Fully agree with you. For now it’s “hand tighten only” but I think I might extend my project one of these days and actually tack the edges of them for better security. For now it’s a step in a better direction of simplicity.
So the nut rivets go into pre-existing holes in the frame that would have normally had threaded inserts in them for the OEM skid plate on the badlands. Absolutely no drilling required.
After a few rounds at the dealer they were starting to swap hardware for random crap they had laying around...
I apologize in advance.. i didnt get pics but figured I'd share.
When I got my JCR skid's I was excited but the installation was kind of a PITA which made me realize how much of a PITA it had to be for a tech (ex-tech here). I quickly realized after a warranty visit or two at the dealer that...
I'm not implying that any BS has lifetime fluids. I'm using it as an example because that is common terminology today. Everyone is welcome to do as they wish :) But I can promise you I'm not the only one following this theory...
As an ex-technician I can promise you there is no such thing as a "lifetime" fluid. Fluids are being engineered to be thinner and get worked harder, all in the name of fuel economy. If you dropped the trans pan on a vehicle with 20k miles or popped the diff cover I think you'd be shocked at how...
I run full syn Amsoil 5w20 and a Motorcraft filter every 5 k miles. Someone will step in and say 10k is just fine and say how oil technology is evolved.... I don't trust that. Most service intervals today are built around planned obsolescence. My 22' BSBB has already had its fluids changed at 20...