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97cherryblazer 09-26-2010 03:53 PM

skid plates?
 
i worry about taking my blazer off roading because it has no skid plates accept one tiny one under the trany. it has a guard under the engine but its plastic and a guard around the gas tank but its also plastic. my blazer is a 97 Lt are they all like this? or are these plastic guards strong enough to protect from most debris?

jbsnowboarder16 09-26-2010 05:39 PM

They are decent, but aluminum or steel ones are better. Check LMC Trucks, they have a good selection

pj5454302 09-26-2010 05:44 PM


Originally Posted by 97cherryblazer (Post 365764)
i worry about taking my blazer off roading because it has no skid plates accept one tiny one under the trany. it has a guard under the engine but its plastic and a guard around the gas tank but its also plastic. my blazer is a 97 Lt are they all like this? or are these plastic guards strong enough to protect from most debris?

Unfortunatly most are like that. What you have to do is find skid plates from an older blazer/s10 or one that came with them. Thats what I did. They come in aluminum and carbon fiber.

Here's mine.
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...302/skid25.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...302/skid26.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...4302/skid1.jpg

Logan 09-26-2010 05:48 PM

Just go easy on the skinny pedal, and dont be a retard like me on the trails and you will be fine... I matched a buggies speed once...lost 2 skid plates as a result...lol

97cherryblazer 09-29-2010 12:25 AM


Originally Posted by pj5454302 (Post 365784)
Unfortunatly most are like that. What you have to do is find skid plates from an older blazer/s10 or one that came with them. Thats what I did. They come in aluminum and carbon fiber.

Here's mine.
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...302/skid25.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...302/skid26.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...4302/skid1.jpg

Thanks for the pics! How hard was it to get that in there?

pj5454302 09-29-2010 07:17 AM


Originally Posted by 97cherryblazer (Post 366409)
Thanks for the pics! How hard was it to get that in there?

Do you mean put them on? They just bolted right up, You have to get mounting tabs for the front diff skid plate and my t-case skid plate needed some trimming to fit.(I guess the auto track t-cases are deeper than the regular ones)

TylerCiervo 09-29-2010 08:59 AM

I think I need a skid plate on mine as well. I haven't taken a look underneath yet to see if there is one.

If you plan on doing some decent off roading, get an aluminum skid plate to cover up anything that could be ruined by rocks/dirt/mud.

abig84 09-29-2010 10:19 PM

anyone ever broke that front plastic skid panel before? i had it on a s10 that was strictly a offroad truck for about 3 years and never broke it. i did smash it kinda upward once, just had to pull it off and flatten it out and reattach but always held up

TannerPacker 10-18-2010 09:41 AM

I hit my stock plastic one and dented my oil pan. The plate survived, but I had to replace my oil pan gasket

jello219 10-20-2010 11:22 AM


Originally Posted by abig84 (Post 366653)
anyone ever broke that front plastic skid panel before? i had it on a s10 that was strictly a offroad truck for about 3 years and never broke it. i did smash it kinda upward once, just had to pull it off and flatten it out and reattach but always held up

Yeah, I blew mine up. Dozens of pieces, guess ramping it in the sand dunes probably wasn't a good idea. Need to find a metal one, if only they werent so expensive new. Looks like I need to find one that game with it.


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