Evo ProTek skids install
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Panda
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Get a swivel head 16mm ratcheting wrench for the transmission mounts :yup: Eddie has a great write up on the install here http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-ups/evo-mfg-protek-skid-system-for-2012-jk
Panda
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Sorry just noticed your an 08, I think it's still pretty much the same steps
OscarMike2.0
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X2 on this. I was with jango when this happened and even after seeing his break and being very careful not to do the same I still had a bolt break off.
jango
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Bottle jack would do I would think. You may want to add a piece of 2x4 between the jeep and jack to get a wider contact area when jacking it up.
Oscarmike2.0 and I both started at our oil pans first and work our way back if I remember correctly. Then finished bolting everything together and came through after with a torque wrench.
jango
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Like in shape or ease of install??
Go front to rear otherwise you will be fighting yourself and blocking the parts you need to get to.
The transmission skid spans from ears on the oil pan skid to the cross-member. (thus the reason the oil pan skid needs to be on first) The cross-member skid is easiest to go on last as it will make accessing the transmission skid bolts at the cross-member more difficult once in place.
The transmission skid spans from ears on the oil pan skid to the cross-member. (thus the reason the oil pan skid needs to be on first) The cross-member skid is easiest to go on last as it will make accessing the transmission skid bolts at the cross-member more difficult once in place.
Spudcannons
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If you have long arms you will need to trim the cross-member skid like I had to.
dillard09
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Oh snap! How much and where did you have to trim?
Spudcannons
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I'll take a picture later today.
dillard09
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mudmobeeler
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I dont know if the instructions are anywhere close to the same on the older ones as my 14 but dont be a dumbass like me and read the instructions 15 million times while laying on your back under the jeep, along with reading eddies write up online several million times on your i phone while laying on your back under the jeep, have a major issue of trying to figure out how to get the rear holes on the tranny skid plate to go between the tranny and the cross member when it says DONT lift the tranny past the studs. Only to finally realize you only need to lift it to gain access to slip the skid plate in place and that it sets on top of the tranny mounting plate instead of between. I sure felt like a dumbass. Guess I was due though, havent had one of those moments in a while. LOL.
Read the instructions several times and kept overlooking one word. :doh:
Read the instructions several times and kept overlooking one word. :doh:
I did exactly the same thing. Must have wasted 45 minutes trying to figure it out. When I finally realized the plate goes on top of the tranny mount, it was a piece of cake. DOH!!!!