1. Bamachem(front skid with drain hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + shipping]
2. Bamachem(belly pan)
3. Localmotion(front skid with drain hole) [$249 - $50 = $199 + shipping]
4. TC(2nd gen, front skid with drain hole) [$249 - $50 = $199 + shipping]
5. Roadrunner(front skid with drain hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + shipping]
6. Roadrunner(belly pan)
7. Lee (front skid with drain hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + shipping]
8. Lee (belly pan)
9. Tulsa_95 ( T-case 5spd crossmember for 1985 Runner) [$179 - $18 = $161 + shipping]
10. Lone4Runner (front skid with drain hole) [$249 - 50 = $199 + shipping]
11. MellamoPound (front skid with drain hole) [$249 - $50 = $199 + shipping]
12. Darren (front skid with drain hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + shipping]
13. Darren (belly pan)
14. ohio03trdtaco (front skid with drain hole) [$500 - $100 = $400 + shipping]
15. ohio03trdtaco (belly pan + tacoma belly crossmember)
16. Snorkeldepth (Front Skid w/Drain Hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + Shipping]
17. Snorkeldepth (Belly Pan)
18. JackKnife (Front Skid) [$249 - $50 = $199 + shipping]

 

WOW! it keeps growing, and growing, and growing...

 

that's what happens when guys get excited

 

I may be in as well but does anybody know if the front skid will fit with a diff drop?

 

the diff is up above the lower crossmember. with a diff drop, you're only dropping the diff body a little, it's still above that crossmember - which is the mounting point for the skid, so yes, it will work with a diff drop.

 

allright, i just got off the phone with Bud and here's the deal:


THIS GROUP BUY CLOSES AT
5PM EST ON THURSDAY, APRIL 13TH
- NO EXCEPTIONS -


To participate, copy the list, paste it in the reply box at the bottom of this thread and add your name, product description, and price to it. After you do that, you have until 5PM on Thursday, April 13th to call Bud with your Credit Card info and Shipping Address. He will give you a shipping estimate and total amount when you call. The SOONER YOU DO THIS, THE BETTER!

He will be holding all orders until we get 10 pieces paid for. To pay, you MUST call in with the CC info and shipping address. When he get's the required 10 pieces paid for, then AND ONLY THEN will he begin to process the payments and ship the skids. This is what I offered to him as protection against people backing out and he agreed that this is the way that he'd like to do it.

 

I just talked to Bud. He's a super nice guy by the way. When we were talking he mentioned that I need to choose between the belly pan and the V6 crossmember/skid plate. He said that he'd email me some photos to help me decide. He mentioned that guys who SAS their trucks go with the CM/SP instead of the BP. What do you guys think? I don't have any current plans to SAS but who knows what the future holds. The CM/SP is $152 more than the BP.

 

Can I get Skid Plate for 4th Generation? I've '05 V6. If it's possible, I'm in.

 

I have placed my order with Budbuilt today, for a Tacoma ifs skid plate, belly pan, and belly pan cross-member. Shipping is going to be only about $46 total to ship to Ohio.

 

just called bud... great guy he asked where my boston accent was

im all set, just gonna email him the address I want it shipped to and I'm in the clear... cmon guys lets get goin!

 

Using my stellar search abilities I read that a small drive train lift can be accomplished with the new crossmember. Further reading led me to comments that the small drive train lift could be accomplished without changing the motor mounts. I noticed that RB has motor mount spacers available. I have a 1" RB BL. Comments?

The photos of the V6 CM were about a year old. So, I don't know if Buds current CM looks the same. I'm trying to picture how everything will tie together . . . . skid plate, Sonoran Stell truss, crossmember/skidplate . . . . or belly pan.

 

Ordered mine!

 

Snorkeldepth - can you post those pix - I was discussing the same thing with Bud. Would love to get another 2" ground clearance with no lift...

 

Just so that the thread has it "from the man himself", I asked bud this when I got mine last year:

 

I'll do my best to share the photos when I get them from Bud. The photos I found on YT are here:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...01&postcount=1

 

1. Bamachem(front skid with drain hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + shipping]
2. Bamachem(belly pan)
3. Localmotion(front skid with drain hole) [$249 - $50 = $199 + shipping]
4. TC(2nd gen, front skid with drain hole) [$249 - $50 = $199 + shipping]
5. Roadrunner(front skid with drain hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + shipping]
6. Roadrunner(belly pan)
7. Lee (front skid with drain hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + shipping]
8. Lee (belly pan)
9. Tulsa_95 ( T-case 5spd crossmember for 1985 Runner) [$179 - $18 = $161 + shipping]
10. Lone4Runner (front skid with drain hole) [$249 - 50 = $199 + shipping]
11. MellamoPound (front skid with drain hole) [$249 - $50 = $199 + shipping]
12. Darren (front skid with drain hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + shipping]
13. Darren (belly pan)
14. ohio03trdtaco (front skid with drain hole) [$500 - $100 = $400 + shipping]
15. ohio03trdtaco (belly pan + tacoma belly crossmember)
16. Snorkeldepth (Front Skid w/Drain Hole) [$450 - $90 = $360 + Shipping]
17. Snorkeldepth (Belly Pan)
18. Rocket (front skid w/drain hole) [$249 - $50 = $199 + shipping]

 

If i were to do it again..... I *might* have gone with a 1/2" DT lift rather than 3/4" only because i had vibrations at highway speeds and didn't want to install MM spacers. After a couple weeks though, i didn't notice the vibrations nearly as much as before. In fact they almost disapeared completely. This can vary between individual vehicles of the same generation though. IIRC, I was told that lifting the drivetrain is only a problem on 2nd gen 4runners (and possibly trucks but IDK)...ask both 4cralwer and Bud for more details.
I was debating on getting 1/2" motor mount spacers from 4crawler but ended not needing them. If you have a 1" BL and want the maximum amount of ground clearance, then get a full 1" DT lift crossmember and 3/4" motor mount spacers. If you don't want to mess with MM spacers, then consider just a 1/2" lift crossmember. OR you can get a 3/4" lift crossmember (like i had) and IF you have too much vibration, you can always put "spacers" between the frame mount and the crossmember to lower it down.

Either way, Buds single T-case crossmember for a 88-95 rig will give you better protection and way more ground clearance with or without a built-in DT lift.

Heres some pics i took while comparing my stock x-member vrs. BudBuilt's...
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f180/bud-built-crossmember-3-0-5spd-3-4-drivetrain-lift-pics-78653/

BTW, you could also PM 'shiftless89'. He bought my crossmember and i'm curious myself what his results/thoughts are after installing it on his '89 with a 1" BL.

 

Oh man... the timing on this couldn't be better.

2 questions - first, are the mounting bolts exposed? It doesn't look like it from the pic, but I wanted to be clear. Second - anyone know if he's making a gas tank skid as well?

I'm in for the IFS and belly plates - just gotta double check with the wife that we have the money.

 

The bolt heads up on the front lip (under the radiator) are exposed. The ones back farther on the plate are large countersunk hex head bolts (wrench is provided) which leaves the look flush from front to back.

 

Does anyone think skid+bellypan+crossmember is overkill?

Torn between the extra ground clearance with the crossmember vs the smooth bottom with the bellypan vs the cost of all 3 (even with the 20%)