🚙 Enhance Your Jeep's Performance with Rugged Ridge 18003.31 Skid Plate + Exhaust Muffler for 07-18 Wrangler JK Review

I had it fitted at a Jeep dealership and they said they needed to adjust it - it didn't spin as promised. But I don't have it installed, I'm just using it. It's nice and meaty and can take a lot of abuse. I'm glad I installed it before I damaged the muffler.

I like it but needs some modification to make it fit, I have a 2 door Rubicon JK and a friend has a 2010 4 door Rubicon JK. It wasn't a blow to either of us. Something had to change. I didn't have the body mounts that the cross member mount was supposed to attach to. I had to cut the end brackets off the crossbar bracket and drill some holes in the bracket and crossbar and buy some nuts and bolts from the hardware store to install. However, it's a solid, good piece that does a great job of…

First the panel itself: Very well made - excellent workmanship, weld, fit/finish. Installation: Step 1: Cast 2. Slide the Fina mounting bracket into place leaving it loose and out of the way 3. Lift the plate and install the 2 rear mounting bolts into the rear cross member - leave the bolts loose but as close as possible to 4. Connect the mounting bracket to the rear crossmember plate with 3 connecting bolts, if there is a problem with the bolt closest to the exhaust pipe, just leave it until…

to be sure: 1.) It was the correct skid plate. 2.) No vehicle modifications required. I have been told this is the correct P/N and no changes are required. The body is fixed on each side above the rear axle. The procedure includes removing the inner housing mounting nuts and loosening the housing mounting screws. The problem is that the 2010 JK 2-Door HAS NO BODY MOUNTS at this point. Thus, there are no existing holes for attaching the cross carriage bracket. I was alone trying to figure out…