33 Eng. vs Rokmen High Clearance Skid Plates

I like the 33 eng as it has a crossmember..... THough my preference is the clayton skid....

X2 on what turtle said about the cross member on the 33.
I was VERY impressed with the Clayton when I helped Subvet with his but it definitely hung down lower than the 33 engineering. If you have Claytons long arm, the skid helps prevent the LCA frame brackets from becoming such a hanging point but with a short arm, the benefits of the clearance the 33 offers would be better IMO.

EDIT: That is unless you go with the Clayton engine/trans skid at the same time. Then you have a flat surface down the entire underside. Very nice.

i love my clayton trans and eng skid. I would go with the 33 Eng. belly up though...

The one issue with the 33 Engineering one is the bolts used to hold the plate to the frame -- they use tiny 5.5 torx (or hex, it's been a while) which have caused all sorts of problems. I had to cut off most of them and replace them with standard bolts.

i think they were hex - seem to remember using an allen wrench to fit it up originally.

my biggest issue with the 33 engineering skidplate isn't the design. it's the fact they are manufactured by ORTS. crappiest company i've dealt with in a very long time. hard to contact, lie when given the chance, and won't fess up to an error on their part even when its costing the customer extra money to try and fix. aside from that, nice skidplate.
chris (thinks he'll be trying out the clayton)

Shouldnt be a problem ...

Speed bumps getting to be too much at mall buddy ?

Some guy on the ROF ...

Here is a search link .
There are only a few pic in the first 3 or 4 pages a glanced thru .

http://www.rubiconownersforum.…&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search

You can probably make the clayton work with the skid-row

Have you considered AEV/Nth skid...

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Have you considered AEV/Nth skid...

Great skid....highest ground clearance out.
But as with most AEV/Nth stuff, it is way too expensive....(new ;))

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Have you considered AEV/Nth skid...

TeraFlex makes a similar one , just as good and cheaper

is the aluminum one strong enough? i just never think of that metal being used as a protection.

airplanes are made of aluminum, do you every worry about them being strong enough ???

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airplanes are made of aluminum, do you every worry about them being strong enough ???

Not to mention they are glued together instead of riveted now. :o

Another example is aluminum wheels.
The aluminum tie rods and control arms I have seen have held up extremely well also.

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airplanes are made of aluminum, do you every worry about them being strong enough ???

never, because they are not slamming onto rocks unless they are already broken. plus a plane is made from trusses and structural shapes not a plate. that's not compatible. you ever have a steel can in your dominant hand and an alum can in the other? squeeze and see which buckles first.

im not knocking it. i just was surprised they make a alum one. i like that someone is thinking about keeping jeeps from becoming as heavy as a hummer

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Another example is aluminum wheels.
The aluminum tie rods and control arms I have seen have held up extremely well also.

and again its the shape of the metal that makes it strong or not.