I haven't installed mine yet but from reading other's posts it seems they hold up pretty well. The only complaint I can see is if you needed to remove the radiator for any reason you would also have to remove the trans cooler. Taking the time to fabricate a bracket system may be worth it if you...
I would hop on that deal in a heartbeat. I was in a similar boat, I got a 2002 SR5 with 30k miles on it for 12500. It was a hefty price but they will last you forever, and as you can see from the website they are fun trucks to play with if you like to mod stuff!
When I bought my 4runner I unfortunately got the ones with the chrome strips and wanted the Limited flares, so I'm in the process of putting flares on my SR5. It's ok though because it came with 30k miles :banana:
I am sort of new here so someone can correct me if I'm wrong. If you want to stay away from fender flares stay away from the Limited models. SR5's come with 3 different types of trim. Two of them have the fender flares and similar to what the Limited has but one of them has a small chrome strip...