To be fair Dakota, those *were* F**d running boards. Mopar running boards
would, of course, be far superior, and actually push away from the body in
a downard direction to get the vehicle back on the ground.
Dakota Dodge wrote:
> Also remember to remove running boards as they will get hung up on
> embankments..dont they Mr. Plow??!! LOL
>
> -Dakota
>
>> In my opinion, the Mopar plates absolutely suck. '99 and previous were
> all
>> metal, and not too bad, even though i thought they were pretty thin.
>> My Dak is a '00 so came with 2 plastic ones, and the metal one over the
>> tank.
>> Just to make a comment on Scott's remark saying that the metal one was
>> flimsy: The reason that there's a metal one on the gas tank is to
>> prevent punctures, obviously a puncture would be very dangerous in the
>> tank.
> That's
>> why they put the stronger metal plate there.
>>
>> Anyone that was at the '00 trail ride at Jon's will remember my plastic
>> piedes of crap hanging down from my truck. I snapped those things pretty
>> quick. They look sturdy to the eye, and feel the same to our hand, but
> they
>> have very little flex, and are brittle. Both of my plastic plates
>> snapped
>> in a couple different spots. Metal will bend into a different shape
>> under the 5000lb truck, the plastic obviously didn't.
>> What i did was get a 7' piece of 1/4" steel plate, and 2 feet wide, had
> the
>> guys at the shop put a couple bends in it, and i used the existing holes
> in
>> the frame to bolt her up.
>> Now, this plate i have now can easily support the full weight of the
> truck,
>> and it barely even scratched.
>> Downside is that it's very heavy, probably approaching 200 lbs.
>> We used a little forklift to hold it in place the first time. :)
>>
>> I wheel a little harder than most people, and that's why i did my full
> steel
>> plate. But if you're just going to hit the occassional mud hole, or
>> light
>> trail, then those plastic jobbers might be ok. Just remember not to put
> all
>> your confidence in them, they will fail under more "XTREME" loads.
> hehehe
>>
>>
>> Mr. Plow
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >I put the MOPAR skidplates on myself after I bought my '01 CC. There
>> >are
>> >three skidplates, engine, transmission/transfer case, and fuel tank.
>> >The installation is pretty straightforward on all three, the fuel tank
>> >being the
>> >most difficult due to tight quarters on some of the bolts. The engine
> and
>> >transmission/transfer case plates are very easy to install, they supply
> the
>> >bolts that go into nuts in the frame.
>> >
>> >The engine and transmission/transfer case are some sort of composite
>> >(plastic). They seem very robust, with molded gussets and support
> ridges.
>> >The fuel tank skid plate is metal (as I remember) and seems the
>> >flimsiest of
>> >the three.
>> >
>> >I would recommend enlarging the oil drain hole in the engine skid plate
>> >before you install it. It's located too far toward the front of the
> truck,
>> >and the oil stream coming out of the pan runs onto the skid plate
>> >instead of
>> >through the hole. Mopar has drain holes molded in the plate, so the oil
> is
>> >dispersed across your garage floor over a 2'X3' area. My wife was
>> >impressed, she never saw me move so fast to grab a bunch of rags.
>> >
>> >Scott
>>
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-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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