Daikon
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I don’t do any “rock crawling” so I didn’t see the need for a steel one. I got the aluminum mainly to avoid having to remove the stock skid plate for oil changes lol
The LFD Off Road Thread
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NotaTRD
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As someone already pointed out, it’s aluminum, won’t rust and doesn’t need to be painted.
mteolus
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My front skid is not from LFD and was aluminum. I didn't paint it at first but it started looking ugly unless you polished it which was a hassle. So I painted mine. Recommend SEM black self etching primer and then trim black rattle cans.
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Akkording
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For any folks in the Houston area that needs a powder coat done or redone can call Precision Powder Coating, they will get your whole set or anything done for that matter for $100 min. to $150, even bumpers. They are the same guys that do one of a competitors work, one of the best coats in the business from customer based consensus. Their work has been shown on show vehicles and bikes that has won competitions or if you want a quality finish that still holds strong to offroad abuse. You can ship parts and they will resend it back if you prepaid the return shipping.
Deuxdiesel
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FedEx delivered my skid Sunday. That box was trashed but the skid was fine. I am surprised at how heavy it is- just under 45 pounds, but I am sure it will hold up just fine.
CollinJ
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Just had a chance to measure for you. I measured the bar that is in line with the front mounting holes and in the center of the truck/bar and got 3-3/8”
Hope this helps! I had no issues fitting with the 7/8 rack and maxtrax mounted up top. I’m not sure how “standard” the height of a garage is though to be fair.
Now I’m running the lift I have no chance to fit ha
krhayes79
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Placed my order on 9/2 when the Labor Sale code came out and my order is ste to arrive on Thursday. It was the 7/8 rack plus 3 crossbars and the hi-lift mounting brackets.
krhayes79
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How did you get the gas tank skid? I want one
Well that's odd... It was on their website, but doesn't appear there now...
krhayes79
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Hope it is back by Black Friday! Mine stock one is dinged up pretty good.
mteolus
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Just so I don't make any wrong assumptions, the Group 31M Battery Tray says it will work on a stock battery as long as you switch out to different length bolts, but will it work on an Odyssey 34r-pc1500t also? I'm using a piece of wood as a spacer right now as it is shorter than a stock battery.
Thanks bro, much appreciated!
4runningyeti
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Anyone else got the sliders going?! Especially angled! LFD anymore pics / customer rides with them?
Love my LFD rack so may need to keep this in the family
Are they powder coated from factory or customer needs to do it?
Probably will go for three bar .120 without tread plate.
Love my LFD rack so may need to keep this in the family
Are they powder coated from factory or customer needs to do it?
Probably will go for three bar .120 without tread plate.
Anyone else got the sliders going?! Especially angled! LFD anymore pics / customer rides with them?
Love my LFD rack so may need to keep this in the family
Are they powder coated from factory or customer needs to do it?
Probably will go for three bar .120 without tread plate.
I've had the .120 angled no plate sliders since March or April. They are awesome..
Mine came raw and I primed and rattle canned. Better that way for future touch up
4runningyeti
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Awesome, could you post a few pics when you get a chance? Do they tuck up nicely?
I've not been able to post pics on this forum without them all being upside down! They do tuck up really nicely. If you PM me your mobile # I can text some pics.
pantalones
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I'm a noob so please have mercy on me. I just ordered the smittybilt gen 3 9500 and a victory4x4 blitz, but then saw this bumper afterwards. i can still cancel the victory if needed.
for those of you who have the LFD bumper, do you have any regrets/concerns having the winch exposed? Would you have also preferred a light mount and/or bull bar like the victory has?
Any opinions from people who chose alternatives would be appreciated as well. One thing I do kind of regret in any hidden winch scenario is losing the handy +12v post on the control box for the winch, as it keeps you from having to open your hood to hook up a compressor.
for those of you who have the LFD bumper, do you have any regrets/concerns having the winch exposed? Would you have also preferred a light mount and/or bull bar like the victory has?
Any opinions from people who chose alternatives would be appreciated as well. One thing I do kind of regret in any hidden winch scenario is losing the handy +12v post on the control box for the winch, as it keeps you from having to open your hood to hook up a compressor.
I have a Warn slimline; I ordered it because it had virtually no lead time and I had a few Amazon prime gift cards; additionally it showed up on my radar because it has roughly "hand sized" openings on the front in order to (easily) reach in and turn on the wireless switch on the winch and the clutch handle. It's been nice to just reach in the front and in a few seconds be ready to winch as compared to some friends with other bumpers who have to pop the hood and reach down from the top.
With that being said, after using the winch a handful of times, more access would absolutely be better. Specifically more access/view of the spool. It's really surprising to me that many companies seem to be doing everything possible to hide the winch, which can look cool and sound neat; but is horrible in practice.
TL;DR get a bumper with as much winch access as possible if you ever think you'll use it. A LFD full bumper is in my future at some point because of this
