Plastic Skid Plate!!!

[Portdriver]

Plastic skid plate?! WTF?! $35,000 trucks plus extra $ for plow prep or Z71 and they put a PLASTIC skid plate on it! POS! Just venting! Can you tell who just cracked one?

[becker87]

How did you crack it?

[DaveH71]

Its not really a skid plate, its just more to keep the junk off the engine. Your gonna hit the bumper and front frame horns long before anything comes back far enough to hit that shield. The actual skid plates are the ones right under the engine and transfer case.

[RyanbabZ71]

They are pretty stout. Must have hit something pretty good to crack it

 

 

Ryan

 

 

[Portdriver]

I ran over a deer carcass last night. Maybe going 40 - 45 mph. I didn't see it until I was almost right on top of it. No other damage to the truck from what I can see. The deer is going to be alittle hard for someone to clean up.

[Ragsy1083]

GM classifies those as a "splash guard" instead as a skid plate. The only reason that I know this is because I broke it before too and went to the dealership

to see if I could get a metal one (not so fortunate)

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[RyanbabZ71]

On my old truck I took a semi trailer tire blowout to it and it survived. A steel one could be fabricated

 

 

Ryan

 

 

[uh6tdrvr]

Mine broke too with when I got stuck. I was sitting on the frame though....completely agree though its not very stout!

[pacrat1958]

Mine was cracked at the bolt holes. Never hit a thing! Just happened to notice it when I crawled up under it one day. Dealership replaced it under warranty. I wish someone made a metal one too.

[99silveradoz71]

We had a guy here years back I believe that was making them on the 800 series trucks. I know I ordered one up for my 99.

[Z71-K9]

I would buy a metal one if someone makes them.

[elite0259]

I'm thinking about using a few contacts of mine to make one for me, could be a while though, but I'll let you guys know how it goes... I mounted air horns to the plastic one on there now and if it drops down I'm gonna be mad...

[Spurshot]

I thought these were available in thick aluminum at all the off-road parts stores?

[Spurshot]

If you want something to be pissed about, crawl under there and look about even with the transfer case on the left side. The antiskid ppower module has a wire harness curling under it and exposed just about flush wwith the frame. Mine has evidence of brush tearing away the sleeving. And I drive pretty easy like .

[tazerbro]

+1 if someone is interested in fabbing one of these up...