Spring hanger/shock mount skid plate
 

I can have these made now. I lost a long post I was going to send and Im out of time. The simple fact is I got screwed on the ones I bought. They are not wide enough to do the job. So I am going to have these made.
NO paint. I could but would add to the price. Finish anyway you would like. When I get a tenative idea of the number I can sell I will bite the bullet and get a batch run. I will send the pictures of the front and mine mounted just as soon as I get them. Then take orders.

A pair with the front pieces will be $150 including shipping.

(don't make this complicated by wanting to bust up the set) I will charge $150 with or without. There is not much point in not putting on the front ones. The front ones will have to be tacked welded to save a lot of work. These are not bling so if you wheel on rocks you will wish you had them before you crush something.

I have to buy boxes and packing and take them to UPS
every time I ship. I don't do this for a living. Just trying to be a help to other frustrated Hummer owners.
Check all of my other posts. They will be one inch wider to protect the shock bolt. The front ones have a radius curve on the back and are wide enough to protect the mount.
It would help if I got some idea of how many upfront I could sell. They want me to get 10 pairs to start. If I could speculate and get more I might trim the price. It is a small run for them and they are really being nice to take it on. The owner is a wheeler from the past and understands our frustration.

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Any pics of the whole set yet?:excited:

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Post up some pics, I would probably take a set off your hands.

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Yeah, what he said.....:iagree:

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Great! I can see the interest starting. Im really tired of being taken by the big guys and thought this was one way I could help ease the pain for others. I made a set from scratch and saw how time consuming that would be to make a bunch. I hope to meet Monday with the fab shop. (again) Im going to hopefully get a set soon so I can shoot pictures. I want everybody to see what they are getting. The spring shackle lower plate has a protrusion in the center that makes it necessary to have the brackets split, similiar to the other ones I have seen. We are laser cutting a slit for alignment and to weld under the brackets for strength. (I have tested brand "A") The spacing of the bolts makes that a given as well. Which means by design they have to be a particular size and shape.
I said before the main improvement and difference is basically one of the primary reasons for the plate and that is to protect the shock bolt head and bottom of the shock. This requires a full inch wider plate along the inside edge.
It may be cheaper to just go ahead and get the 20 sets he wants me to commit to when he sets up to run. The biggest cost seems to be for time. I hope to get pictures of the laser process and press operation.
I want to help those that bought brand "A" so I may see if I can get extra front ones run at the same time.
I will post just as soon as I get them.
Buck fever around here has slowed the process. They should be out on our trails. (NOT) I see deer all the time. Im glad they can't hunt out there I would have to have an orange Hummer!

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Count me in for a set.

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I'm good for a set as well. Pics would be nice.

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Pictures please...

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Im working on it. I took the mock up back Monday and he is supposed to email me a 3D cad drawing for approval. Look in all the other posts and the rear lower skid looks like the brand "A" but 1 inch wider and welded differently to be stronger. The front one is radiused to fit around the mount and taper back. I know Im excited about getting them. I will post the pictures of the real thing the day I get them. I bought some boxes and packing today.

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drewl..........

thanks for your work on this. we cant wait to see what you have come up with.

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Put me down for a set also.

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Great. Im going to call the guy and jack him up. Thanks that makes me feel like it will be worthwhile to get 20 sets to start. I need mine now!
Let me know if you ever come up to the Superlift park. I know you got mud down in hope, right? I ordered some Mickey Thompson Baja MTX tires just so I can play in the mud.

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Do you have sketches that we can see? Anything? :D

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Yeah it looks sort of like this only 1 inch wider towards the inside under the shock and more radiused on the big end. Im sorry as you are this guy is backed up. Im going to pay a drop in visit there in a few minutes. Hang on.

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How's this guy doing? Are we going to have to wait till Jan or later? Let us know when you get an update.

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Count me in!
:beerchug:

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I got excited about getting them made and probably posted all that too soon. I wanted to find out if it was going to be something worthwhile. He swears he is going to get on it. Its a big place and I see lots of product moving. Im going up today to get the one I left up there back. Im going wheeling this weekend and I would feel exposed with out it. Im running my reinforced rock rails also for the first time. You guys hang in there I want them as bad as you do and Im trying not to get pushy and stay on the good side of this guy. Although that is not my nature. Thats why I got on the rails myself.

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Im interested but want to know more. Can these go on without any added mods to existing systems like steering, supspension, etc. Will the guy making them assure the welds for some period of time? If so count me in:beerchug:

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These don't interfere with anything. They really are only slightly below the end of the ubolts. The welds will be industry standard deep burn mig welds which will be the strongest part. You could possibly bend one some if hit right but it would do its job. I think 3/8 would be a little much and would require longer ubolts.
Here is a good shot of why I am including the front piece. Under that loose stuff is a big rock.

