"Chino" style skidplate

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

ok, i am dealing with my first bruiser, so please bear with me on the dumb sounding questions...

the "Chino" style skid plate, i know that the one side is drilled out for four-linking and end of the truck it gets used on. now i was wondering, is the other non drilled out end as tall? it's hard to tell from all the pictures i've seen. i really want to four-link my bruiser at both end, and if the non drilled side of one of these is tall enough, i will put my own holes in it.

and, if that side is NOT the same length, does anyone know of any bolt up options for a skid plate to do four links on both ends?

thanks for the help...

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Originally Posted by STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER

ok, i am dealing with my first bruiser, so please bear with me on the dumb sounding questions...

the "Chino" style skid plate, i know that the one side is drilled out for four-linking and end of the truck it gets used on. now i was wondering, is the other non drilled out end as tall? it's hard to tell from all the pictures i've seen. i really want to four-link my bruiser at both end, and if the non drilled side of one of these is tall enough, i will put my own holes in it.

and, if that side is NOT the same length, does anyone know of any bolt up options for a skid plate to do four links on both ends?

thanks for the help...

I will take some pictures of mine when I get home. The front lip isnt bent up as high as the rear lip but you could easily bend it some more although I dont know if it would be tall enough to mount the tlt mounts to it.

Here is some pics I have now, this is an OG chino mount made by Dean himself

[Rockpiledriver]

The new ones are bent more than the one pictured but not as much as the other side.

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

well, thanks for the info guys!

looks like i'm gonna have to make something myself...

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

ok, since they just opened up a new harbor freight by me, i am going to go pick up a small bench metal bending brake!!!

so i was wndering if any of you could give me some dimensions:

1.) 4-link mounting hole spacing

2.) plate thickness

thanks again for any help you guys can offer!!!

[pigeonfarmboy]

Seems like alot of trouble to save $20.... I bet you'll end up spending more in the end. And black anodizing costs on top of materials should you choose to go that way.

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

Originally Posted by pigeonfarmboy

Seems like alot of trouble to save $20.... I bet you'll end up spending more in the end. And black anodizing costs on top of materials should you choose to go that way.

i'm not trying to save $20.

Originally Posted by STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER

i really want to four-link my bruiser at both ends

like i said, i really want to four link both ends, and since that skid plate is for only one end, i figure i'm gonna have to make my own...