I decided to take on building my own skids. I used 1/4 inch aluminum plate for the lower control arm skids. I used 3/8 inch aluminum 6061 plate for the oil/rad skid. Measure, measure, measure is all i have to say about that. To bend the thick plate i had to score it and then weld after it was bent. In its current state i can lift the vehicle with skid. The lower control arm skids were just something i wanted to do. I always liked The look. I still have a little more bracing to do but it works at the moment. I