When it comes to taking out skid plates, I'm a Professional. I gotta admit that even your body will feel the impact with an aluminum skid plate if you hit something hard. If the terrain is hard, that's just how it feels. But the upside has been that when the plate was removed to replace, the body is still perfectly intact. So the aluminum plates have definite +'s & -'s. A skid plate of any type will help save the body. And if it does that, it doesn't matter what it's made of, because they do help. And that's always a plus.
Model Citizen, Zero Discipline Bridget
