Rusty's rear quarter guards

chance_p · 05-01-2007, 02:31 PM

Anybody have these? I'd like to see some pictures of these on some rigs but I can't find any. Thanks.

ddeadserious · 05-01-2007, 04:40 PM

why bother? just cut off the lower rear quarters.

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29750&highlight=quarter

chance_p · 05-01-2007, 08:41 PM

Those pictures don't work, but that write up seems like there is just a lot more to it than just cutting. The main reason I am getting the guards is to stop my rear bumper/gas tank area from packing up with mud and to add more support, not take some away.

dudeinatj · 05-01-2007, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ddeadserious

why bother? just cut off the lower rear quarters.

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29750&highlight=quarter

It's not for everybody.

I have been looking at some lower 1/4 panel protection as well. I too have been looking into Rusty's, but Rock Lizard Fab has some too. The are thicker and come with hardware. Rusty's does not.

http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/gila_monster_armor.htm

Woodsy · 05-01-2007, 08:53 PM

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chance_p · 05-01-2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dude in an xj

It's not for everybody.

I have been looking at some lower 1/4 panel protection as well. I too have been looking into Rusty's, but Rock Lizard Fab has some too. The are thicker and come with hardware. Rusty's does not.

http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/gila_monster_armor.htm

Yeah I looked into those, last time I talked to him he said they were on sale for 74$.

The Rusty's are supposed to be pop rivited on. The main reason I am interested in pictures is that I am not sure if they cover the actual quarter panel like the rocklizard's or if they are meant to connect from the hitch to the lower edge of the quarter panel?

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1/8" Steel, Black Powdercoat, Installs with Rivets. These rear quarter skids will help prevent the low hanging body work just behind the rear tire from taking damage when rolling over larger rocks. The skid plate wrap under the body making a slider for rcoks. Using rivets to install the skids distributes the force of impact over a larger area allowing a smaller skid to work effectively.

Kind of confusing without pictures...

chance_p · 05-01-2007, 09:00 PM

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Care to share a picture of the whole jeep?

IntrepidXJ · 05-01-2007, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by chance_p

Yeah I looked into those, last time I talked to him he said they were on sale for 74$.

The Rusty's are supposed to be pop rivited on. The main reason I am interested in pictures is that I am not sure if they cover the actual quarter panel like the rocklizard's or if they are meant to connect from the hitch to the lower edge of the quarter panel?

Kind of confusing without pictures...

the RLF guards wrap under just like rusty's do....they are basically the same thing except that RLF goes a little higher and comes with mounting hardware and is countersunk. I would go with RLF (...and I did)

chance_p · 05-01-2007, 10:16 PM

I know that the rocklizard guards wrap under a tiny bit (as shown below), What I am confused about is the way that the rustys guards work. My understanding is that the majority of the skid/guard is underneath, connecting from the quarter to the hitch mount area, and just the little lip is showing on the side, is that correct?

DreamsOfMoab · 05-01-2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chance_p

Those pictures don't work, but that write up seems like there is just a lot more to it than just cutting. The main reason I am getting the guards is to stop my rear bumper/gas tank area from packing up with mud and to add more support, not take some away.

If you're just mudding it really doesn't matter. The quarter panel guard will hold up fine if you're just packing in mud. It doesn't take support away if you do the cut in fold method, it just reduces the amount of unnecessary sheet metal by wrapping it under the body.

chance_p · 05-01-2007, 10:27 PM

Well I don't do just mud, and I don't really like the look of cutting the rear quarter off. Just curious as to how these Rusty guards go in. I can't believe nobody is running them, they are only 49$.

USA_PRIDE · 05-01-2007, 11:47 PM

there prices of products are cheap, but they get u in the shipping...i was looking in rustys for some skid plates because of the low prices but when i went to confirm the order and it showed my they wanted close to $100 to ship a tc skid i started looking else where

IntrepidXJ · 05-02-2007, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by chance_p

I know that the rocklizard guards wrap under a tiny bit (as shown below), What I am confused about is the way that the rustys guards work. My understanding is that the majority of the skid/guard is underneath, connecting from the quarter to the hitch mount area, and just the little lip is showing on the side, is that correct?

no, the rustys guard is mostly on the side with the little lip on the bottom as well. basically the same concept as the RLF guards

chance_p · 05-02-2007, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by IntrepidXJ

no, the rustys guard is mostly on the side with the little lip on the bottom as well. basically the same concept as the RLF guards

Oh alright thanks, thats all I really wanted to know. Looks like ill be ordering those RLF's then.

Cody_00_XJ · 05-02-2007, 03:35 PM

i like the look of the poison spyder customs guarter guards...imo

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