Best protective skid plates The Strongest

[German Shepherd]

Hey guys I am building another quad. I ride this one trail that has alot of rocks. I constantly hit them in like 3,4,5th gear. What is the most protection I can get. Kepp in mind I also Climb those insane coal hills. I know armadillo makes a thick swigarm guard. ShouldmI also get a-arm guards? Thanks

[sredish]

PRM seesm to have some of the strongest stuff. I'd give them a try.

 

Scott

[BenBB]

Without a doubt PRM, excellent products and some great guys to deal with. A-arm guards are nice but not really a necessity IMO, but the swingarm skidplate (with a TM roller if you can get it) and the belly skidplate are essential for hittin' rocks, I run the PRM's and they are bulletproof. Check 'em out:

 

http://www.prm-atv.com/

[ellison445]

I second the prm....There is also a guy on ebay that makes skids and sells complete packages. His are made from steal and they are just as light as the PRM but believe it or not I think they are stronger. My brother runs them on his shee and he took a jump and landed on a huge rock and only scratched the powder coat...No dent!

[ledofthezep]

Just from my own personal experience, I'd stay away from AC. I'm running an AC swingarm skid & it is sturdy as shit, nothing's hardly scratched it...but where it mounts to the swingarm--that's another story, it't got 2 mounts that have busted from big impacts & the other 2 are damn near wallered out to the point of breaking.

...just some input for ya.

[mrmatt]

Armadillo swingarm skid plates are extremely tough. I beat mine on a regular basis. I don't even bother avoiding rocks anymore.

Don't waste your money on A-arm skid plates. I don't even know why they make them.

I haven't tried PRM, but like the other guys said, I have heard that they are also tough.

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a-arm skidplates are actually a good thing. They strengthen the a-arm and avoid denting in the fronts of them if you hit something. I came out of this little wash with my front end up in the air, hit a tree as I was coming back down, put a dent in the front tube and got some prm skids to keep it strong. Not to long after that I was in the mud and slid into another tree easily just as hard, and the skid did its job and didnt get any bends or anything.

 

I have a PRM on mine, the newer ones are even supposed to be stronger. I've hit rocks and stuff hard enough that I've broken grade 8 mounting bolts, and all I have is a little dent on the chain side.

 

My biggest negative thought on the prm (dont know if the new box style ones have more) is the clearance. It drastically reduces the center clearance and you can get hung up on ruts and rocks easier. Another thing is that if you do happen to dent it hard enough that it starts rubbing, its not gonna be easy to get it bent back out while out riding somewhere.

[ledofthezep]

a-arm skidplates are actually a good thing. They strengthen the a-arm and avoid denting in the fronts of them if you hit something. I came out of this little wash with my front end up in the air, hit a tree as I was coming back down, put a dent in the front tube and got some prm skids to keep it strong. Not to long after that I was in the mud and slid into another tree easily just as hard, and the skid did its job and didnt get any bends or anything.

Correcto-mundo...depending on the design they will help distribute impacts evenly across the hole front side of the arm, rather than in just one point; thus strengthening up the arms.

[Big Blue]

Im running a ricochet(sp) swingarm skid and im impressed, i purchased it from rock mountian. from personal experience i wouldnt use a ac skid.

[Banshee~]

The only thing from dg I would recommed is there fat series swing arm skid... all the other dg stuff doest fit

[mrmatt]

a-arm skidplates are actually a good thing. They strengthen the a-arm and avoid denting in the fronts of them if you hit something. I came out of this little wash with my front end up in the air, hit a tree as I was coming back down, put a dent in the front tube and got some prm skids to keep it strong. Not to long after that I was in the mud and slid into another tree easily just as hard, and the skid did its job and didnt get any bends or anything.

Correcto-mundo...depending on the design they will help distribute impacts evenly across the hole front side of the arm, rather than in just one point; thus strengthening up the arms.

I never realized the front impact resistance that the A-arm guards provide. Thanks for the info.

[nater006]

I run the Armadillo here and it is great. I too bounce off of stuff at a regular basis and it has held up perfectly. The PRM ones seem to be good too though... you won't go wrong either way.

[mrmatt]

White Brothers (exact same as DG and a couple of others) after three rides:

 

The weld broke on the first ride.

[mrmatt]

Armadillo after 1 1/2 years of abuse. Notice the deep gouges, but no deformity or cracked welds.

[rebelbanshee2]

armadillo is strong as heck