I ordered and received the LFD steel skid plate. My initial reaction is this thing is much heavier than I expected. Laid it on the scale and it is 45.2 lbs. I think I was looking in the 30 pound area, but I really didn't know. What I do know is I will not be wanting to drop this skid for each oil change and whatever other work I want to do. I will not be doing heavy crawling in this 4Runner. I just want protection from potentially rough mountain roads I will be experiencing. And for easier maintenance.

Given all this I will prefer an aluminum skid I think. LFD does not appear to make them, and not sure how easy it is going to sell the LFD skid. Should have researched more. LFD customer service has been awesome by the way.