[seth_js]

My skid plates do not fit properly after installing the Total Chaos 1" front diff drop. It hits the front diff arms before sitting flush with the frame (about half inch to low). Total Chaos says the factory plates can be used with their diff drop. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what did you do to correct it? Buy longer bolts? Bend/tweak the plate?

Thanks in advance,

Seth

PS. I am new to Tacomas and just found this site yesterday. It rocks. Keep up the good work.

 

[seth_js]

I would just put the plates back on with the bolts not all the way tightened like you said, but I can't even get the first thread to catch. The gap is too big. Could I just go to my hardware store and get longer bolts?

I was just gonna take the diff drop out. I was thinking it probably didn't make that big of a difference and not worth this hassle. So, what I did, was I took the diff drop out, and had my buddy push up on the diff arms so I could see the difference with/without the drop in real time. I'm not sure what the actual angle decrease is, but it definitly was significant.

 

[seth_js]

So hytenor, would you just take the diff drop out? Does anyone without an auto-locking 4WD with a diff drop ever have problems engaging 4WD? That seemed to be Fabtech's main concern when I called them.

 

[seth_js]

Cool. Thanks for all the help/info hytenor. Much appreciated.

-Seth