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C4 transmission skid plate?

68rockcrawler

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I have done some searching and haven't really been able to figure out how anybody does a skid plate under their C4. I have a 4 speed Atlas and 3-link, so really no room for anything up front! I get pretty far into the rocks so guaranteed I will rip the transmission pan apart without a skid plate.

Any pics you guys could post up of any transmission skid plate that I could steal ideas from woudl be helpful. I could tie in to my transfer case skid but not sure how to support it up front.
 

cleanportland

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Pic off a Bronco I want to use for ideas to do the same.
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68rockcrawler

68rockcrawler

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Bc makes a beefy belly plate. Pretty sure it protects the tranny and t-case.

That's a pretty nice one and not too expensive either. I should have bought that and modified it to go around my 3-link. That would have been easier than going full custom!
 

cesco

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I just welded a piece of 1/4" plate to my radius arm mounts in the front and made a standoff in the back. I put the welds where they are easy to use a cut off wheel to drop it off when needed
 
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68rockcrawler

68rockcrawler

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I just welded a piece of 1/4" plate to my radius arm mounts in the front and made a standoff in the back. I put the welds where they are easy to use a cut off wheel to drop it off when needed

That sounds pretty easy! If I did that my upper link wouldn't be able to go down at all. The 3-link is really what's screwing me up. I actually cut apart the crossmember you gave me and am using that up front to go up over the upper link and drop down below the transmission. I couldn't use it under the Atlas because of my upper link mount. I had to build a custom crossmember for the Atlas.
 
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