4th Gen Armor Thread 2.0

[SHagood]

Not my vehicle but I saw this new hybrid bumper posted up on a fb group. Bumper looks good IMO but looks a bit off with the center section so narrow compared to the grill

4TH Gen 4runner front bumper | website

Zammmmm that's a bad bih.

 

[kcdehart]

Just ordered this skid plate from LFD Off road: LFD Off Road - Armor 4th Gen From what I've been told, it's one of the wider ones on the market and also replaces the factory front/mid skids.

Looking forward to getting it once it's made/shipped out! Seems like one helluva deal compared to the other front skids for sale! I'll update once I receive it.

Edit: They're apparently designing skid plates for the rest of the 4th gen underside at the moment, as well. So look for those coming in the future.

 

[SHagood]

Just ordered this skid plate from LFD Off road: LFD Off Road - Armor 4th Gen From what I've been told, it's one of the wider ones on the market and also replaces the factory front/mid skids.

Looking forward to getting it once it's made/shipped out! Seems like one helluva deal compared to the other front skids for sale! I'll update once I receive it.

Edit: They're apparently designing skid plates for the rest of the 4th gen underside at the moment, as well. So look for those coming in the future.

Yep, I have it. Great skid and LFD is an awesome shop. Waiting for them to make me a 4th gen tube bumper..

 

[kcdehart]

Yep, I have it. Great skid and LFD is an awesome shop. Waiting for them to make me a 4th gen tube bumper..

Good to hear! I couldn't believe the price compared to others available.

 

[BendRunner]

Just put my deposit down on a demllo front bumper single hoop, smittybilt xrc gen 3 and baja squadron sports!

 

[SHagood]

Good to hear! I couldn't believe the price compared to others available.

Agreed, it's a solid skid too. They're great guys making cool stuff for 4Runners.

 

[Bluesky 07]

Agreed, it's a solid skid too. They're great guys making cool stuff for 4Runners.

Do these aftermarket skids have the reinforced section for jacking up the front?

 

[BackOff]

Anyone know if the rear diff skid is the same on 4th and 5th gens?
...would a 5th gen skid fit on a 4th gen is the question.
No locker/kdss... plain jane SR5.

This is what i was looking at.
2010+ (5th Gen) 4Runner Rear Differential Skid | C4 Fabrication

 

[montijo505]

Anyone know if the rear diff skid is the same on 4th and 5th gens?

...would a 5th gen skid fit on a 4th gen is the question.

No locker/kdss... plain jane SR5.



This is what i was looking at.

2010+ (5th Gen) 4Runner Rear Differential Skid | C4 Fabrication

Not positive but if I remember correctly, the rear axles are slightly different. Try reaching out to the company and see if they have an answer.

EDIT: visually it looks about the same as the 4th gen RCI skid. There is a $20 difference for the RCI but at least you know it’ll work for sure.

Rear Differential Skid | 03-09 4Runner / GX 470 – RCI Offroad


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[derbytown]

I think if you crank that up it'll weld up to 3/16"

 

[horndogst4r]

Home made bumper

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[MENTION=280673]Richard83[/MENTION] That’s clean as hell. Wanna Build me one?

 

[Rstewart]

Ricochet off-road makes a nice 4th Gen skid. It fit up like factory, every detail was spot on.
Only downside is you can't run a Diff drop.

 

[MT Runner]

Agreed, it's a solid skid too. They're great guys making cool stuff for 4Runners.

Anyone know if the RCI filler plate will work with the LFD skid?

I had all but made up my mind on the aluminum skids from RCI, just waiting to pull the trigger.

But seeing the price on the LFD has me second guessing it. Not sure it’s worth almost $200 to save 20lbs.

 

[Ratchet4Runner]

I'm pretty dead set on doing the coastal offroad front bumper but I've never welded before. If anyone has advice it'd be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ratchet4Runner]

Also im looking for a cheap rear bumper that requires no cutting. Doesn't matter if it's pre made or diy just looking for sub $600

 

[zcruiser]

I'm pretty dead set on doing the coastal offroad front bumper but I've never welded before. If anyone has advice it'd be greatly appreciated.

Uhhhh... practice on something else? Laying a bead requires practice and knowledge of the relative thickness of the metals involved and how much power to use.

MiG welders are fairly easy to use, but require practice.

 

[kcdehart]

Anyone know if the RCI filler plate will work with the LFD skid?

I had all but made up my mind on the aluminum skids from RCI, just waiting to pull the trigger.

But seeing the price on the LFD has me second guessing it. Not sure it’s worth almost $200 to save 20lbs.

Yep, that's what my setup is! Works great!

 

[Izaiah18]

Beautiful

 

[itsmemax]

So I have a question for everyone. I've knocked out just about all of the weld nuts in place for the skid plates or destroyed the threads in them. Already pulled the trans cross member and drilled it out and welded bigger nuts in place but now the threads holding the back of the front skid plate on are all ****ed up. So has anyone had to correct this issue and what did you do for the back bolts on the front skid plate that I cant get to?

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[xtremewlr]

So I have a question for everyone. I've knocked out just about all of the weld nuts in place for the skid plates or destroyed the threads in them. Already pulled the trans cross member and drilled it out and welded bigger nuts in place but now the threads holding the back of the front skid plate on are all ****ed up. So has anyone had to correct this issue and what did you do for the back bolts on the front skid plate that I cant get to?

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If the holes are still the original M8 size, you could take them out to an M10 size and use Time-Serts to restore the threads. That's what I ended up doing on mine.

Amazon.com: Time-Sert M10x1.5 Thread Repair kit #1015: Home Improvement