Fuel Tank Skid Options - Page 2 - Toyota 4Runner Forum

Devbot · 07-04-2021, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Endlessblockades

Just FYI - Shrockworks bolt-on sliders aren't something I could see pulling on and off as needed. Maybe there are other brands using different bolt-on methods, but the stick-nuts you feed inside the frame might be a pain in the ass to redo over and over.....I went bolt-on because I had no way or where to weld at the time. I could see moving them to another rig easily enough, though but I am just accepting the weight penalty.

Ohhhh, I getcha, good to know. Well conveniently I DO have a friend/coworker that makes custom bumpers and sliders, so maybe I'll run it by him and see what he thinks. I wouldn't mind the weight so much if I had a supercharger to give me a little push! But by the end of the year I'm gonna be running around 350lbs extra all the time (+40ish from the skid when wheeling), so relatively speaking another +100-150 would be pretty significant. Maybe I'm just overthinking it too

Devbot · 07-05-2021, 01:19 AM

Went with Lil Skip, thanks all

Unner · 07-05-2021, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PrinceValorum

I'm gonna have to check mine now once I get the truck back together after the timing belt job. I don't know that I've done a full flex test since having the gas skid on, but I don't think mine has ever contacted the drive shaft on the trails I've done in Kentucky (nothing too extreme). I know the zerk is still on the driveshaft.

I got my skids in mid 2018. I'm curious if they modified them again since you got your updated skid from them?

I've got 10" FJ80 Icon shocks in the rear with Superflex coils, and the SS adjustable panhard bar.

Yeah I'd be interested to see if you get the contact or not as well. It will only rub when you are flexing in one direction. Driver side tire stuffed is the side that causes the issues I believe. And you've got to be fully stuffed, like sitting on the bumpstop with the other tire in the air stuffed.

phattyduck · 07-06-2021, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Endlessblockades

Just FYI - Shrockworks bolt-on sliders aren't something I could see pulling on and off as needed. Maybe there are other brands using different bolt-on methods, but the stick-nuts you feed inside the frame might be a pain in the ass to redo over and over.....I went bolt-on because I had no way or where to weld at the time. I could see moving them to another rig easily enough, though but I am just accepting the weight penalty.

I have the bolt-on Shrockworks sliders, but just welded them on. Use the bolt hole locations as plug welds...

-Charlie

Endlessblockades · 07-06-2021, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by phattyduck

I have the bolt-on Shrockworks sliders, but just welded them on. Use the bolt hole locations as plug welds...

-Charlie

I was thinking about doing that too. Anyway they are well secured in place if i do that one day.....

RE: Lil Skips.....Chris (AKA Lil Skip) just proactively emailed me to say that he is finished with a big job and can mod a skid and ship quickly. Good business practice....makes me want to buy even though I am stretched to the end of my means this pay period. Even with PayPal Pay-In-4. I know I keep hyping that service but it's a great interest-free way to pay for something over 2 months.

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