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E&E Off-Road 200 Series Skid Plate System (1 Viewer)
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turbo8
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Installed on vehicle.
Howdy. I need some help/opinions on whether either the Victory 4x4 Strike bumper or the Ironman 4x4 Bumper will work/mate up with the E&E skids. I’ve recently purchased the EE skids but have yet to install on my ‘15 LX and I am looking to add a high clearance aftermarket bumper with a bull bar. These two 1.) fit the LX specifically and 2.) are running Black Friday specials that end today, 3.) aren’t horrible on weight. They both have their own pros and cons and if I were to lean one way over the other it would be towards the strike based on looks and the parking sensor holes coming predrilled, but the price on that Ironman with the winch is really hard to pass up. I need a winch, too 
Thoughts on how these two bumpers might mate up, or anyone on here already have one of these bumpers installed with the EE skids? Thanks, y’all!
-SKPTEXN
PS. I already pm’d turbo but he recommended I check this thread
Thoughts on how these two bumpers might mate up, or anyone on here already have one of these bumpers installed with the EE skids? Thanks, y’all!
-SKPTEXN
PS. I already pm’d turbo but he recommended I check this thread
turbo8
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I had this post about the Ironman bumper. I think I looked into it and didn't really see any issues.Howdy. I need some help/opinions on whether either the Victory 4x4 Strike bumper or the Ironman 4x4 Bumper will work/mate up with the E&E skids. I’ve recently purchased the EE skids but have yet to install on my ‘15 LX and I am looking to add a high clearance aftermarket bumper with a bull bar. These two 1.) fit the LX specifically and 2.) are running Black Friday specials that end today, 3.) aren’t horrible on weight. They both have their own pros and cons and if I were to lean one way over the other it would be towards the strike based on looks and the parking sensor holes coming predrilled, but the price on that Ironman with the winch is really hard to pass up. I need a winch, too
Thoughts on how these two bumpers might mate up, or anyone on here already have one of these bumpers installed with the EE skids? Thanks, y’all!
-SKPTEXN
PS. I already pm’d turbo but he recommended I check this thread
Thanks for some reason my filter on this thread didn’t find the Ironman post, I must have fat fingered it. Appreciate the followup!
turbo8
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Looking at the Victory bumper, the power steering cooler guard(PSCG) looks like it wouldn't be necessary. The front skid might require a little trimming where the PSCG mounts.
Here are my EE Skids and Ironman bull bar.
Thanks!! Looks f’n great!
After shipping ($450), the Victory 4x4 LX bull bar bumper + some 3rd party winch is going to cost me twice the amount of the Ironman, which happens to also come with a free 12k Ironman winch. So that, along with the feedback here was enough to convince me to go ahead and take advantage of Ironman’s last day of Black Friday sale. I’ll have to wait until Feb for the winch as it’s back ordered, though. Thanks to all who provided info and pics!
turbo8
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No brainer!
I installed the skid plate system today. What a well thought out design. Everything went together perfectly!!
Another successful install. Everything lined up perfectly. My dumbass rounded out one of the last hex heads so looking forward to getting that out later. Also not looking forward to retorquing everything back down. Awesome system!
I just did that to one bolt on the oil pan. Doh! I need to replace it
It came with the extra hardware so we are all good!
Oh that’s right. I need to find my bag!
turbo8
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Really like seeing these! Which bolt did you mess up?
Just one of the small ones. My arms were tired and had my torque wrench at a slight angle.
I’ve installed a few skid plates on different platforms and this one is for sure the most well thought out beautiful solution. Took me 3hrs to fully get it on. And that’s because I forgot to torque down the cat shields until every was installed lol.
Well done!
This is exactly how I did my plate for the oil. Was doing the whole line up of cars and went to fast and at a bad angle. Doh!
It really is a remarkably built system.
