So I've discovered that the stock skid plates are one-time-use plates... I did a minor nose dive over a berm, bottomed out the front suspension and pretty much mangled my front plate... anyone know of any plates that aren't JC Whitney quality to replace this foil with?

https://www.f150online.com/galleries...026&anum=13626

 

Good job lol, I havent seen to hurt mine at all.

 

That "foil" is a skid plate, not a slam plate. What'd you think was gonna happen when 6Klbs comes down on it?

 

i would like to add a skid plate to my stx and was also wondering if there was anything other than stock out there

 

This is a "Ford Tough" truck, right? I wasn't exactly doing a Walker Evans impression either.

I want some serious steel under there to protect the goodies. Not some pansy tin shingle to guard against a stray pebble.

The rest of the suspension seems to handle all the weight just fine. Why shouldn't the armor?

 

From the looks of it, it served it's purpose and did it's job. What if you didn't have it there? You would be posting about something breaking. What did you expect to happen when you came crashing down on it? I say replace it and be happy you had one to begin with.

 

Is that a Tranny Cooler mounted down there? Man I'm glad that FORD smartened up & mounted it behind the front bumper on my 2007!.....

 

That is the power steering cooler.

 

As the night goes on these threads get better and better. Where is the smiley who is shaking his head!?