Fuel Tank Skid Plate - Install TE one on an SR5

[Humble Leader]

has anyone recently done this on a limited or sr5? I have a 2012 limited and wanted to swap out the half skid plate for the full TE one for the fuel tank. I don't need a heavy duty one, OEM is fine for me. it's simply too expensive to get the heavy duty ones shipped up from the states right now

folks that did this, did you have to create any new mounting points or was it as simple as screwing onto existing unused holes that the TE skid would use and/or ones from the previous skid plate. I was speaking with a local dealer who warned that it might not be as simple as a direct bolt on for my 2012 limited when he ran my VIN. he said part number 7760660190 wasn't showing up as a fitment option in his system - only the half skid. perhaps it was simply defaulting to the oem half skid that comes with the sr5 and limited. part dealers online websites say that full skid part fits the limited, so I'm a bit confused

 

[1000MPH]

Get under there and take pics. Make sure you’ve got the two rear bolt holes and they’re tapped.
I took a couple pics when I removed mine for repair, maybe they can help a little.

 

[Humble Leader]

Get under there and take pics. Make sure you’ve got the two rear bolt holes and they’re tapped.
I took a couple pics when I removed mine for repair, maybe they can help a little.

thanks for this. the rear bolts are what I am most curious about - the point about them being tapped vs simply being there is something I would have probably overlooked. I'm pretty confident the first 4 at the front line up with the half skid. the first picture will help me. thanks

 

[dezertbomber]

thanks for this. the rear bolts are what I am most curious about - the point about them being tapped vs simply being there is something I would have probably overlooked. I'm pretty confident the first 4 at the front line up with the half skid. the first picture will help me. thanks

I have a 2010 Limited and can tell you that the two rear holes are threaded, so this should work just fine. I went with Victory 4x4's aluminum skid plate, and they make this as a plug n play replacement.

Things like threaded holes in the frame/body don't vary between trim models typically, and so far everything I've done for my Limited (like the Shrockworks rocker panels), bolt right in.

 

[Humble Leader]

I have a 2010 Limited and can tell you that the two rear holes are threaded, so this should work just fine. I went with Victory 4x4's aluminum skid plate, and they make this as a plug n play replacement.

Things like threaded holes in the frame/body don't vary between trim models typically, and so far everything I've done for my Limited (like the Shrockworks rocker panels), bolt right in.

haha I was looking at the victory 4x4 skid plates the other day. they make some nice stuff. the shipping, duty, and exchange rate makes their stuff really expensive for me though

 

[dezertbomber]

haha I was looking at the victory 4x4 skid plates the other day. they make some nice stuff. the shipping, duty, and exchange rate makes their stuff really expensive for me though

Yup, that does add up and I'm sure forces you to look at the alternatives.

I will say though, if you are planning on doing some moderate crawling and off roading then the stock skid plates will become damaged pretty quickly. The labor of swapping them is not a big deal, but finding replacements and paying twice is what you should consider.

They'll hold up to light scraping and some minor grazing by rocks, so just depends on your expected usage of the truck.

 

[Humble Leader]

Yup, that does add up and I'm sure forces you to look at the alternatives.

I will say though, if you are planning on doing some moderate crawling and off roading then the stock skid plates will become damaged pretty quickly. The labor of swapping them is not a big deal, but finding replacements and paying twice is what you should consider.

They'll hold up to light scraping and some minor grazing by rocks, so just depends on your expected usage of the truck.

nah no major rock crawling for me. more dirt / mud trails, maybe light rocks but nothing that serious

I am planning on ordering some stainless steel M8-1.25 x20mm flanged hex nuts for the install. I also ordered the toyota bolts/washers P/N 90080-11373 from toyota as well to be safe. the 90080-11373 is the P/N for the front skids which I just installed last week so I know they work. the parts guy said he suspected it would work for the fuel tank skids as well since the P/N listed specifically for the fuel tank skid was showing up as backordered with no ETA. worst case I use the stainless, which are better anyway

 

[dezertbomber]

nah no major rock crawling for me. more dirt / mud trails, maybe light rocks but nothing that serious

I am planning on ordering some stainless steel M8-1.25 x20mm flanged hex nuts for the install. I also ordered the toyota bolts/washers P/N 90080-11373 from toyota as well to be safe. the 90080-11373 is the P/N for the front skids which I just installed last week so I know they work. the parts guy said he suspected it would work for the fuel tank skids as well since the P/N listed specifically for the fuel tank skid was showing up as backordered with no ETA. worst case I use the stainless, which are better anyway

Nice, I believe the Victory skid came with the same bolts as what you'll be ordering. The OEM bolts have the cuts in them for cleaning up damaged threads, which is great for some of these threaded holes. Since you have not used those rear holes yet, they may have debris in them so be sure to spray some WD-40 or get a bottle brush or twisted paper towel in there if you can to ensure the bolts go in nicely for the first use.

 

[Humble Leader]

Nice, I believe the Victory skid came with the same bolts as what you'll be ordering. The OEM bolts have the cuts in them for cleaning up damaged threads, which is great for some of these threaded holes. Since you have not used those rear holes yet, they may have debris in them so be sure to spray some WD-40 or get a bottle brush or twisted paper towel in there if you can to ensure the bolts go in nicely for the first use.

spent 1.5hrs yesterday cleaning out the two unused bolt holes. wd40, 3 in 1 oil, bottle brush + lots of patience to not overtighten as I went. I can thread the bolts in those bad boys by hand now. probably wouldn't have taken as long if I had it lifted overhead though or even had the rear end jacked up. 9 years of not using those holes left a lot of gunk/rust in them

thank you for this advice

 

[dezertbomber]

spent 1.5hrs yesterday cleaning out the two unused bolt holes. wd40, 3 in 1 oil, bottle brush + lots of patience to not overtighten as I went. I can thread the bolts in those bad boys by hand now. probably wouldn't have taken as long if I had it lifted overhead though or even had the rear end jacked up. 9 years of not using those holes left a lot of gunk/rust in them

thank you for this advice

Nice job doin it right, which certainly takes time, but is worth it.

 

[Humble Leader]

Nice job doin it right, which certainly takes time, but is worth it.

installed the full skid yesterday. for anyone else thinking about this one area of confusion I had was the bolt part number. P/N 90080-11373 are the screws you want, those are what I used (used them for the front skids too). M8-125x20mm stainless also will work as well (I tested them too). the P/N above does not show up as the standard screw when looking at the part diagram for the skid plate, a different part comes up. however, these bolts worked perfect. the skid plate # above for the full skid is what I ordered as well, careful not to break the plastic hose protector unless you order a new one when transferring

most people here will just order after market skids which there are some really great options. but anyone not living in the USA the full OEM skid that comes with the trail isn't a bad choice by any means for only a few hundred $, it's better than the half skid and much cheaper when you factor in shipping, taxes and duty than the aftermarkets

 

[1000MPH]

This is an old thread but the correct bolts for the fuel tank skid plate are…77644-60020.
6 needed for the full skid.