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Originally Posted by CutthroatSlam
Has the TRD Skid Plate changed over the years for GEN 5? Specifically, would this skid plate fit a 2023:
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I am not aware of any changes to the mounting of the skid plates....
mine fit perfectly on my 21 TRDORP.
May also want to chase thread holes prior to stud mounting. Chasing the threads and the stud mounting projects are both easily done and will possibly save you some heartache as well.
For the one that states the plate is weak, I have a much different opinion.
My 14 T4R had one on it. One morning at approximately 3 AM on the way to work after a hurricane passed thru our area. I encountered a 20" Dia utility pole across the roadway. Had been raining, road was dark, lights out because pole had pulled the wires down with it, pole was dark & blended in with the roadway and I encountered it at enough speed to send me over to top of the pole and landed my T4R on the other side about 10 or more feet...(didnt measure)
Impact deployed all air bags but the passenger side front.
If it were not for the TRD skid plate, IMHO, the impact would have pushed both front tires into the cab area. Why didn't it, because the TRD Skid Plate started raising the front end up before the tires impacted the Utility pole and started my T4R in an upward motion to go over the pole.
Possibility that I could have had broken leg or legs if I didn't have a TRD Skid plate on my 14".
I was able to push the door open and walk out!
YMMV