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Old Sep 10, 2025 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ol' grouch
I have a '96 Chevy K2500HD parked next to the Ram and it has a bunch of skid plates. A light one under the radiator and a heavy one under the front end protecting the front axle. If it was a gasser, I'd probably replace the Ram with it.
Chevy was a lot more generous with skid plates from the factory. A LOT of the 4x4 trucks just came with 'em when new.... Granted, most were aluminum, but still... better than nothin'. (I worked at a chevy dealer in the early 90's..... when the IFS trucks were first coming out.)
 
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Old Sep 11, 2025 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Chevy was a lot more generous with skid plates from the factory. A LOT of the 4x4 trucks just came with 'em when new.... Granted, most were aluminum, but still... better than nothin'. (I worked at a chevy dealer in the early 90's..... when the IFS trucks were first coming out.)


Mine does seem to be heavily armored underneath.
 
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