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I'll comment more later. Dinner time.
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mtgoat666
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A skid plate that will support weight of car w/o bending or puncturing is too heavy. You cant afford the gas mileage hit of adding structural and 3/8
inch plate steel. Skid plates on the market are mostly bling sold to rubes, are meant mostly for looks, and are considered disposable if you slam
them on rocks with full vehicle weight or more momentum.
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BajaBreak
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Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  | | A skid plate that will support weight of car w/o bending or puncturing is too heavy. You cant afford the gas mileage hit of adding structural and 3/8
inch plate steel. Skid plates on the market are mostly bling sold to rubes, are meant mostly for looks, and are considered disposable if you slam
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Surely the .2 mpg decrease from a 30lb heavier skid plate will be putting you in the poor house. Those expensive vulnerable drivetrain components be
damned...
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bajatrailrider
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Gee my Nissan Diesel only gets 33mpgs with 3/16 steel skid plates.Also they will support whole truck.
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Ken Cooke
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BajaTrailRider's Baja-proof skidplates look like they are up to the task of defending his oil pan and vulnerable engine parts from rocks.
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Ateo
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Thanks people. My skid plate looks ALOMST ok, but the mounting brackets or whatever you call them are bent to hell. Toyota couldn't remove it to do
an oil change without bending it more. Part of me thinks I could just bend it back and slam it back on, but will have a problem again down the road.
Anyways, I have a call in to Budbuilt regarding lead times. Heading down for the 1000 next week. Thanks for your concern goat, but I can afford the
extra $.50 in gas for a heavier plate.
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Ateo
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Just an update while I'm killing time here at the bar......budbuilt lead time was too long. I'm headed south for surf and the Baja 1000 this weekend.
Ended up over paying ($400) for a TRD Pro skid plate instead.
Hope I won't need another one while owning this truck. The stock one is crap, or that jeep trail I took in the seven sisters was just a Baja anomaly.
I was cautious and rubbed a few times.
I'll report back if I survive.
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David K
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Put the tires on the high parts of the trail, even if it means driving over ugly rocks. Those high crowns on the ungraded roads can get you if you
drive in the smooth tire ruts. The old main road between Rancho Sonora and Agua Dulce was really hard to not smash the skid plate on my 2001 Tacoma, I
recall.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Ken Cooke |
BajaTrailRider's Baja-proof skidplates look like they are up to the task of defending his oil pan and vulnerable engine parts from rocks.
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I had to get the skid plates,after Ken took me boulder dashing.
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