2020 anyone put a Pro skid plate on a non-Pro 4R w/KDSS?
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I think the "never been done" comment is sarcasm for: It's been done by others, and talked about probably thousands of times on here.
I think it would've just been easier to just give you an actual answer, but I am new to the 5th gen forum...
Here you go:
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/gsearch.php?cx=partner-pub-7522522145124525%3Aq9u7brkvvgn&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=TRD+Pro+skid+plate+on+KDSS+4Runner&sa=Search&siteurl=www.toyota-4runner.org%2F5th-gen-t4rs%2F246857-285-70-r17-bfg-ko2s-load-range-%25C2%2593c%25C2%2594-8.html&ref=www.toyota-4runner.org%2F5th-gen-t4rs%2F246857-285-70-r17-bfg-ko2s-load-range-%25C2%2593c%25C2%2594-7.html&ss=480j84594j4
TRDTommy
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It's been done. I don't have a 2020, but have a 2017 TRD off road w/kdss, and have the TRP pro skid on it. I don't think there are any other differences between the 2020 pro skid and the previous years besides the red lettering. The pro skid just needs to be cut on the sides to clear the kdss sway bar. The previous post with the link will have the info you need. Here are pics of mine.
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Yes. That is exactly it. You busted me. Hard.
I appreciate the sociopaths of T4R for setting us all straight.
I shall now proceed to sulking in my newly imposed unspecialness.
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SpeedyKevin
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Wont fit without cutting to clear the KDSS sway bar. However if you want a skid, a few companies (Like RCI I think) are having black friday sales so you could snag one of their aluminum front skids.
dont worry, once you get the aftermarket heritage grill and some raptor lights you will feel special again.
There was a rumor going around about a KDSS-compatible TRD skid plate that's new for 2020, but it was just that. A rumor. Probably due to the build webpage that let you select the TRD enhancement package w/ TRD front skid. I was able to track down a 2020 OEM heritage grille from my local parts shop but they are not seeing a 2020 KDSS-compatible TRD front skid. It does not exist. Only part listed is same as last year.
Not doing either of those things but lucky for the rest of us: no one here is looking to you for advice on what's the right or wrong move on a build. Don't let that stop you from offering it though.
(I'll take the fact that you left out flag decals as confirmation that you—in fact—have them. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.)
mlnhtrang
Member
those are some clean cuts!
Jetboy
New member
Yes - sarcasm. Literally the very first TRD Pro skids were on KDSS 4Runners (the first pros had KDSS on the pre-production ones).
You have to cut the sides out. Dozens of guides can be found with a google search. It's easy and you can do it with a jig saw in about 15 minutes.
The down side is that it's not very strong. I broke mine on the first off road trip (crushed the center of the bottom and broke the welds on the sides). It actually held up worse than the OEM steel one. So I wouldn't expect it to work for rock crawling duty. But it's visually a bit nicer IMO. If you can weld in some gussets you could improve it a lot with a minimal amount of internal bracing and it would probably be really durable. It just doesn't have much internal structure.
I designed a replica in steel. If you have a fab shop or your own fab equipment I'm happy to email you the DXF file to cut the template and then you can weld up a steel version that will be a lot stronger.
Good luck.
You have to cut the sides out. Dozens of guides can be found with a google search. It's easy and you can do it with a jig saw in about 15 minutes.
The down side is that it's not very strong. I broke mine on the first off road trip (crushed the center of the bottom and broke the welds on the sides). It actually held up worse than the OEM steel one. So I wouldn't expect it to work for rock crawling duty. But it's visually a bit nicer IMO. If you can weld in some gussets you could improve it a lot with a minimal amount of internal bracing and it would probably be really durable. It just doesn't have much internal structure.
I designed a replica in steel. If you have a fab shop or your own fab equipment I'm happy to email you the DXF file to cut the template and then you can weld up a steel version that will be a lot stronger.
Good luck.
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very clean cuts.
did you have to remove any brackets/support bars under the old OEM skids? or was it just a simple swap after the cut outs for the KDSS.
thx
did you have to remove any brackets/support bars under the old OEM skids? or was it just a simple swap after the cut outs for the KDSS.
thx
TRDTommy
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Thanks! And I did remove the support brackets. Though I never did test if they would fit with the TRD pro skid. I wasn't actually thinking about it at the time and just removed them when I put the skid on.
borfoo3
New member
Didn't need to remove my brackets.. after the cut it was a straight bolt on. There shouldn't be a reason to remove them as they clear without issue
