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Posted by: boystoys

i have posted about this before and havent gotten much of a response...

i am looking for THE BEST swinger skid.. i figure its a pretty vital piece...

i was probally going to go with DG Fat series, actually how much differant is the DG Baja from the stocker? you guys think the FAT series is an overkill?

but if anyone knows of a better one please let me know.... i have heard PRM and ProTech... but i want to get somemore opinions...

and where do you guys get these from.... C&D?

Posted by: 98red

you can get a prm from C&D....nice skid

Posted by: Rich250RRacer

Check out Pro-tect, all stainless steel. Used by alot of GNCC racers.

Posted by: mud390

I have a PRM swinger skid on my 400 and couldn't be happier! That thing has taken some pretty hard hits, and shows some wear, but is by no means beat up. I'd recommend it.

Kris

Posted by: 400exrider707

PRM, I did mangae to bend and crack mine in a few places but that was from running up and down a 4x4 jeep boulder field. Other than that it has been holding up excellent, and even though it is slightly cracked in some areas it still is doing its job, and holding up just as strong as it did when I first got it.

Posted by: boystoys

which PRM do would you guys resomend.. the i think its .125 or the .190

Posted by: 400exrider26

I have a DG Fat Series on my 400ex. I love the thing! The first time i took my stock quad on a rough trail the stock skid plate was beaten in around 2 hours! It had huge dents and it was almost torn off! I got the DG Fat Series and i havent had a problem since. The baja series are very nice to if u dont want to spend the extra money for the fat series. The baja series are .190 thick so that gives you still tons of cover. The Fat Series are thicker but also heavyer. The Fat Series is 1/4 thick. hope this helps-

Posted by: boystoys

Thanks for the insite on the DG... i think i might just go with the Baja skid... for one the rest of my skids are baja and i am happy with thoes..

Posted by: 400exrider26

Glad to have helped. My friend runs the baja and he loves them and hasnt had any problems yet. hey, your running the hmf pipe? how do you like it? i am looking in to buying a pipe and i am trying to decide between a hmf or something similair. Does it come with the quit core and the spark arrestor? hows the power? (bottom end, mid, top?) thanks alot

Posted by: boystoys

my oppinion is kind of biased because its the only pipe i have used... but i tell you after i jetted it to what HMF recomends man its like a whole new quad... it really woke it up 100% and i think youll find that from others that use HMF too... it does come with this tiny little screen spark arestor, and the quiet core is $20 extra.. but really it not super loud... but anything is loud when your sitting on top of the pipe. it think its well worth the money.. from experance if you can afoord it up front get the pipe and head pipe all at once... if you chose to get the head pipe later you have to send your slip on back for fitmint....

i think youll be happy with HMF

Posted by: 397ccEX

.190 swinger
PRM
awesome
and I have .125 chasis and a arms VERY HAPPY

Posted by: meanyellow03ex

Pro-Armor skid. Very high quality.

Posted by: 397ccEX

Hey mean yellow can i see a pic of that bumper i know its way off topics but i remember you had a nice bumber

Posted by: meanyellow03ex

Here it is. I saw a Pro Armor ad in the latest ATV sport magazine and it looks like they redesigned this bumper already. Kind of a cross between this one and the bullhorn bumper. I'm not sure which one I like better.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/pd4f45eb0ffac98df40720f22b3fdfa8c/f5c5024f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/pdbab9d954e95dd2c3aa590712fbf0361/f5c50232.jpg

Posted by: 397ccEX

so they dont make that anymore

Posted by: nofear15

Pro Armor all the way man. I went through 2 DG Performance Baja skids in one summer. Plus the pro armor is 3/8" thick, thats over a 1/4". No problems at all

Posted by: meanyellow03ex

I'm not sure if you can get it yet. The new one looks the same but has a rectangular center section identical to the bull horn bumper with the bars coming out like mine. Alot of places that sell proarmor parts don't carry my bumper for whatever reason. I bought mine off ebay because proarmor didn't have any.

Posted by: rneal

I like my prm z plate, 0.25" thick and very well made.

prm z plate

Posted by: TRAIL

Pro Armor makes both of those bumpers. they are all over ebay.

Posted by: meanyellow03ex

be careful when you buy on ebay. I didn't hear from the guy I bought my bumper from until a month after I bought it. I had paid with paypal too. I sicked paypal and ebay on the seller and finally got my part. And still never recieved an email from the idiot to explain what happened.

Posted by: newbie_450r

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...item=4529256134

anyone heard of this guys? plz let me know i need a new gaurd

Posted by: newbie_450r

::bump:: is this good deal 4 stainless gaurd?

Posted by: newbie_450r

anyone, anyone??

Posted by: meanyellow03ex

The price is good but the part itself looks a little iffy. I would go with a reputable brand. Pro-tect makes stainless steel skids but are big$$. Just get a nice aluminum such as a prm or pro-armor and be done with it.

Posted by: newbie_450r

thanks but i ordered my stainless one from that guy on his website. nice guy

Posted by: Ridin' Jesse

My DG's are sweet...plus i heard that PRM are awesome