"would that stock tire size have been the 265/70/17."
That sounds about right, it's been awhile though.
Budbuilt does offer a gas tank skid:
http://www.budbuilt.com/index.php?pa...art&Itemid=170
Do you need one? I guess that's a matter of what you plan on doing and how far you begin to push your limits or the vehicle's limits. Starting off, new to it, if you're smart and take your time and learn what the vehicle is capable of doing I would say it's not needed right away, I never got one. That goes for the skids too, addressing Aaron's post, I assume you're not one of these trustafarian types
with a huge bank roll and are wanting to progress into it on a budget, the way most of us do which is the reason I backed Chris's suggestion on tires first. Without a good bite on the trail, skids or not you're going to slip off stuff and bang the sh!t out of everything and if you bought Rasta skids, good luck with that.
Now before I go any further, there's nothing wrong with Rasta skids, as pointed out they are lighter and offer a decent amount of protection, but because of their lighter properties they are not made for constant abuse. In my opinion, they are suited for the skilled operator that knows what he/she is doing and has a good/trusted spotter and needs that extra assurance in case they make a bad judgment call a couple of times. Besides Rob, I have known others who have them and this was the case with them too, they were awesome to watch, they knew where and where not to put their tires.
Me, I went with the Buds...when into it I was mediocre at best, they'll taking a good beating. Not that I recommend it, but you can lift the entire FJ off the ground with a set of Buds and not dent or warp them in the process. That in itself is what I wanted, because as I mentioned on my good days I was alright, bad days I was dragging my ass off stuff constantly...lighter wouldn't have done me a lot of good, heavy as f*** is what I needed
which is probably the reason I picked up a fly rod instead. After you've beat the sh!t out of them, you can pull them off and beat them back into shape too
(can't do that too well with aluminum).
Nope, I stand by my recommendation for the larger ticket items, tires, lift, sliders
(you already have), skids and then bumper. Recovery gear is a little less expensive, some where between tires and lift you should have that in your rig, along with a good first aid kit and the knowledge how to use it
(sh!t happens sometimes).
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