Skid plate bushing/ spacer

[Baby Jeep Overland]

I have aluminum skid plates and they have started squeaking.
I plan to put plastic washers between the plates and the frame (cross member).
Is there a better solution or a better material/ product to use as a bushing?

 

[Veggie Man]

Plastic may work. You could try buying some this sheets of gasket material like this from Amazon if you have a way to punch the holes using a hole punch tool.

 

[Boort]

@Ryot

I'd try adding some UHMW or HDPE washers. You can get HDPE inexpensively by cutting apart thin cutting boards. ( https://www.walmart.com/ip/473086055 ) Some milk bottles are also made from HDPE (look for Recycling code 02) on the bottle. I'd put 2 washers on each side of the skid plate per bolt. This way any movement should be between the plastic washers and not metal on metal causing the squeak.

Boort

 

[Red Beard]

Cheap fix I use on my flat bed bolts to keep it from squeaking is to use plastic water bottle caps with a hole drilled in them as a washer. Been using them for several years and it works great.

 

[Jeff D]

Welp, there's a new one on me. Skid plate squeaking? Should be bolted on solid as a rock. Maybe the bolts are a smidgen to long? If it's an after market that's possible? But I've never crawled under a Yota to look (yet :} ). I'll bet ya it drives ya nuts tho.