Skid Plate

I ended up with a subaxtreame one just not had time to fit yet.
Have to say was a little under impressed with the job they did on the cutouts on it to fit model. Ended up cleaning it up quite a bit with a file but still had marks where angle grinder had jumped.
Anyways fitting will be soon and will check out coverage.
 
Vert, is that for a SG? The skid plate is made for the SF & fits that very well, & is trimmed for the SG. A few people have commented they don't trim it very well
 
Sorry not sure. It's an Forester 07 non turbo.
 
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Was thinking of using a little loctight on the bolts for the guard any thoughts on doing this?
 
As it has to be removed for oil changes, probably better to use spring washers instead :iconwink:.
 
Ratbag said:
As it has to be removed for oil changes, probably better to use spring washers instead :iconwink:.
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Yeah was thinking that. Was surprised none in the kit. Hence was thinking a low grade loctight. Was surprised not a tourqe rating also
 
^ I use a large flat washer next to the bolt head as well as the spring washer in between.

Torque is around 20-25 ft. lbs, at a guess.
 
Ratbag said:
^ I use a large flat washer next to the bolt head as well as the spring washer in between.

Torque is around 20-25 ft. lbs, at a guess.
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Yeah will have to have a look around work. Should find some large stainless star washers somewhere.... Lol :)
 
When I fitted mine I had to weld some washers together to get sufficient clearance between (particularly) the guard and headers. Mine is an SG guard on a series II SG, but did not come with the standoff spacers.

I made these from 3x 1/2 inch galvanized washers for each one. They are about 6mm thick in total. Two front and two rear.
 
Ratbag said:
When I fitted mine I had to weld some washers together to get sufficient clearance between (particularly) the guard and headers. Mine is an SG guard on a series II SG, but did not come with the standoff spacers.

I made these from 3x 1/2 inch galvanized washers for each one. They are about 6mm thick in total. Two front and two rear.
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All fitted a ok ..... Well had to cut down the corners on 45° where the sides come near the subframe. If I did not do that would have had to uses spaces on rear... Will try and upload a pic....
 
Wish I had seen this before I bought my Sub extreme one.
I suspected a cast one would be brittle ( that's the nature of cast) but was kinda hopeing it had been heat treated. I had already made a 4mm aluminium plate one but thought the prod one might offer a bit more protection.
A note: I made hidensity hi temp nylon spacers for the front AND added 6mm insertion rubber washers both sides of the plate on all the mounting holes to help damp any high transients which MAY help stop it cracking. Also painted it with sound deadening both sides. I also added some side wings in 4mm plate to help stop wheel splash
If it dies I will go back to the plate one. At least mine has a cutout for the oil plug and slightly more ground clearance.
All said though I don't crawl much though so really just a stronger option ( albeit an expensive one) than the plastic one (which is rubbish on even a dirt ROAD car)
 
Gidday Greg

gregjet said:
Wish I had seen this before I bought my Sub extreme one.
I suspected a cast one would be brittle ( that's the nature of cast) but was kinda hopeing it had been heat treated.
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I think that some are more brittle than others.

Mine had a star crack towards the rear. I belted the crap out of it with a Canadian block splitter on an anvil to straighten this out, and to take the twist out of the guard - mine was s/h ...

To my complete surprise, nothing broke off where the star crack was (about 4-6 inches wide), and no other damage from my cavalier treatment.

Nowhere near as strong as (say) 4mm steel plate, but probably strong enough for my purposes. Far better than the ABS plastic splash guard ...
 
If you still have the receipt for the block splitter, see if you can take it back under warranty. A pair of scissors would work better! :)
 
:rotfl:

But, tell that to the 30-50 tonnes of red gum I've split with it over many years ... :lol: :iconwink:.
 
Don't tell me. You got it off your grandfather, and in all that time, between the two of you all that has been replaced is either the handle or the head?
 
^ Nah. Bought brand new around 1990.

Bonded handle, drop forged head.

Used for splitting wood for our slow combustion heater for about 15 years. Probably helped my various back injuries reach their current state ... :cry:.

I also have a smaller one with a fibreglass handle and smaller head for splitting kindling. Great invention! Combination of an axe and a sledgehammer, without being as dangerous as an axe.
 
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