Are the skidplates from northwest offroad good (strength, price installation)? And if not, what ARE good skidplates for the money? I want them for a '94 4WD xtra-cab pickup. I was also thinking about getting the sonoran steel IFS truss, but are there any problems with the installation of a skidplate if this is installed?

 

No idea on Northwest.

Budbuilt skids are are the best in the business.

 

What about nerf bars front and rear along with rocksliders?

 

not only are budbuilt skids the best, bud is also a really cool guy. everytime I called NWOR I hung up feeling either pissed off of simply angry. I have a budbuilt front skid and xmember/skid and they look awesome and are really beefy. also he ships fast

 

I'm not sure I understand how that would even work. But, it sounds like a really bad idea. The rocksliders alone would be just fine.

 

I second axleike, this would be impossible and a really bad idea.
think of nerf bars as really cheap cheesy sliders. you can't have both, it's either or.

I think you mean is 'what about (ARB/TJM/WARN) bumpers front and rear and (Stubbs/Demello) sliders along with full budbuilt skids?'

 

go with budbuilt for the skids (or have the custom made locally)

 

My bad I meant tube bumpers front and rear along with rocksliders for the sides. What do you guys think about this front bumper though http://truck.hownd.com/photo-706-war...ta_pickup.html

 

Scratch the Warn bumpers, too much $$$$. I'll just see if i can find front and rear tube bumpers, only have about $1000

 

Yeah...I am a Bud Built cheerleader. Just this past weekend I went over some stuff that tweaked my bed upwards and bent my heavy rear bumper. The Bud Builts took all the underbelly punishment with ease. I drove it out of the woods. :-)

Bud is great to deal with and will answer any questions you have. I recommend dropping the extra for the complete belly pan. You will NOT be sorry.

 

if you have a welder you could build a bumper, it's a cheap alternative to buying one. if your looking for sliders you can get a set of trail-gear sliders for pretty cheap. you just have to weld the legs on

 

I agree with you. I just called to ask for prices on their transfer case skidplate and IFS crossmember skidplate, and I was informed that they no longer carry them. I can't figure out why they still have them listed on the website if they no longer carry them . Also, the guy interrupted me a lot, and put me on hold 2 times. His excuse was that he was the only receptionest out of five, which really says something about them, and not in a good way . I think I'll just save up a few hundred more dollars and go budbuilt, or do what norcalsvx said and get them custom fabricated

 

I've also pretty much decided to get tube bumpers front and rear, what's a good website for these bumpers?