Any good recommendations on stuff to protect the underside of these things..?? Control arms and evap are covered, mostly looking for oil pan, tranny and all that other good stuff that works better when no being attacked by rocks..

 

Off road evoltuion has some good control arm skids and others on there website

 

Welcome to the forum. you have a Jku and do you have a lift. as for me i have an 08 jku with 3.5 lift with rock sliders canister skid and a sway bar skid that's it.

 

Yeah, it's mildly lifted.. 2.5" TF w/ 1.25"BL and 37's.. Already have ORE skids welded on the front and rear control arms.. Front axle has C's gusseted and the axle is sleeved..

I'm a firm believer in good skids under a rig.. The skids under the last rig I really beat on looked like they'd been attacked with a chain saw when I got rid of it.. Had to pull them off a few times and beat them back into shape with a 6lb sledge.. And FWIW, it was an H3..

 

Two of my friends have Evo oil pan skids and they are very high quality. Way better than my Rancho skid(hasn't taken a hit yet so we'll see how it holds)

 

EVO were on the short list, but seem to lack some of the coverage other plates offer.. No transfer case skid, no protection to the doubled up exhaust or the cats..

Top contenders are
Rock Hard.. Modular system that seems to let you pick and choose the parts you want when you can afford them.. Oil and Tranny, Transfer Case, Fuel Tank and finally Exhaust.. Comes powdercoated and ready to bolt up.. Comes with tapered bolt head protectors to keep the rocks off the bolt heads..

Trek Belly Pans.. Great coverage front to back.. Not much more to say.. Seems a bit pricey since everything I've found on it so far is all or nothing..

River Raider.. Looks close to the coverage of the Trek.. Priced about the same.. Fit doesn't seem as good as the Trek, but that could just be the picutres I was looking at..

 

Nemesis skids cover the entire bottom but they are outrages on there prices but it looks nice as anything in seen

 

Have you ever considered the heat issues associated with total coverage? I think that is partly why EVO limited their coverage.

 

That's a good point on that

 

I work on ships. In the machinery spaces there are a lot of valves, pipes, beams... If I wear a hard hat I hit my head a LOT! If I don't wear a hard hat I rarely hit my head. More skid plates means more skid plates will take a hit. Would you have taken the hit if not for the skid plate? Many times the answer is "no". EVO has a less is more approach.
If you put a skid on that covers the entire underside of your vehicle, you will hit it. Maybe you will be hung up on a skid plate you don't need.