Best Skid Plates for the Ford F-150 (2015-2027): Materials and Brands Compared
F-150 skid plates for 2015-2027 compared: aluminum vs steel, the coverage you need for how you drive, and the main brands on material, thickness and coverage...
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Mercedes Sprinter Accessories and Upgrades: What to Add First
Sprinter accessories and upgrades in the order that makes sense: decode your generation and drivetrain, add armor and a cat guard, then plan suspension and t...
Skid Plate Myths: Warranty, Overheating, MPG, Rust and More
Straight answers to common skid plate myths: warranty, overheating, fuel economy, rust, catalytic converter protection, plates falling off, and splash shields.
Ram TRX & RHO Skid Plates: What the Factory Plate Leaves Open
The TRX and RHO come with a big factory front skid plate. The engine and transfer case skids behind it are small, and the transmission is left completely open.
Catalytic Converter Shields for the Tacoma, 4Runner and Land Cruiser
Which plate protects the catalytic converters on the 2024+ Tacoma, 2025+ 4Runner and Land Cruiser 250, what a cat shield does and doesn't do, aluminum vs ste...
Land Cruiser 250 Skid Plates (2024–2027): What to Protect and What Fits
Engine, transmission and transfer case plates for the 2024–2027 Land Cruiser 250. What to protect first, how SDM affects fitment, and how the 250 shares plat...
Ford Ranger Catalytic Converter Shield: Theft Protection That Bolts On
The 2024 Ranger is a new truck on a new platform, and the aftermarket is still catching up. What a converter shield covers on a Ranger and Ranger Raptor, and...
Ford Expedition Catalytic Converter Shield: Theft Protection That Fits
Full-size SUVs sit as high as the trucks they are built on, and they spend more time in long-stay parking than any pickup. What a converter shield covers on ...
Ram ProMaster Catalytic Converter Shield: Theft Protection That Fits
On a ProMaster the engine, transmission and catalytic converter sit close enough that a single front plate protects all three. What that covers, and why fron...
Mercedes Sprinter Catalytic Converter Guard: Theft Protection That Actually Bolts On
Tall, parked outside, unattended overnight — the Sprinter is close to the worst-case profile for converter theft. What a guard covers, and why a van conversi...
Engine Splash Shield: Replace the Plastic, or Upgrade to Aluminum?
Your engine splash shield is the plastic cover under the front of your vehicle — and it cracks, sags, and drags. What it does, whether you can drive without ...
Ford F-150 Catalytic Converter Shield: Theft Protection That Fits
The F-Series is the most-targeted vehicle in the country for converter theft. What a cat shield covers on an F-150, how the 2009-2014 and 2015+ trucks differ...
Lexus GX Skid Plates: GX470, GX460 and GX550 Compared
We do not make a GX plate yet. Under the Lexus badge it is a body-on-frame Toyota that shares its platform with a 4Runner in every generation — which decides...
33s vs 35s on a 3rd-Gen Tacoma: What Each Size Actually Takes (2016–2023)
What it really takes to run 33s or 35s on a 2016-2023 Tacoma — and why cab mount work is decided by wheel offset and how hard you wheel it, not just by tire ...
3rd Gen Tacoma Skid Plates (2016–2023): What the Factory Plate Misses
We build 4th-gen Tacoma plates and do not make 3rd-gen ones yet. The factory TRD plate is good 1/4″ aluminum and it is front-only — here is what stays expose...
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Best Ford F-150 Lift Kit Options: By Budget & Performance
An honest, vendor-neutral lift kit guide for the 2021+ F-150 — we install every brand here and make no kit of our own, so the rankings are straight. Three ti...
How to Fit 37s on a Ford Super Duty (F-250 / F-350, 2017+)
37s fit a 2017+ Super Duty — but the wheel decides how much you cut, not the lift. Offset by offset, what clears and what you trim, plus the 2023 radius-arm ...
Ford Transit Underbody Protection: What's Exposed and What Actually Protects It (2015–2027)
The Transit hangs an intercooler, oil pan and two catalytic converters low enough to matter, and Ford covers none of it. What's exposed, what the factory giv...
Cat Shield Installation: What's Actually Involved
A bolt-on converter shield is usually a driveway job with hand tools. What the install actually looks like, where it goes wrong, and when it is worth handing...
Catalytic Converter Cages, Locks and Alarms: What Actually Works
Cages, cables, locks, alarms, etching and shields all claim to stop converter theft. What each one physically does, where each fails, and which combination i...
What Is a Cat Shield? Catalytic Converter Shields Explained
A cat shield is a metal plate bolted over your catalytic converter to block a thief's saw. What the different names mean, whether they actually work, and how...
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Best 4th-Gen Toyota Tacoma Lift Kits (2024+): Every Kit, Ranked by Tier
Every 2024+ Tacoma lift kit called out by name — spacer to long-travel — with our shop's pick per tier. Why the coil rear changes everything, which trims alr...
Ram 1500 Skid Plates: What the Factory Covers, and How Thin It Is (2019–2027)
What's actually underneath a 2019–2026 Ram 1500, what the off-road group adds, and the two components no trim covers. Plus where our Ram plates stand.
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Nissan NV Skid Plates: The 2011–2021 NV1500 / NV2500 / NV3500 Guide
The Nissan NV is one of the least-supported vans in the aftermarket — which is a problem when the catalytic converter sits exposed on a van tall enough to ge...