I like the powder coated look, but, I assume these aren't visible unless you're under the truck, and so my question becomes, do these need some corrosion protection? Or is the only reason to powder coat and/or paint them a personal preference thing? If they don't need corrosion protection, I'll probably mount them without painting.
Correct there is no issue with corrosion other than a little surface stuff....I just thought it looked unfinished to me thus the powder coating....just me being anal....only cost $200
So save the money on a cat strap and get your plates powder coated! Works for me
More than stock....but more coverage than stock....and who cares.....drop in the bucket on this truck....and if it means anything I did it alone and wasn't too bad.
Do you remove any stock skids to install these? If not, it matters to me as I run at or above payload every family vacation and we're not even pulling our side by side.
that aint bad
55Lbs
Do you have install instructions?
None came with it....took a little time to hold up and get correctly placed but you can figure it out.....I looked at some photos and that helped. Personally I would not attempt it without a lift......if you must then I would get a second set of hands to help.
I'm super confused with the black piece. Do I need to remove the cross member bolts (17mm socket)? I also don't understand what the very small aluminum piece is for. I feel so dumb on this project lol.
Spacer goes in front area, you can see it in picture
That's the only tricky part.....you do have to loosen those up and I had to put something under the cross member to support it while making the change. I'm not a mechanic by no means .....but it took a little time to figure out the jigsaw puzzle. I found it best to work from back to front.
Looks great! How much extra weight does it add?
It adds roughly 100lb
