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HenryJ wrote:.......The cast out pan worries me the most.......
I'd be betting he meant OIL PAN. Probably just a typo.f9k9 wrote:HenryJ wrote:.......The cast out pan worries me the most.......
Gotta shield for that "out"Horsehammerr wrote:Read the list of improvements below. Now do you think it will make it ?
That cast pan is the thing that worries me the most. Flip up one rock and you could have a very bad day. I have seen many steel pans dented and crunched beyond what should be good. They still hold oil. An aluminum pan does not dent without leaking. It is right up there where if you slide a tire off , you could end up right on the pan. Of all my shields this is the one I have bent and straightened twice.Horsehammerr wrote:Is that the only real necessary shield ?
The sump on the transfercase shield does drop low enough to clear the autotrac transfercase. Not really a big deal for that 6x6 section. The aluminum shields have three different sump depths.Horsehammerr wrote:So far all I've found is on ebay. Carbon fiber, and I guess that style hangs down 2" further than without and that seems to defeat the purpose. I really don't want to put something on just to see if I can destroy it.
The engine plate on the first gen early models will. If it looks like ours, it will fit. It may require notching for the oil drain plug.HenryJ wrote:...All of them work. The first gen shields require notching for the rear exiting drain plug. They had a side exit drain in the steel pan.
HenryJ wrote:You can use the aluminum ones , or the composite (fiberglasslike) shields.
The front steering shield needs to have the oil door , for access to the oil filter.
I'm not sure what year they re-located it. My guess would be '94-up S-series. The ZR2 front steering shield will not work as it is taller and shaped differently.
Left is Non-ZR2 and the right is a RPO ZR2 front steering shield.
All the shields that fit look just like the stock plastic shield.The bolts for the stock plastic shield will work fine.
The front axle shield (engine shield) and brackets: '90-'9? have a rectangular hole for the oil drain plug on the old steel pans and require notching the rear, for our relocated drain plug. But it does fit. '98-up have the rear notch and no hole.
You will also need the two rear mounting brackets w/ at least one of the axle mount bolts and four mushroom headed torx bolts, w/ plastic isolators and spring washers. Any S-series 4x4 w/4.3L will work. The composite shield is about an inch thick.
The transfer case shield: I'm not sure all the years here, but '98-up for sure. The aluminum shield is shallower than the composite shield allowing about an inch more ground clearance. The autotrac transfercase requires a deeper sump as does the ZR2. Either will fit ours, but they hang down lower.
The one on the left is off of a RPO ZR2 and the one on the right off of a Non-ZR2.
Ours fits pretty tight and the transfercase is tucked up higher than the rest. You will need the three self tapping screws w/washers for the back mount.
For those early models with a steel fuel tank there is a fuel tank shield: '84-up will work with the correct front bracket and modification of the support brace. It is a little tight on the rear tank strap , but works. '96-up is better because of the relief they added for the fuel tank strap. You will also need five self tapping screws for the frame attachments, one long bolt and nut to mount through the crossmember, two bolts and one nut for the front bracket and of course the front bar brace. '84-up S-series ex-cab pickup.
I have seen composite fuel tank shields on some Blazers. I don't know if or what they might fit. It would be fun to try one.
If you are searching the wrecking yards, use the measurement from the trans mount holes to the rear mounting holes, as a reference for finding the right transfer case shield.
So I guess if the salvage yard has a '94-up S-series 4x4 it would be worth checking for all the shields. Most of the ones in my area do not inventory shields, so a phone call won't due. It requires a trip to the yard.
What information is the page missing?fallvitals wrote:...if you also put it on the mod page, under the other ifno on skid plates, that woiuld be a big help, and probably cut down on a lot of skid questions. See what I mean?
My gas tank is plastic. The shield came off of a S-10 ZR2. But since you think it is unnecessary to get one, you saved me $150. I appreciate the advice!HenryJ wrote:Steel tank or plastic? Truck or Blazer?
I guess what I an trying to say here is that our tanks are not in a bad place. They are last on the list for shields to seek.
I'm glad to hear the plastic tanks are sturdy.HenryJ wrote:Those plastic tanks are really pretty durable. They bounce back when you dent them most of the time.
$150 is a pretty good chunk. I think I would use that toward the rest of the shields first.
HenryJ wrote:What information is the page missing?fallvitals wrote:...if you also put it on the mod page, under the other ifno on skid plates, that woiuld be a big help, and probably cut down on a lot of skid questions. See what I mean?
Crew Cab Skid Plates
Just mess'n with yafallvitals wrote:
I'm pretty sure there are some of those around that fitHorsehammerr wrote:...I think I would prefer the Composites anyway.