Will a Gas Tank dent come out?

[Materdaddy]

I dented my gas skid (97 doesn't wrap around the side) pretty badly in calico over the weekend and will be getting a kilby skid (hopefully one day this week). What I'm wondering is if the dent in the tank will come out when it's removed from the stock skid?

I don't have a picture, but can hopefully get one tonight!

[steelman]

I dented my gas skid (97 doesn't wrap around the side) pretty badly in calico over the weekend and will be getting a kilby skid (hopefully one day this week). What I'm wondering is if the dent in the tank will come out when it's removed from the stock skid?

I don't have a picture, but can hopefully get one tonight!

You got it pretty good, huh?! I'm told that once you take the skid plate off of it'll pop back to it's original shape, since it's plastic. You may have to drop the tank and pop it out from the inside.

[steelman]

Also, you may want to verify, but I'm pretty sure that the Kilby gas tank skid may require a 1" body lift (can't remember if you have that or not).

[Materdaddy]

Also, you may want to verify, but I'm pretty sure that the Kilby gas tank skid may require a 1" body lift (can't remember if you have that or not).

Thanks for the heads up, but if I remember correctly, on a 97 no body lift is needed, and it actually raises the tank up 1"... I'll do a little more reading!

This Trail Boss Gas Tank Skid Plate will fit 1997-2002 TJs and 2005 and 2006 LJs without a body lift, with only slight modification to the tank straps.

SOURCE: http://www.kilbyenterprises.com/trail-boss.htm

I was correct in remembering Although it does look as I'll need to mess w/ the tank straps.

[jimmyrig]

Ehh so you lose like a gallon of capacity:yay:
But to say I rolled Calico Stock! And here, and here and here, and here are my dents to prove it! YEAh stockers!!!!!!!!!

[freewaydan]

You got it pretty good, huh?! I'm told that once you take the skid plate off of it'll pop back to it's original shape, since it's plastic. You may have to drop the tank and pop it out from the inside.

The plastic tanks can be popped back out, like steelman said, skid plate has to come off, take the FP out and pop the thing out.

[Materdaddy]

Thanks for the replies everybody! I'll post before and after pictures!

[Dukes69]

Tell kilby to keep his poorly designed skid. Check out the following: http://www.genright.com/ProductInfo....uctid=SKP-2001

trust me.

[Materdaddy]

Tell kilby to keep his poorly designed skid. Check out the following: http://www.genright.com/ProductInfo....uctid=SKP-2001

trust me.

Ho hum.... what's so bad about the kilby?

When is your skid coming out? I'll trail test a prototype . I was pretty set on the kilby, but now I have decisions again... What's a good place to get the genright? directly from them?

[Brice]

Tell kilby to keep his poorly designed skid. Check out the following: http://www.genright.com/ProductInfo....uctid=SKP-2001

trust me.

care to back up that statement? Brad is a really cool guy and doesn't deserve to be slammed without an explination. They're both made out of 3/16"...so what is the difference?

FWIW- i don't have either skid...i picked up a warn for cheap

[Materdaddy]

Well, I ordered the genright, seems comparable, but with a "dip" to "properly hold" the tank. I will take tons of before and after (and hopefully I'll remember during) pictures of when I install the skid.

Here's a couple pictures of the stocker that I took at night. Pics don't do the dents justice, and I'm afraid the tank itself might have problems if I roll around w/ this dented up skid now... What do you all think? (even though it doesn't matter and I've already ordered a beefy gen-right) .




EDIT:

[Brice]

mine was about the same. i wheeled on it for about 6 months

[YJwonderboy]

is it me...or are the stock YJ skids seemingly beefier...cause mine looks a bit tougher than yours.

[Materdaddy]

mine was about the same. i wheeled on it for about 6 months

Nice! Call me a wuss then... I'm afraid to drive around w/ it like that, let alone wheel!!!

[steelman]

Nice! Call me a wuss then... I'm afraid to drive around w/ it like that, let alone wheel!!!

I think mine might be a little worse, honestly. I haven't taken it off to repair yet. In fact, I've got a cheapo Tomken (sp?) skid that fits over the existing skid on there (it was a freebie hand-me-down!).