When the Ricochet Skid plates came in, I was surprised at
the quality of the plates. The bends were precise and were even, all the way
around. We have had the privilege of checking out several different brands of
skid plates. There are some quality products out there, but if you are not
careful you can also get some cheap stuff that won’t fit without A LOT of
persuasion or drilling new holes. These plates seemed to be top notch. The Shop
will tell!!
After getting a place ready in the garage and enlisting some
help from Hunter we are ready to go.
As you can tell Hunter was thrilled about being tagged to
help with the wrenching.
After getting the Prairie stood on end, we started taking
off the old plates. The factory plates leave A LOT to be desired. They are
either plastic junk or extremely thin pieces of junk.
The front A-arm gaurds
Look at the difference in belly plates
Taking off the old plates went pretty fast. Not really a lot
there to deal with.
There is a lot of exposure there.
Dalton showed up and wanted to help, so he started
installing the swing-arm brackets.
Installation was smooth and went according
to the directions.With everyone checking it out, we buttoned up the last bolt.
Word to the wise: Leave the bolts finger tight until they are all in. Then
tighten as instructed.
This was by far one of the easiest installs I have done. A
quality product that fit right the first time.There are access holes to make changing fluids easy and the
extra protection is priceless.
Look at the difference in protection:
