If you have installed a Sonoran Steel Fabrication L.L.C. drop bracket or a clone from copying photos or the old drawings that have long since disappeared.

Did you install the 45-degree supports? By adding the 2 sticks of 12" steel the size of the shipping box and shipping cost greatly increases over a box for a 4.5" bracket. Also in the last 9 months the cost of steel has greatly increased, but I have not increased my pricing.

I know that just the bracket welded on my a Professional Welder is more than strong enough, I added the 45 degree support so it would look just like the 2nd Gen bracketry which is much longer than the 3rd Gen. Basically the dropped 3rd Gen looks just like a stock 2nd Gen.

Please vote in the poll only if you have the part INSTALLED on your 4Runner.

 

I didn't add the additional bracing as the bracket itself is MORE than sufficiently attached to take the load.

 

Basically the point of this is to determine if I should continue to include the 12" steel bar stock. Which the installer must still cut to fit his install.

I would actually prefer NOT to include it anymore.

 

Steve - I installed it cause it was there and it looked cool. It really is not needed IMHO. I say leave it out. It would be cheaper for some one to source it locally than to have you ship it out to them anyway. Just my $.02

 

I say no as well. I honestly didn't have a clue what it was for! I just bolted it on at first. It then broke on a trail and popped the whole way home. I had it welded the next day and it's been great ever since. I say leave out the 12" steel.

 

I did not install the braces. The welds were top notch and that sucker is not going anywhere. I also have a bolt going through the top original hole so even if the welds fail it will not separate from the truck.

Gadget

 

Bump, so it's not burried

 

You wleded them in there for me, i didnt have much of a choice

 

I fabbed a bracket simular to yours on my 3rd gen, but mine extends further up the original bracket. I used a top bolt above the lower bracket to bracket bolt and steel sleeves/ bushings in between the old bracket where the bolts go through. No welding or extra suports needed. So far it has held nicely on and off road.

 

Here is a pic. during the install.

 

That's right, you HAD to get them.