Mobtown skid plate set install

Nope you got it thanks bud

 

Yeah I was following the old instructions that had the pinch but not this new look lol

 

Soooooo......I’ve been staring at my Mobtown IFS skid in my basement since May. I got some downtime today and started to install it, but ran into some issues.......

Two of the 12mm bolts snapped when removing the factory shield and the remaining two are rough looking. Does anyone know the specs so I can order two more?

Also I tried to hand thread one of the 12mm ones into the rear cross member and it wasn’t going, so I probably need to chase those threads with a tap. Anyone know what size?

 

We have a bunch in a spare bolt bucket if you want me to mail them.

 

Man, talk about amazing customer service! That would be amazing.

 

Shoot me an email with a mailing address.

 

I just wanted to throw out another shout out @Mobtown Offroad for the AMAZING customer service! I got the bolts you sent me today and they were perfect. Hands down, a great product.

 

So uhhhh, its normal to have to take the tcase crossmember braces off on a 5th gen 4Runner to install the trans skid?

 

I wouldn’t be surprised. In theory you should be able to unbolt the t case skid and leave the crossmember in place, but I could see everything needing to be undone. Whenever I install I get everything bolted up loosely and then tighten it down into place.

I think that’s what you’re asking/saying anyways.

 

Not quite what I mean. The 5th gen T4Rs have additional braces from the T case crossmember to the side rails. It appears that they have to be removed when i mocked the trans skid up...i'm sure they aren't that structural, but....i didn't really want to have to remove them...

 

OH you’re talking about those factory bar things. They come on the third gens too. Yes they’re supposed to be removed.

 

See above @AR15xAR10. We had this conversation in the nova thread a month or two ago about removing those.

 

I had a hard time selling the rents on removing more factory equipment Randall....lol

There is already a massive pile that came off just do do the IFS skid

 

Just tell them you’re making it even safer

 

Lol

 

Anybody have issues installing the trans skid plate with a urd y pipe?

 

the URD Y pipe goes around the trans.. do you have pictures?

 

It goes in front of the trans. I had the braces put on the skid and I had to cut sections out of them because It wouldn’t go up and it’s still a half in to inch lower that’s the crossmember.

 

The trans skid sits perfectly flush with the cross member. If that urd pipe hangs below it at all it’ll interfere. It looks like you need to cut more of the bracing out.

 

That’s what I was thinking.