sportcoupe
Member
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2017
- Posts
- 75
- Reaction score
- 50
- Location
- Savannah, GA
- Ram Year
- 2017 Ram Rebel Mojave Sand
- Engine
- 5.7
2017 Ram Rebel 5.7L with factory skids.
Factory protection package only gives you two skid plates. There is a third skid available from factory (power steering) but it must be purchased separately and installed. I did that within a month of purchasing.
There is no protection for the rear of the oil pan and entire transmission pan. Searching the aftermarket came up empty so I made my own.
Materials:
12"x36" hot rolled 3/16" thick steel plate and three 3/4"x3/4"x1/8" angle for stiffness.
I had to bend the steel plate in 5 places to accommodate the non-flat cross member up front and the exhaust crossover further back. I picked up the factory skid plate mounting holes up front and drilled two new holes in cross member behind exhaust crossover to mount transmission skid.
I drilled a hole for my Fumoto valve hose to make oil changes clean. Hose drains directly into a recycle jug, not an oil drain pan. The skid plate protects the Fumoto valve well.
Factory protection package only gives you two skid plates. There is a third skid available from factory (power steering) but it must be purchased separately and installed. I did that within a month of purchasing.
There is no protection for the rear of the oil pan and entire transmission pan. Searching the aftermarket came up empty so I made my own.
Materials:
12"x36" hot rolled 3/16" thick steel plate and three 3/4"x3/4"x1/8" angle for stiffness.
I had to bend the steel plate in 5 places to accommodate the non-flat cross member up front and the exhaust crossover further back. I picked up the factory skid plate mounting holes up front and drilled two new holes in cross member behind exhaust crossover to mount transmission skid.
I drilled a hole for my Fumoto valve hose to make oil changes clean. Hose drains directly into a recycle jug, not an oil drain pan. The skid plate protects the Fumoto valve well.