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I actually found this on another forum after I asked if anyone had problems without them on trips to famous places on this forum. I guess the name should remain anonymous because the reply was they did not have any problems. It is a real good example of what you will have to fix in addition to a shock on the trail if you really smash it up.:popcorn:

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Here is a fresh shot with one on and one off. The one that is on is the design that needs to be 1 inch wider towards the inside to protect the bolt head. They will both be wider. Im trying to say brand "A" was not wide enough and the radius on the back turned up part is more so as not to stick out as much. Anybody see anything else missing?? You can also see my added 3/8 by three inch strip I added under the Rocky Road rock rails. I posted a shot on the thread but will stick it in here.

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Just to keep interest up here is another in the field. Sorry for the dirt, not!

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Added rail

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I think from posts here in classified and some pm's and emails I got that some people did not see the thread when it started. I moved it here when I thought I was about to have some and the people that were thinking about it would find the info. I will get them I have made a list and checked it twice, ho ho Please be patient boys and girls. :excited: Im really trying. Sorry for any confusion. It all started back here:

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ht=skid+plates

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Cool. Good pics, I'll take a set when they're ready, let us know.

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Must have been tired when I added this one. That is the added rail I put on my Rocky Road Rock Rails say that three times real fast. Its not part of the spring shackle set Im not sure if I was going to add that on another thread eerr whut? Anyway I wanted to share that idea.

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Any idea on when these will be ready??:beerchug:

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Tuesday in the morning Im going up there and beg! They should be getting back into work mode. When I approve the first ones he said it would take a day, what day I dont know. Real bad timing when I started all this. I think the wait will be worth it. Im keeping two sets for me. Slow just like all H3 products.

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Progress. I took the tour today and saw the laser cutting out patterns. They have the program done for the skids. Im pushing as hard as I dare. I will post a picture of a pile of them when I get them.
It says I can attach a pdf file but nothing happens. Sorry, I was going to show the cad drawing. Maybe too big? 179 kb

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Sure thing, Shawn from Angry Iron. Don't try to use an AE to pimp something. I hate when people do this.:mad:

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Any progress yet? :popcorn:

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lets get these things rockin!

How many people are really going to get them? Let's get a real count and maybe he will get motivated to churn them out.

I'm in!

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Bumpski :beerchug:

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Bring up the CAD drawing, press "print screen", open Imaging, select new, right click, paste, trim, save as and post.


DO NOW!!!! :giggling:

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:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

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Yeah I know I too am frustrated. I go every Thursday and try to get an answer. Its always a friendly, "Im running the machine 24/7 and I will work it in." I tried several other places and they did not want to mess with it. I told him I will buy 40 each which will be 20 sets. It will either happen or not. I will keep trying. If they just cut them out I have a friend that builds race car frames that can weld them, he does awesome welds, but that would add cost. The way its set up the laser cuts a slot for the brackets to fit in so it is lined up and stronger. He just has not found a time to stop production to stick these in the machine. Sorry Im trying. H2o could Im sure make them. This was just a fast, haha, easy way to mass produce them and I was trying to help everybody with minimum cost. If there is a better way to do this or if Im violating any forum rules just let me know. From what I have seen its pretty much anything goes. If no one else is making something like this except maybe Amstar, which my dealer does not do business with, how can they have an opinion? Am I missing something? I saw what I understand to be negative feelings. I finally got the image to work by saving in paint and converting to jpg. I think this is a more functional design although similar in appearence, as stated before it has to go in one place determined by the design of the H3. As I have stated before this is a full inch wider and covers the shock mounting bolt and lower shackle plate. I also radiused the corners more. It has a gusset under the brackets. I also included the front ones. The others only covered the ends of the ubolts.
Maybe I will just haul a pile of them out to MOAB break out the impact and we can have a mass transformagation of H3's!! This what I get for being a nice guy.

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Hunner,

Don't worry about negative.

That looks like a great design. I will buy them when you get them made, if April in Moab looks possible then bring them! I would be happy to break out the wrenches in the parking lot there.

They look like they will slide over rocks much better than the lower shackle plate and bolts will! That's all I care about.:beerchug:

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Send me the drawing via PM. I'll send it to H2O guy, and we'll get them made up.

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DO NOW!!!
:iagree: X1billions

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Da woman has some pull huh..?? Next we'll see pics of these being made and other folks parts still stacked in the corners collecting dust...:jump: