Help with Metalcloak Undercloak skid plate!

[SH556JL]

Anyone have interference with the front drive shaft? Stock ‘21 JLUR and when the front end compresses the front drive shaft contacts the driver side engine skid bracket. It is hitting the bolts on the drive shaft and I’m hopping with some wiggling or grinding it won’t be an issue.

Did you get this worked out? I thought it was a little close and could possibly interfere. But assumed Metalcloak would have throughly tested it out.

 

[hockeynut258]

Did you get this worked out? I thought it was a little close and could possibly interfere. But assumed Metalcloak would have throughly tested it out.

I took the grinder to the bracket and rounded the edge. Didn’t take much and I no longer have contact with the driveshaft.

 

[21Rubi]

Installed Metalcloak skids on my 2021 2door 3.6 eTorque. Everything went well and install was straight forward. Nothing hits while flexed out (2.5 Game Changer lift) Thanks to these posts made changing the motor mount bolts a breeze. The motor mount info is in the JT instructions, (Thanks JeepinJason33), still not in the JL instructions. Flex ratcheting wrench on passenger side I could remove the bolts from the bottom and a 24 inch extension I could get the drivers side from the top. Metalcloak got it right, great skids, they just need to clean up their instructions some.

 

[JeepinJason33]

Totally forgot about this thread. Turns out the version I got was one of, if not the first one they sent out. I tried one last time to see what they would do about the skid plate and they sent me another one that does not have the corner around the edge that is closest to the rear driveshaft. Apparently, they made a change to the design after my initial feedback...

 

[21Rubi]

Good to hear Metalcloak did you right with sending you an improved skid.

 

[_tarabusaw]

I need help guys!
Which oem/factory skid do i need to remove?

 

[RockyXtreme]

I need help guys!
Which oem/factory skid do i need to remove?

Hey I’m having the same problem with my 2022. Did you ever find anything out on this as the instructions don’t show it as existing. And there’s stuff on top of it that would need removing from this skid. I called Metalcloak and sent Chris a picture, he said he hasn’t heard of any problems with it. Was 5:00 and closing up, but wanted more pictures to ask his team about it. Yep, the instructions could be better.

 

[_tarabusaw]

Hey I’m having the same problem with my 2022. Did you ever find anything out on this as the instructions don’t show it as existing. And there’s stuff on top of it that would need removing from this skid. I called Metalcloak and sent Chris a picture, he said he hasn’t heard of any problems with it. Was 5:00 and closing up, but wanted more pictures to ask his team about it. Yep, the instructions could be better.

You dont remove that part. You put the skids over it.

 

[RockyXtreme]

You dont remove that part. You put the skids over it.

Thanks for that info Joe, I was worried that too much pressure would be applied and cause problems once I pushed the skid up into it.

 

[Caliguy]

Installed Metalcloak skids on my 2021 2door 3.6 eTorque. Everything went well and install was straight forward. Nothing hits while flexed out (2.5 Game Changer lift) Thanks to these posts made changing the motor mount bolts a breeze. The motor mount info is in the JT instructions, (Thanks JeepinJason33), still not in the JL instructions. Flex ratcheting wrench on passenger side I could remove the bolts from the bottom and a 24 inch extension I could get the drivers side from the top. Metalcloak got it right, great skids, they just need to clean up their instructions some.

So it looks like a I need a 13mm flex ratchet and a 17mm flex ratchet correct?

 

[21Rubi]

So it looks like a I need a 13mm flex ratchet and a 17mm flex ratchet correct?

It's been awhile, but I used the flex ratchet wrench on the passenger side from the bottom to get to bolt. I used a 24 inch extension and socket from the top to reach the driver side bolt. Sorry don't remember size of bolt heads and I'm not near my Jeep to check for you.

 

[Caliguy]

It's been awhile, but I used the flex ratchet wrench on the passenger side from the bottom to get to bolt. I used a 24 inch extension and socket from the top to reach the driver side bolt. Sorry don't remember size of bolt heads and I'm not near my Jeep to check for you.

Thanks, the Jt instructions said 13mm to take them out and new 17mm that go back in.

 

[Zandcwhite]

Passengers side is a real bitch, easy way I found was to reach up from underneath and use a stubby ratchet. Drivers side was cake once I rounded up 4' worth of socket extensions. You can then easily get it from the top.

 

[21Rubi]

"reach up from underneath", that's a better explanation for getting at the passenger side bolt.

 

[JMP]

I have this kit sitting in my garage and just found this thread. 2023 JLUR. Questions:

- How do you remove the fender liners without damaging the plastic plugs/clips?
- It looks like the issues with contacting drive shafts have been fixed by MC?
- I don’t see any torque figures in any of the instructions?

Thank you!

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