I think ill be getting my coil overs (racelands) within the next two weeks. I want the coil over vs springd because of winter in MA. Anyways, i plan on going for more of a flush look vs a slammed look. Do you recommend a skid plate anyways or only if its slammed?

 

Only if its slammed, but you would still have to be careful when driving. Honestly, I bought coilovers because of winter, but I ended just finding a height that's low, but good enough for winter.

 

If you're going to go lower than springs, i would run a skid plate. I have H&R races and the front scrapes on stuff all the time... I dont have the skid plate on now, but im considering it since Audi, in their infinite wisdom, (tards...) put the oil filter on the bottom of the engine, in the front so if you hit something thats like 6" tall you will rip the oil filter off...

 

I'm like moderately low and worry about my pan all the time. So i stole a traffic sign and made a skid plate :P

 

Yeah if you're going any lower than stock I wouldn't chance it. For $250 it'll be well worth it that one time you scrape it against something. My panzer plate has more than paid for itself over the year or so that I've had it, and I'm not even that low.

 

i can't justify $250 for a piece of sheet metal you can fab yourself tho.

 

Oh no I wasn't sayin that at all. If you have the means to make your own go that route for sure. At the time, I didn't have the time or place to make my own so I bought one. I was just sayin that a skit plate is one of those things that people always say "I don't need that, it's overkill" right up until they bash their oil pan on a retread. It's one of those don't-need-it-till-you-need-it kinda things.

 

its def good insurance for sure, i like the design of it with all the brackets. i was actually in the process of making a flex pipe/ tranny panskid plate for mine as of now, more protection is better, i have cracked two oil pans. pain in the ***.

 

Yeah that's one of the things i don't like about the panzer plate. It stops about the middle of the front subframe and leaves the flexpipe exposed. I drag that sumbitch over the speedbump in front of my apartment every time I go someplace lol

 

i am flex pipeless now but if i had a flex pipe skid plate before i wouldn't have that problem. i can see a market here.