Kilby JK Rear Shock Skids

"SHOCKING SKIDS"

The new Jeep Wrangler JK Model, introduced in 2007 has certainly been a hit with Jeep enthusiasts. But, as is often the case, there are areas that can be further improved. Just ask the guy who goes out wheeling and breaks something. He's home the same night surfing the web for a better, stronger part or some other way to prevent a re-occurrence.

Such is the case with the lower rear shock mounts on the JK. They are certainly up to the task of doing what they were designed for, but if you drop onto the right rock, you can find they've been involuntarily re-configured.

Enter Kilby Enterprises of Burbank, California. Owner, Brad Kilby is an avid Jeep enthusiast who loves to break things just to see if he can design something better (a sickness for sure). To get a jump on things, Brad took possession of the new model JK early in their initial production and has been building some great upgrade accessories for them ever since. To address the rear lower shock mount vulnerability, Kilby came up with some simple, yet trail tough guards for them.

Kilby JK Rear Shock Skid Plates are made from 3/16” steel. The skid plates protect the rear shocks from rock impacts without sacrificing ground clearance. The plates have a built in rock slider surface to keep you moving through the roughest of trail sections. The skids are powder coated in a satin black finish. Follow along as we show you the simple 100% bolt-on installation.

1) Remove driver side lower rear shock bolt (photo 1). If you have gas pressurized shocks, you may simplify the installation by blocking the front wheels, raising the rear of the vehicle and supporting at the frame with jack stands to allow the suspension to "droop".

Photo 1

2) Loosen the rear lower link arm bolt and back it out enough to slide the skid plate underneath (photo 2).

Photo 2

3) Install driver side shock skid plate using new ½" bolt, flat washers, and nyloc nut and tighten all hardware (photo 3). NOTE: on some shocks, you may need to either ream the lower steel sleeve to ½" or replace it with a ½" sleeve for bolt clearance.

Photo 3

4) Repeat steps 1-3 on passenger side. Check all clearances and hardware.

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