2015-2019 Subaru Outback Skid Plate

The best part of these skid plates is looking at them every now and then to see what repairs they probably saved you from having to do. $300 investment probably saved me thousands, and that's only so far. It keeps trucking along putting up with all of my mistakes, we'll see how much it can save me before I need a new one. I'm thinking I won't ever need a new one based on what I've seen so far. ITS STRONG

I was searching for skid plates but picked these because I wanted a few things. Thicker plates, no access holes, and I liked how the front plates go up the sides and front. so I didn't need anything to cover any gaps up front. I went with both engine and transmission plates. I installed these along with a 1.5” lift and 245/65/17 tires. I have exactly 9.5” of clearance up front after the full install, Well when they arrived I noticed these things are really heavy weight and because of the design of the plates up front with the side gussets, they are super stiff. Well, I can honestly say these plates most likely saved me. I went on a 3500 mile road trip to CO and UT. While doing Schafer Trail at Canyonlands, I went down a sandy trail that dropped about 15 feet. Well the trail had washed away and as my front end dropped I heard the horrendous crunch of rock hitting metal. After getting unstuck and out of this mess I went to assess the damage, I see a huge boulder down the center of the trail (most likely a big rock, but I’m from Chicago, everything looks like a boulder) and a scratch down the center of my front skid plate. After kicking 20 lbs of sand out of my fender and packing the skid plate vent holes with sand and dirt, all was well!! I made it 1700 miles home and the car is fine. So for a city guy like me, this was a great investment after getting great advice, that skid plates are more important than a lift in a car like an Outback. I can absolutely recommend these.