Rear Skid Plate

[xKroniK13x]

Well... my rear skid plate is really bent up. Like... my brake rotor is actually like through it and my chain rubs a ton. I've taken it off and beaten it back into shape, but its really messed up now... so... should I buy a new one for $75-100 or should I just take it off and forget about it? It obviously protects it if it is that messed up.

 

[mr_3_0_5]

i took mine off cause we ride in sand for the most part.. but if yours is that beat up then you should probably get a new one..

 

[xKroniK13x]

Yeah. I'm mostly strip mine/wood riding. I'll probably just bend this one back half-way and wait until christmas.

 

[mr_3_0_5]

just start keeping an eye out for a good used one.. maybe you can pick up a decent one for cheap by then..

 

[xKroniK13x]

Yeah. That would be nice. Now that you say that, some kid at school told me he was parting out his Blaster, I'll have to ask him. If I could get that off of him, that would be awesome.

 

[NOVIS]

try to band it back then maybe weld some bent spots to prevent it from being a weak point

 

[L.T.]

if you take it off and end up hitting some thing you could loose a disc or sprocket

 

[xjma]

If it's that bent, I wouldn't remove it!! You could bend it back and try to reinforce it if you're on a budget!

Otherwise, I recommend the thicker aluminum aftermarket ones, I think from armadillo. I have an aluminum one on one of my blasters and it's totally bent up into the sprocket and such....

 

[jahrastapark]

i need a new one as well. how hard are they to make

 

[Taterhead]

New or old, they can be a huge money saver. Bend the old one back and use it. I bounce my skid plate off of rocks, stumps, etc. I feel they are a necessity!

 

[Awk08]

my next one will be the "prm" brand they seem to have the best ground clearence, sh*ts really rough around here, the one i got from "305" hung low, and is already on it's last leg

 

[specialized7]

i just made some cheap ones they work alright

 

[xKroniK13x]

That custom job looks good. I'll probably end up with something similar to that.

 

[Ready2rev]

i just made some cheap ones they work alright

that looks good. I:I