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TORO1968
11-19-2002, 11:44 AM
Guys,

I'm still having trouble deciding which skidplates to buy, so its time for another poll! :D

-Later

Jordan
gojk
11-19-2002, 02:04 PM
Every one I have seen is pretty good except the DG I have. I haven't been to happy with it. it took one trip out and it was all bent up and that is the same story I have gotten from everyone that has gotten one.
jb400exxx
11-19-2002, 04:15 PM
PRM is nice
SLB400EX
11-19-2002, 06:15 PM
PRM....
I've put my chassis and rear skid thru pure he!! in the last two years and they have held up beautifully. Those are some seriously heavy duty skids.
YardDog24
11-19-2002, 06:18 PM
Originally posted by gojk
Every one I have seen is pretty good except the DG I have. I haven't been to happy with it. it took one trip out and it was all bent up and that is the same story I have gotten from everyone that has gotten one.

Grrreaat. I just ordered DG. Did you get the Baja? I had DG on my ol QuadSport back in the day and they held up great....I read some reviews that were good as well.

I decided on DG over the PRM because its what my dealer could get and being a small business owner I try to keep it local....hope it doesnt bite me in the arse!
bigbadbrad
11-19-2002, 07:14 PM
trust me on this get prm chais skid plate and for the swingarm get the armadilo skid plate it is 250 thick alumiunm instead of just 190 thick alumiunm so it is twice as strong. i have not even dented it yet and i have heit some pretty big rocks with it.
rocky mountin carys them fro 80 bucks i think it said in thier new catulage. it used to be 60 i think well thatas what i got mine for any ways.

leo has an armidilo skid for tthe 400ex. maybe if u have any ?s about the armidilo skid for a 400ex you could pm him
Ex_Rider43
11-19-2002, 09:37 PM
pro-armor is indestructible.... dg is fragile :D
YardDog24
11-19-2002, 09:44 PM
Originally posted by ex_rider52
pro-armor is indestructible.... dg is fragile :D


Great. :(
chavez
11-19-2002, 09:54 PM
YardDog24 it will proble bite you on the ***** i bought one (the baha ) from a local shop for the st clairsville race in ohio the first rut i hit i was $%$#ed it was dragging in a bad way anyways on compleation of that race i had ripped the rear weld off and busted the mounts on the swingarm.the ground clearence was 3 1/4 from the bottom to ground
gojk
11-20-2002, 11:32 AM
Originally posted by YardDog24


Grrreaat. I just ordered DG. Did you get the Baja? I had DG on my ol QuadSport back in the day and they held up great....I read some reviews that were good as well.

I decided on DG over the PRM because its what my dealer could get and being a small business owner I try to keep it local....hope it doesnt bite me in the arse!

Mine is all bent up,but it is still usable and I have had it for about a year and a half. I am just saying if I was to do it again I wouldn't get another DG. I would prob go with PRM.
11-20-2002, 02:08 PM
i would go with PRM everyone seems to like them
433rd
11-20-2002, 03:49 PM
A vote for the PRM here..... It's taken me from he!l and back more than a few times on hard, rocky Arizona desert trips. More than I can say about some of the other aftermarket ones...
Dave400ex
11-20-2002, 03:53 PM
I have AC skids right now, but when they get bent up I will be getting some PRM's for sure.
GT300
11-20-2002, 08:33 PM
Is the Durable swing arm skid any good?
TORO1968
11-20-2002, 08:41 PM
How do the PRM and Pro Armor chassis skids mount to the frame?? Anyone have pics?

Thanks,

Jordan
GNCC#829
11-20-2002, 09:16 PM
I have tried the DG swingarm skid and the AC desert skid, and I was not pleased with either. My next is the Pro-tect stainless.
11-20-2002, 09:25 PM
wish i could help, i dont used skidplates in the sand tho :p
bklyn400ex
11-20-2002, 10:22 PM
PRM is great
433rd
11-20-2002, 10:55 PM
Originally posted by EXracer8601
wish i could help, i dont used skidplates in the sand tho :p

It's an excellent place to have "full" skids. It helps everything become "slick" on the bottom side......
on z throttle
11-21-2002, 07:20 PM
:D Forget the rest, and buy the BEST......PRM:D :cool:
toby400ex
11-29-2002, 05:30 PM
i have an armidillo skid, it is tough as shnit and it bent the swingarm mountin brackets before it bent, my bro got an ac skid for his 400 and its been bent since the first ride, i saw somewhere that armidillo does make 400ex swingarm skids, they are .250 thick, which is as thick as they come.
Dave400ex
11-30-2002, 09:08 PM
I saw a PRM at the honda dealer today and man are those things built thick and very strong. Plus they are not real expensive. I think PRM or Pro-Tect would be your best bet.
redroost85
12-01-2002, 05:46 PM
I have the DG Baja on my 250 and am pretty pleased with it so far. I have cased it really bad a few times and it is still holding its form. On thing I have done is to get some truck cap liner, it's that sticky foam stuff that you put the cap on your truck with. I put that stuff all on the contact points of the plate and it cuts down the rattle and helps absorb some of the impact between the chassis and the plate.