Skid Row Front Skid Plate Mod

[VaderX]

I get the point about using counter sunk or alan head bolts in order to avoid them being sheared off. My concern is if you use a counter sunk bolt or an alan head bolt, and it gets damaged, how will you remove it. On a standard bolt if it shears off or if it is mangled you can still grab on with some vice grips and remove it. If it is an alan head or if it is countersunk you won't be able to grab it to remove it. At that point you will have to drill off the head which could be a pain to do.

What happens if you just upgrade to grade 8 bolts. Will they resist damage.

[accasbel]

We sheared off the passenger and driver's side stock Skid Row bolt heads. While replacing I upgraded all three of the front fasteners with grade-8 hardware. I then sheared off the driver's side while playing at WestX 2001.

I am going to go with Lance's suggestion of the "donut". A stout piece of metal to protect and deflect nasty rocks sounds like the best way to go.

[Schludwiller]

Originally posted by accasbel
We sheared off the passenger and driver's side stock Skid Row bolt heads. While replacing I upgraded all three of the front fasteners with grade-8 hardware. I then sheared off the driver's side while playing at WestX 2001.

I am going to go with Lance's suggestion of the "donut". A stout piece of metal to protect and deflect nasty rocks sounds like the best way to go.

A donut or a small skid in front of the bolts sounds like the right approach. The donut might have to be trimmed to fit the bends of the front skid and it's short end after the bolt holes, but someone could make it work.

After my next oil change I'm taking the skid off and working with the shop that reworked my bumper to see what they can do.

[rrdstarr]

My skid is off now too and going to my welder this week. I am going to have him build a horse shoe of weld around the bolt.