Jeepers:

It finally stopped raining long enough for me to install a new Kilby
gas skid plate on my '90 YJ. This is not a rock crawler, so I choked a
little on the price of the Kilby, but the stock plate was almost
rusted through and the Kilby looked like a quality unit.

Well, after finishing the install I whole-heartedly recommend this
skid! It fit like a glove-- I mean, PERFECT. The actual install is
easy and fairly pain-free, except that the exhaust tailpipe has to
come out if it is located in the stock position. Otherwise, the gas
tank hits the pipe when lowering and raising the tank/skid unit. I
lost a couple of hours fiddling with the exhaust components in an
effort to save good parts, but otherwise the install was hitch-free.

The new skid looks great, and I'm sure it will last longer than the
remainder of my lifetime! Anyone who needs a new skid should look
into the Kilby.

John Painter

 

In article <bc525a41.0308180617.200b75e0@posting.google.com >,
painter@eclipse.net (J. Painter) wrote:

> Jeepers:
>
> It finally stopped raining long enough for me to install a new Kilby
> gas skid plate on my '90 YJ. This is not a rock crawler, so I choked a
> little on the price of the Kilby, but the stock plate was almost
> rusted through and the Kilby looked like a quality unit.
>
> Well, after finishing the install I whole-heartedly recommend this
> skid! It fit like a glove-- I mean, PERFECT. The actual install is
> easy and fairly pain-free, except that the exhaust tailpipe has to
> come out if it is located in the stock position. Otherwise, the gas
> tank hits the pipe when lowering and raising the tank/skid unit. I
> lost a couple of hours fiddling with the exhaust components in an
> effort to save good parts, but otherwise the install was hitch-free.
>
> The new skid looks great, and I'm sure it will last longer than the
> remainder of my lifetime! Anyone who needs a new skid should look
> into the Kilby.
>
> John Painter

I have the same to say. Bet you could even jack under it, maybe in a
pinch.


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so what do you do with the tail pipe?

will

"J. Painter" <painter@eclipse.net> wrote in message
news:bc525a41.0308180617.200b75e0@posting.google.c om...
> Jeepers:
>
> It finally stopped raining long enough for me to install a new Kilby
> gas skid plate on my '90 YJ. This is not a rock crawler, so I choked a
> little on the price of the Kilby, but the stock plate was almost
> rusted through and the Kilby looked like a quality unit.
>
> Well, after finishing the install I whole-heartedly recommend this
> skid! It fit like a glove-- I mean, PERFECT. The actual install is
> easy and fairly pain-free, except that the exhaust tailpipe has to
> come out if it is located in the stock position. Otherwise, the gas
> tank hits the pipe when lowering and raising the tank/skid unit. I
> lost a couple of hours fiddling with the exhaust components in an
> effort to save good parts, but otherwise the install was hitch-free.
>
> The new skid looks great, and I'm sure it will last longer than the
> remainder of my lifetime! Anyone who needs a new skid should look
> into the Kilby.
>
> John Painter

 

> so what do you do with the tail pipe?
>
> will
>
>

I should have been clearer with my statement: the tailpipe needs to be
removed just for the purposes of dropping the tank. Once the new Kilby
skid is bolted up, the stock location of the tail pipe (in between the
leaf springs and the skid side) can be utilized again. Incidentally,
the stock pipe CAN be removed and reinstalled without dropping the
track bar or the leaf spring shackle, but MAN, there is only one
specific series of twists that will do it!

J.

 

In article <moomesa-7C9888.09494118082003@corp.newsfeeds.com>, Jeepers
<moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> writes:

>I have the same to say. Bet you could even jack under it, maybe in a
>pinch.
>

Been there done that...
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

So far as I know, you just cant go wrong with Kilby's stuff. Its all fit perfect on
my TJ...and the only problems were from me not understanding the install
instructions. I've got the gas tank skid, the interior gear rack, and the dual
battery tray. More to come in the future I am sure. Had his onboard air been around
and well tested when I first had onbaord air put in, I would probably have his too.




On 18 Aug 2003 07:17:18 -0700, painter@eclipse.net (J. Painter) wrote:

>>Jeepers:
>>
>>It finally stopped raining long enough for me to install a new Kilby
>>gas skid plate on my '90 YJ. This is not a rock crawler, so I choked a
>>little on the price of the Kilby, but the stock plate was almost
>>rusted through and the Kilby looked like a quality unit.
>>
>>Well, after finishing the install I whole-heartedly recommend this
>>skid! It fit like a glove-- I mean, PERFECT. The actual install is
>>easy and fairly pain-free, except that the exhaust tailpipe has to
>>come out if it is located in the stock position. Otherwise, the gas
>>tank hits the pipe when lowering and raising the tank/skid unit. I
>>lost a couple of hours fiddling with the exhaust components in an
>>effort to save good parts, but otherwise the install was hitch-free.
>>
>>The new skid looks great, and I'm sure it will last longer than the
>>remainder of my lifetime! Anyone who needs a new skid should look
>>into the Kilby.
>>
>>John Painter