I never had the intention to start wheeling my 4Runner because it was just a cool daily driver but then I had it on a lift to fix the rusted gas line. Well the driver side floor pan is also significantly rusted away so all my care went out the window.
So with that i grabbed a set of used trail gear rock sliders for 75$ and swapped over to a set of 33x12.5s no lift yet but i might change my mind. They hit what little is left of the pinch weld but I'll beat that in.
My main goal is just protecting the truck. Almost everything I've ever broke on a trail so far has been because of rocks getting where they shouldn't of. I looked for skid plates for a little and couldn't find any like I want so I will end up making one. Ideally ending with a fairly flat bottom so I don't have to worry much.