Superlift skidplate Question

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:05 pm

I ordered the sl skidplate last week from the local lift shop and they asked me if I wanted it installed. They said installation was only 40$ I,m thinking OK 40$ sure! Then they said a allighnment is required, after the install, they showed me the book and sure enough that's what superlift says. I read a thread somewhere on here that you have to remove the skidplate to change the oil filter/ oil. Does that mean every time I need to change the oil I have to get a allighnment

Anyone who has the 6sl with the sl skidplate, your feedback would be appreciated.

Steve

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:10 pm

If that were the case then I would say the hell with that plate 150 plus every oil change

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:16 pm

I hope that's not the case. I put a 100$ deposit down for the skidplate so I own it know! They charge 85$ for a allignment!

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:19 pm

Just cut a square whole in the skid play and put a door there, so you dont have to take the skid plate off every time...

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:26 pm

Either that or switch to synthetic oil and get a oil change and a allighnment every 4 to 6 mos.

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:29 pm

Someone has that new oil, i forgot who, they say it lasts for like 50,000 miles....

Only thing I can't make any sense out of is even though your oil lasts that long, your oil filter will not, so either way, after 3,000 you need to change the oil....

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:38 pm

I'm curious what is involved in the skid plate install that you'd need to get realigned after. I guess it's possible. But it sounds like all the more reason to go with one of bubaloo1983's plates with the oil door.

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:05 pm

I only changed mine at 3000 miles the 1st time I have never had anything else but synthetic oil in my truck so I go till 7000-8000 miles between and I drive mainly highway could maybe go till 10000

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:06 pm

Just got off the phone with SoCal lifts and the guy I talked to said somebody read the foot notes wrong. He doesn't think it requires a allighnment after install. He's on the phone with superlift and is going to call me back. Barch, the plate bolts on to the crossmember.

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:09 pm

unless it's excessively heavy, I can't see that effecting alignment.

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:18 pm

SoCal lifts just called me back, no allighnment required.

and they have it

Going to go get it right know

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:22 pm

Thanks Guys, you just saved me 125$

Steve

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:01 pm

the charge you 40 bucks to turn a few bolts??? eeesh

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:03 pm

so how much is the superlift plate then??

just out a of curosity. cause i make a superlift plate that can have an oil door. but the plate i have you dont need to remove the plate anyway you can get in behind it

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:31 pm

40$ that"s nothing, a drop in the bucket! My time is worth more then that!
Especially dealing with superlift!

After spending 2hrs on the phone with SoCal super trucks who got me the skidplate and Gary's Sport Truck,who installed my lift, It appears superlift forgot a few bolts when they shipped my lift. So Gary's made do with what they had

not knowing I might just wan't to install a skidplate

now I need 2 socket head bolts 14mm x 110 mm according to superlift! to get my skidplate to mount up.

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:59 pm

im confused here. the stock plate only mounts 6 bolts. thats all the holes there is on our trucks. how the hell could it posibly be 40 dollars to mount and let alone miss something? i think there srewin ya

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:41 am

Bubaloo is right. Me and Gocnrty installed one in 5 minutes, and it only consists of 6 bolts....

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:15 am

The only one that screwed me was superlift and the shop that lifted my truck for not making sure they used the correct bolts on the cross member. There are three mounts for the skid plate and four bolts that connect the skidplate to the mounts. Two brackets are for the front that connect to the frame, two bolts each. One crossbar mount that connects to the crossmember,two crossmember bolts, thats the problem. The bolts the lift shop used for the crossmember will not fit the crossbar mount. According to superlift I need to 14x110 sockethead bolts, which is not easy to find! I know this to be fact as I tried to mount it last night, THEY DO NOT FIT! anyone that has installed the same lift that I have with the skidplate will understand what I'm talking about.

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:23 am

Somecrew

That equells 10 bolts total!

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:02 am

Just want to make one thing clear, I don't want to give SoCal supertrucks a bad rap and have anyone thinking they screw people. When I went yesterday afternoon to pick up my skid the supervisor felt bad about one of his employee's reading the footnotes wrong so he and a mechanic came out to the parking lot to help me mount the skid plate and thats when they noticed the problem with the crossmember bolts. They even offered to order them from superlift for me at no charge and it wasn't their bad.

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:47 am

well thats not bad then. but still 40 bucks to install a skid plate

i have skid plates that are 40 dollars alone hehe ah well at least you got it solved

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:19 pm

ok i have the skid, looks like you need to remove it every time you change the oil only six bolts (i plan on welding the nuts to the mounts)
bubaloo1983 build one with a door, the stock wont fit now, the front crossmember bolts to those holes in the stock front crossmember, the skid mounts to a bracket that mounts to the new LCA hard ware that is why you need the 110mm bolts, if you look at the instuctsions for the lift you should of gotten the 110 mm bolts withe the lift kit, but i know jeffc and i and looks like steve2003 all got 100mm bolts , i called superlift and the mailed me the bolts (ya postal

10 days) like i said before i got the skid from summit with the lift for the same price as some off you are getting just the lift, so i will use it. over all the kit looks good sofar

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:15 am

hey can someone post a really detailed pic of the skid???

i want to see how they did it and if its similar to mine.

take a few pics please

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:18 pm

give a few days its at the shop

KCustom · Post by **KCustom** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:30 pm

You will not need and alignment if you put on a skid plate.....and I would remove the plate when you change the oil. it is only four bolts and can be done in about 15 mins......

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Fri May 06, 2005 4:46 pm

K did you sell the rig man

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Fri May 06, 2005 6:30 pm

damn Ks back again been MIA for months and like jegger asked did you sell her and why if we may ask ?

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Fri May 06, 2005 6:42 pm

KCustom

Just wondering, some people have been saying you might have sold your CC because of problems with the SL 6, we all saw it on Ebay, just wondering, can you give any solid info regarding the SL 6 lift, any pro's or con's?

Steve

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Fri May 06, 2005 7:19 pm

common k you can tell us