully solving the problem for good. I was not happy to discover that two bolts were "missing" from the rear holes of the front skid plate halfway through my first trail in Utah. I was even less happy when I…
Leave a CommentTL;DR - The middle two mounts on the mid skid broke off again. I need to come up with a new way to secure the mid-skid at the crossmember. Back when we ran the Whipsaw Trail, I had some issues with the Relentless skids, which I addressed in the Rig…
Leave a CommentTL;DR - The mid-skid is now securely fastened to the frame again, nearly a year later! I finally got around to putting a Rivnut in the frame at the rear driver attachment point, so I don't need to worry about the bolt there backing out. This was the last piece to making…
Leave a CommentTL;DR - The skid plates are holding up, but the mounting strategy could have been better. For the 3rd time, I'm modifying it. I had some significant trouble with the Relentless skid plates on the last trip to Colorado. I've always had an issue with the bolts in the rearmost…
Leave a CommentOctober 2, 2016. The day before we left for Crater Lake, the mid-skid had arrived - but I didn't have time to paint and install it before we took off. Not a big deal, since the IFS skid covers just as much as both stock plates. But of course, I…
Leave a CommentSeptember 2016. As an astute reader will recall, when the Relentless armor was installed, the skid plates were placed in the back of the truck. Actually, just one was placed in the back, since the second wasn't going to fit my truck - a California model with an extra catalytic…
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