Request feedback on cheap amazon and eBay front skid plates

[ldchien]

I'll be honest in that I have no idea on the actual bolt dimensions, but this plate does not mount to threads of the original bolt holes. It mounts to the bolts of the frame support which will need to be removed. I pulled this image from this site:

Car Trim Home TRD Skid Plate Review & Install For 5th Gen 4Runner

I used the bolts and spacers included with the plate on the 2 bolts closest to the radiator. I reused the existing frame support bolts for the rear.


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[Pavement Tested]

I'll be honest in that I have no idea on the actual bolt dimensions, but this plate does not mount to threads of the original bolt holes. It mounts to the bolts of the frame support which will need to be removed. I pulled this image from this site:

Car Trim Home TRD Skid Plate Review & Install For 5th Gen 4Runner

I used the bolts and spacers included with the plate on the 2 bolts closest to the radiator. I reused the existing frame support bolts for the rear.


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Ooohhhh! Frickin' LIGHT BULB! Thanks a ton. I was very confused looking at the stuff I pulled off and what I was sent. The instructions make some more sense to me now as I had an assumption that the new fasteners went where the old ones went. Looking at it in that pic, the spacers make sense now too.

 

[Pavement Tested]

The saga continues...

This plate is not compatible with a diff drop...

Turns out, my rig has a diff drop and I didn't recognize what it was...being new to a vehicle sucks...

Now on to finding spacers that will drop the rear bolts of the plate enough and deciding if I want to add a spacer for the front bolts

 

[jawkdna]

Can I suggest instead of spending hours trying to get the cheapest rip off copy of an already sub par design to work, that you contact one of the many reputable USA made manufacturers of aftermarket armor for our vehicles...

Most other skids will have access doors for oil changes so the plate doesn't have to come off with each oil change.

Here's one of many threads dealing with Diff Drop / Skids issue:
Diff Drop and skid plate

Some skid plates such as RCI's design have a profile with a "bulge" that allows diff drops

Skid plate thread Consolidated 5th Gen Skid Plate Info Thread

 

[Pavement Tested]

Can I suggest instead of spending hours trying to get the cheapest rip off copy of an already sub par design to work, that you contact one of the many reputable USA made manufacturers of aftermarket armor for our vehicles...

Thanks for the input. Not interested. As stated in post#1, the Amazon sourced plate is more than satisfactory for my application. PO installed equipment is my obstacle, not a so-called sub-par product. The diff drop installed on my rig is incorrectly done to begin with and is the source of my initial issue. It is being resolved.