slee off road–[2008 2020 200lc/lx570 skid system] (sok2001

Slee Off-Road–[2008-2020 200LC/LX570 Skid System] (SOK2001) – Installation instruction 1

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QTY Parts Included Tools

Main Skid Plate System Components Basic Metric and Standard Hand tools

1 Front Skid Plate Floor Jack

1 Middle Skid Plate

1 Rear Skid Plate

1 Oil Drain Cover

1 Oil Filter Cover

Front Skid Plate and Oil Filter/Drain Cover Hardware

8 M8 x 30mm Flange Head Bolt

8 M8 Thick Fender Washers

4 3/8” x 1” Stainless Flat head Cap Screw (Oil Filter Cover)

4 3/8” Clip Nuts (Oil Filter Cover)

2 5/16” x 1” Carriage Bolt (Oil Drain Cover)

2 5/16” GR8 Nut

2 5/16” GR8 SAE Washer

2 5/16” GR8 Lock Washer

Middle Skid Plate

4 M10 Flange Head Bolts

2 1/2” x 5” GR8 Bolts

2 1/4” Extra Thick Aluminum Washer-Spacers

4 1/2” GR8 SAE Flat Washers

2 1/2” GR8 Lock Washers

2 1/2” GR8 Nuts

4 3/8” x 3/4” GR5 Flange Head Bolts

Rear Skid Plate

2 3/8” x 3/4” GR5 Flange Head Bolts

2 3/8” x 1” carriage bolt

2 3/8” SAE GR8 washers

2 3/8” GR8 lock washers

2 3/8” GR8 nuts

Front Skid Middle Skid

Rear Skid

Filter Cover Drain Cover



Step 1: locate and remove factory skids and recovery points

1 Remove Factory Skid plates, air dams,

and recovery points

The front Right and Left air dams, and fac-

tory front and middle skid plates will need

to be removed.

The factory rear (transfer case) skid as-

sembly will be retained.

Right Air Dam

1. Remove 5 retaining screws and

1 plastic nut

Left Air Dam

1. Remove 4 retaining screws and

1 plastic nut

Skid plates

1. Remove the 15 circled pieces of

hardware.

Factory Recover Points

1. Remove 4 bolts and recovery

points

Right Air Dam Left Air Dam

Front Skid

Middle Skids

Recovery Points

Step 1: Remove hardware and factory skid system



Step 2: Install Front Skid and Recovery Points

Step 1: Installing clip nuts

2 Loosely install the front skid plate.

Start all bolts, but leave them loose.

Reinstall the factory recovery points.

Install Oil Filter and Drain Covers

Do not reinstall the tiedown “L” brack-

et with the recovery points

Hint: it will be necessary later on to be

able to move and slide this skid around for

fitting subsequent pieces, don’t tighten

and hardware.

Hardware:

8 - M8 x 30mm Flange Head Bolt

8 - M8 Thick Fender Washers

4 - 3/8” x 1” Stainless Flat head Cap Screw

4 - 3/8” Clip Nuts

2 - 5/16” x 1” Carriage Bolt (Oil Drain Cover)

2 - 5/16” GR8 Nut

2 - 5/16” GR8 SAE Washer

2 - 5/16” GR8 Lock Washer

3 Install 2 1/2” cross member bolts

Remove and replace the outer crossmem-

ber bolts with the supplied 1/2” x 5” GR8

bolts

Once the bolts are in pace, slide on the

1/4” extra thick spacers (Pic on next page)

Do not install other washers or nuts at

this time

Hint: It may be necessary to loosen the

other 2 crossmember bolts to align the

holes for the 1/2” bolt. Using a floor jack

to move the crossmember slightly may be

necessary.

Hardware:

2 - 1/2” x 5” GR8 bolts

2 - 1/2” SAE Flat washers

2 - 1/4” extra thick spacers

Step 3: Replace outer crossmember bolt

Replace outer

Crossmember bolts



Step 4: Spacer before skid plate

Step 4: Slide skid over 1/2” bolts

Step 4: Install remaining hardware

4 Loosely install the middle skid plate

Support the back of the middle skid by

sliding it onto the 1/2”.

Make sure the spacer from step 3 is

between the skid plate and cross

member.

Loosely install remaining middle skid plate

hardware and push the installed skids as

far forward as possible.

Hint: Support the back of the middle skid

by sliding it onto the 1/2” bolts.

The skid plate may need to be moved side

to side and up and down to achieve bolt

hole alignment

Hardware:

4 - M10 Flange Head Bolts

4 - 3/8” x 3/4” Flange Head Bolts



Step 5: install rear skid on 1/2” bolts

Step 5: Loosely install the rear skid plate

Step 6: tighten all hardware and check clearances

5 Loosely install the rear skid plate

Slide the rear skid onto the 1/2” bolts.

Loosely install the washers and nuts

Loosely Install the 3/8” flange bolts

Loosely Install the carriage bolts

Hint:

It may be necessary to pull down on the

rear skid to get the 3/8 flange head bolts

line up.

It may be necessary to push the entire

skid system forward to start the 1/2” nuts.

Hardware:

2 - 3/8” x 3/4” GR5 Flange Head Bolts

2 - 3/8” x 1” carriage bolt

2 - 3/8” SAE GR8 washers

2 - 3/8” GR8 lock washers

2 - 3/8” GR8 nuts

6 tighten all hardware and check clear-

ances.

Securely tighten all hardware

Don’t forget the 3/8 flange head bolts

that are now hidden from sight.

Clearances:

1. Check that there is a minimum 0.100”

clearance between front skid and right

side sway bar at full suspension droop

2. Check that there is minimum 3/16”

clearance between the rear skid plate

and the transfercase

3. Check the perimeter of the skid system

to make sure there are no parts of the

skid touching parts of the chassis.

All Finished!

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