Frame, Swing Arm and A-Arm Armor, what to get?

[zx10r203]

What is the best Frame, Swing Arm, and A-Arm armor? Pro, Cons, Fit, Finish, Access to parts...

Read a lot of reviews on Pro Armor, DG, and a few others but no one said what they bolted the armor to.

[Bert]

PRM-ATV

I have this swinger skid & like it 
http://prm-atv.com/MN.asp?pg=products&specific=1273&from=98

View all PRM's 700 goodies   

[Bert]

I have this engine skid & didn't have good luck with durability. A rock sheared off a corner 
http://www.tagmetals.cc/atv/productdetails.php?id=skid

[VanillaGorilla]

   I was curious about the tag skid.  I liked the idea, but wondered how it would hold up. 

[BRAD]

im running the ROCK skids and they have held up great. the engine skid is alittle on the noisy side but other than that i have no problems with them

[TimelessR1]

I have this engine skid & didn't have good luck with durability. A rock sheared off a corner 
http://www.tagmetals.cc/atv/productdetails.php?id=skid

Thats funny that you mention the corner breaking off....the corner on mine broke off on the first ride...then on the second ride i  ripped and mangled it...I'm trying to contact Tag to tell what a piece of $h!t their product is! If i was only running in sand...maybe it might work, but not with my riding

[Krandall]

I am running the Pro-Armor Belly skid and the stock swinger skid. I've run one XC race on both. I have a few gouges in the pro-armor skid, and the normal wear it appears on the swinger skid.

only reason I opted for not upgrading the swing arm skid was if it got bent, I'd be f*cked in a race. Plastic is nice because it'll bend back.

[socalrappy700]

I am running the Pro-Armor Belly skid and the stock swinger skid. I've run one XC race on both. I have a few gouges in the pro-armor skid, and the normal wear it appears on the swinger skid.

only reason I opted for not upgrading the swing arm skid was if it got bent, I'd be f*cked in a race. Plastic is nice because it'll bend back.

Thats why I've been thinking about trying this.

http://www.durablue.com/prods_skidplates.shtml

[Krandall]

For the cost to replace a case on a motor though, I don't know if I'd trust a urathane enough to a sharp rock. that's why I opted for the metal.

[socalrappy700]

I was just going to use that on the swing arm.  Not the engine.

[BRAD]

i would rather have plastic to get rid of the vibrations and rattles. but i like the metal skids for the extra protection they offer

[Jamie700R]

At first the PRM would not fit my swinger the way it should. It hit in the center on the swing arm. I called them up, Sent pic's of the relief i made that they needed to make for it to fit properly and now they fit great. Id go with PRM.

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[zx10r203]

I am running the Pro-Armor Belly skid and the stock swinger skid. I've run one XC race on both. I have a few gouges in the pro-armor skid, and the normal wear it appears on the swinger skid.

only reason I opted for not upgrading the swing arm skid was if it got bent, I'd be f*cked in a race. Plastic is nice because it'll bend back.

Thats why I've been thinking about trying this.

http://www.durablue.com/prods_skidplates.shtml

Thats not a bad idea!!  The urethane ones would perform better and it wold be lighter too, but I would guess the metal would provide a better protection!!

[Krandall]

I was just going to use that on the swing arm.  Not the engine.

Gotcha.


I heard everyone complain about rattles before I got my pro armor skid.

what I did before I mounted mine was. I cleaned up the whole bottom of the frame, went to menards and bought some of the 1/2" foam (comes in a little roll thingy) its sticky on one side, and I lined the complete bottom of the frame where the frame skid covered. Cost me an extra $7 

[VanillaGorilla]

I am with krandall on the running the stock swing arm skid.  I have  gone through a couple but i have seen the alum. ones bind up the breaks/sprokets and i have seen them break the bolts right outta the swing arm.  Also there are always cheap stockers for sale.  :grin_nod:

  After seeing how well the tag skidders held up, i think i will mark them off the list.  I am thinking i will be trying a Prm belly skid next.