4th Gen 1500, and i think including the 4th gen Rebel have a fairly basic set of skids from Mopar only.
Front axel skid that covers the front diff and depending on your crossmember there is a 2nd skid that will protect the power steering. I have an Express and my crossmember doesnt have the holes in the rear of it to get that power steering skid right besides the front diff. I thought to simply drill the crossmember and get a couple of bolts and nuts on that side, but rather than using 2 skids in there i'm thinking to fabricate something on my own and put just one.
Same for the trans, there is nothing that covers the trans at all, Mopar or not.
Transfer case skid is from Mopar only, and that includes a crossmember than hangs low for offroading. sure it works but the crossmember could be drilled to be mounted higher, aftermarket could do better with all these skids, including more sturdy crossmembers as well with better clearance.
No gas tank skid from Mopar or anybody. The gas tank is made of hard composite. it's well made considering is plastic and i'm sure it can whishtand some minor hits, just how many it's something i don't want to find out hehehe.
5th gen 1500's have a skid from Mopar that protects the gas tank (offroad package). Don't know if they have a trans skid, and don't know how the transfer case or front axel skids look like, but i figure somebody at FCA finally thought some people with 1500's like to do expedition/overlanding etc with their rigs so they finally included an e-locker and gas tank skid as part of the offroad package. We didn't get that lucky with the 4th gen.
