Diff-drop compatible skid plates

[grinchy]

Fastenal has pallet shipping from Chicago to East for flat rate pricing. It’s fastenal to fastenal and should be around $250

<referring to shipping used Al budbuilt skids from northeast to Chicago>

 

[linuxgod]

Here's an option from Kaon which is compatible with diff drops. Disclaimer states spacers must be used with diff drops. It's offered for the diesel 200 so not sure how plug and play it will be with the US spec 5.7.

Bash Plate Toyota LC200 V8 Diesel Front and Sump Underbody Guards

Protect your engine with our Front Sump Underbody Guards to suit Toyota Landcruiser.

www.kaon.com.au

I reached out to them to find out about shipping. I had seen that but had forgotten that option as I couldn’t find anyone in the US who has stock. Probably wouldn’t be worth it to ship them alone but I’m also interested in their pet divider so we’ll see if I can manage a package shipping deal. they seem to only have the front/engine plates but it looks like it should still allow ASFIR skids over the transmission and transfer case without interference

 

[CO18Cruiser]

The budbuikt transmission skid plus transfer skid covers all cats.

Yep. Included that in my previous post. Had a set.

 

[PabloVTA]

does a TRD front skid from a tundra work on these?

 

[turbo8]

does a TRD front skid from a tundra work on these?

TRD Tundra Skids on 200 Series

I saw on a Facebook 200 series group that Someone had fitted a TRD Tundra Skid Plate on to their 200 series LX, and said that only 1 hole had to be drilled on the skid plate in order for it to work. Does anyone have any additional info on this?

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[PabloVTA]

TRD Tundra Skids on 200 Series

I saw on a Facebook 200 series group that Someone had fitted a TRD Tundra Skid Plate on to their 200 series LX, and said that only 1 hole had to be drilled on the skid plate in order for it to work. Does anyone have any additional info on this?

forum.ih8mud.com

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the link with the part number went bad..is it from a 2010 tundra?

 

[turbo8]

the link with the part number went bad..is it from a 2010 tundra?

TRD Pro Tundra came out for the 2015 model year. PTR60-34190

 

[Churro]

Old thread but curious as I am in the same situation as @linuxgod when this thread was started. What ended up working?

 

[linuxgod]

Old thread but curious as I am in the same situation as @linuxgod when this thread was started. What ended up working?

I bought Asfir and spaced them down with some aluminum spacers. That works, though I don’t love how it doesn’t spread the load completely evenly.

 

[dharalson]

Been exploring an improved skid set-up on my 2011 and likely could benefit from a diff-drop. @linuxgod assume you mean it's not spreading the load because the skids are sitting against the spacers vs any sort of load bearing location? Any chance you can share a pick of how you have that set-up and provide some info on the spacers you chose?

 

[linuxgod]

Been exploring an improved skid set-up on my 2011 and likely could benefit from a diff-drop. @linuxgod assume you mean it's not spreading the load because the skids are sitting against the spacers vs any sort of load bearing location? Any chance you can share a pick of how you have that set-up and provide some info on the spacers you chose?

Correct. I just spacers and longer bolts, so yes the only load points are the spacers, not distributing the skid plate load during impact across the whole crossmember behind the engine, for instance

 

[gasman4u]

Correct. I just spacers and longer bolts, so yes the only load points are the spacers, not distributing the skid plate load during impact across the whole crossmember behind the engine, for instance

You've probably thought of this, but bar stock aluminum strip may make this work and distribute load over the crossmember vs just the spacer puck. I don't know the dimensions you'd need, but it'd be a punch in the 'nethers to line it up whenever you had to reinstall. HTH.

 

[linuxgod]

You've probably thought of this, but bar stock aluminum strip may make this work and distribute load over the crossmember vs just the spacer puck. I don't know the dimensions you'd need, but it'd be a punch in the 'nethers to line it up whenever you had to reinstall. HTH.

Yeah I have, i just used spacers first and then never got around to it. Now my skids are beat up and when I swap them I’ll figure out a new plan, though I may just pull the DD kit