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Is a skid plate worth it?

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jafraune

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So in order to ditch my sway bar I had to take off the red polaris skid plate I have on there and wondering if it is worth it to even put it back on. I feel that it collects more snow and ice then what its worth? Should I put it back on or ditch that too?
 

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yes it is !!! If i would have had one on my 900 I wouldnt have dented/ripped off the a arm mounting tab the rock wouldn't have grabbed on to the bulkhead just slid and I would have only needed a set of arms
 
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Well I didnt mean to make it sound like a stupid question....I just spent a lot of time last season watching and knocking out ice built up between the bulkhead and skid plate...

Thanks, Jack
 

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personally, I am going a step farther, I took off my polaris skid plate am am gonna put on a skinz... I want as much protection as I can get on the front end, you can tell how flimsy that front lower plastic is... wouldn't be hard to stick a small 4" stump through the lower 'grill' where the radiator use to be:eek:

I figure the skidplate on my 800 saved my sled from some abuse, I want a big one on the 9 too, lol

do you need one... no, up to you

my $0.005 (recession, I can't spare much:p)
 
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So in order to ditch my sway bar I had to take off the red polaris skid plate I have on there and wondering if it is worth it to even put it back on. I feel that it collects more snow and ice then what its worth? Should I put it back on or ditch that too?

I feel they are needed, kind of the why not syndrome? It does protect a bit and the second you take it off you will no doubt smash something. It's just Murphy!
 
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