jeep skid plate

Hi I recently changed my sandmaster tyres for 15 inch bfgoodrich A/t.The plan is to have a set for on road and seperate tyres for off.Till i have enough money to buy 31 inch tyres and the corresponding alloys, which would cost me around 50k.

At the recent pune offroad excusrion i sadly missed my 7.5x 16 sand master’s, with the jeep grounding at quite a few break overs…:eek:.Not a nice feeling to know your gbox cross member is getting a taste of sweet earth that often.

I have decided to fabricate a skid plate from just behind the oil sump and extending slightly past the crossmember with a smooth underside and space for the prop shaft to articulate.

If somebody has done this before or has any ideas please let me know.

Thanks