E&E Off-Road 200 Series Skid Plate System

[AnyMal]

Dirty too! Still has some Colorado mud on it. A lot of the mud wound up in my mouth, on my face, in my hair - such as it is - and eyes. Moral of the story is: Clean the underside of the truck before you start banging around on it!

I keep my s*** so clean i get made fun of for it here lol

 

[teejnut]

Got my skids installed too. Definitely a work of art!

 

[turbo8]

Thanks to @Tex68w for starting this thread and to @teejnut, @MTNLIVIN, @Leelanau for your contributions. I really appreciate all of your help and am happy you all like the skids!

When I designed these, I had a few requirements I wanted to meet for higher speed desert driving:

• Better impact protection from a hard hit from the front
• A shallow skid plate angle to help deflect those impact forces (20º angle)
• Light weight
• No loss of ground clearance
• Easy oil changes
• Easy one-person install/removal
• No cutting, welding, or drilling required
• Make it out of non-rusting materials
• All parts fit into a 28x28x8 box

The skid plate thickness is 3/16" thick. I may offer the plates in stainless steel in the same thickness to those interested in hardcore rock crawling. These would mount to the same sub-frame. The weight would increase to around 120lbs, cost more, and I probably would have to ship in multiple boxes.

As the four members and I installed these on a range of 200s (LC and LX) from 2009 to 2020. I would consider it a successful prototype.
There are a couple minor tweaks that will be made, but overall I'm quite happy with how they came out.

I'm going to figure out a way to get a pre-order list going on the site without charging the full amount. Something like a $100 fully refundable deposit to get on the list.

I'll let you know here, when that is added to the site.

Thanks!

 

[Madtiger]

The subframe alone would be enough for me…it just looks cool. Like the protection under the Hummer H1.

 

[bloc]

How much clearance is there between the top of your lower plate and the bottom of the front diff housing?

 

[prwillard2]

Thanks to @Tex68w for starting this thread and to @teejnut, @MTNLIVIN, @Leelanau for your contributions. I really appreciate all of your help and am happy you all like the skids!

When I designed these, I had a few requirements I wanted to meet for higher speed desert driving:

• Better impact protection from a hard hit from the front
• A shallow skid plate angle to help deflect those impact forces (20º angle)
• Light weight
• No loss of ground clearance
• Easy oil changes
• Easy one-person install/removal
• No cutting, welding, or drilling required
• Make it out of non-rusting materials
• All parts fit into a 30x30x10 box

The skid plate thickness is 3/16" thick. I may offer the plates in stainless steel in the same thickness to those interested in hardcore rock crawling. These would mount to the same sub-frame. The weight would increase to around 120lbs, cost more, and I probably would have to ship in multiple boxes.

As the four members and I installed these on a range of 200s (LC and LX) from 2009 to 2020. I would consider it a successful prototype.
There are a couple minor tweaks that will be made, but overall I'm quite happy with how they came out.

I'm going to figure out a way to get a pre-order list going on the site without charging the full amount. Something like a $100 fully refundable deposit to get on the list.

I'll let you know here, when that is added to the site.

Thanks!

In for a pre order once you get it sorted. Awesome product.

 

[Madtiger]

Do we know the approx cost (hardware and shipping)?

 

[Roody]

Those might be the prettiest skids ever made

 

[turbo8]

How much clearance is there between the top of your lower plate and the bottom of the front diff housing?

These were designed for maximum clearance so there is .125-.25" clearance between the two. These won't fit with a diff drop, but it would be possible to space everything down enough to clear the diff drop. Longer hardware and spacers would be required.

 

[turbo8]

Do we know the approx cost (hardware and shipping)?

I'm going to try my hardest to keep the price I have on the site. I will also try and keep the flat rate of $150 for shipping, but think this might have to increase it or find a cheaper shipper than UPS.

 

[A10Driver]

Definitely interested in a pre-order

 

[chriscosta416]

Interested!

 

[Tex68w]

I just took some ground clearance measurements of the skid plates as I was curious where things sat post lift/tires/skids. My LC is a 2020 with a OME 2" lift on 285/75/17 BFG KO2's. With the E&E Aluminum skid plates I measured 12 3/8" ground clearance at the very front edge of the front skid plate and 13 1/4" of ground clearance at the rear most edge of the transmission skid plate. Considering that the ground clearance on this Cruiser stock was 8 7/8" I am very pleased with the results.

 

[turbo8]

Added pre-order page

Wix is silly and only allows pre-orders to be paid in full, I just added a pre-order page for the skids. This will make it easy to track.

I will need 15 pre-orders before I start getting parts made.

Product Page | E&E Off-Road

www.ee-offroading.com

 

[A10Driver]

Added pre-order page

Wix is silly and only allows pre-orders to be paid in full, I just added a pre-order page for the skids. This will make it easy to track.

Product Page | E&E Off-Road

www.ee-offroading.com

Just placed a pre-order, I have a diff drop. Can u let me know what hardware I will need as far as longer bolts and spacers, or will I need to figure that out?

 

[turbo8]

Just placed a pre-order, I have a diff drop. Can u let me know what hardware I will need as far as longer bolts and spacers, or will I need to figure that out?

Yeah, I can help spec it out. What is the height of the drop?

 

[A10Driver]

Yeah, I can help spec it out. What is the height of the drop?

Not sure, just the standard kit. I will take some measurements, but I think it's 1/2"

 

[Endurbro907]

These are amazing... Looks like you're in Vegas, options for picking up directly to save on shipping?

 

[ElJayBird]

Just submitted a pre-order! These look like exactly what I need.

Thanks @turbo8

 

[turbo8]

These are amazing... Looks like you're in Vegas, options for picking up directly to save on shipping?

Yes, we can work something out, I go into Utah all the time too.