BostonBilly
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Does anyone have any pics or info about the underbelly armor on the JL Rubi? Just curious what is protected, how thick is protection and will it be possible to do a "flatbelly skid"
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Well, one thing they did was move the exhaust pipe where it crosses over. (It has moved foreward). It was in a terrible place before, at least on my 08 3.8, right in front of the transfer case skid plate. I've never bumped it, but it has always bothered me where it was located. Other than that, my JK has hit things on the bottom quite a bit, but always right square on a skid plate. I think they have a pretty good idea of where the most likely hits are going to be, and they protect those spots pretty well.That pic doesn't make me feel good about the factory protection. Definitely on the top of my mod list
Yep, first mods on my JK were armor for the oil pan, which on the 3.8 sticks down much further than the 3.6, and a skid for the evaporation cannister, which I don't even see on the bottom of the JL.Yeah i watched the vids we here the press got to drive the JL and wheeled it up a rock grade. Some of the crunching and banging was loud. We will see once it arrives what it actually has underneath and if the oil pan has any armor. My attitude is better to have and not need than to need and not have. It would suck to put a hole in the oil pan or tranny or just get hung up on a crewmember cause a rock got wedge up in there
The oil pan, exhaust pipe in front of the skid plate, and the evap can are always my biggest worries, but after trips to Colorado, Moab, a bunch to Windrock, and many, many others, I have to laugh because I've never even scuffed them or their skid plates. My T-case skid has taken the brunt of the action, and has held up well, while my gas tank skid has slid over things many a time. The gas tank skid also took a massive hit in Moab, but the dent wasn't too bad. The peace of mind with the added protection has been well worth it, though.Yeah the evap can was always an issue. My JKU was a daily driver, this one won' be cause a have a work van now. I held back going places and doing things with my JKU cause I needed to be able to get to work with it. I am looking forward to tackling different places around my area
Are we sure that's not a JK?Look to Jeep.com
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If it is, the URL is all wrong since it directly references JL.Are we sure that's not a JK?
Do we know if that's a Rubicon? The Sport and Sahara might not get the same or any skid plates.Look to Jeep.com
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