a few reasons:

- found the material at scrapyard, so inexpensive
- I'm not rock crawling so ultimate strength not needed
- it is much easier for me to cut and shape Al rather than steel
- doesn't rust
- lighter than same gauge steel (steel plate could be much thinner though)
- I like aluminium

:)

alistair

On 2012-06-24, at 10:20 PM, neil n wrote:

> Seems like a good choice of material. I assume the skid plate is usually steel?
> 
> Why add more weight right?
>