...i gotta learn some welding skills. i'm thinking maybe just a community college course or something...
tedd, do you have your own mandrel bender for the tube, or did you take it somewhere/have it done to spec? your design is really close to what i'd like to do, i like the protection for the 1/4 panels as on the 4runner. did your receiver hitch move up at all? or was the 4-5" related to something else? the exit angle is pretty bad on the tundra, several inches extra in the rear would really help matters

. i've already made a few divots with my receiver hitch

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-sean