FX4 factory skid plate with smaller air dams definitive parts list

[foxunderhill]

Just went through this with my 4x4 and had trouble finding good information on how to do it. The little air dams are optional, but I think it looks a lot better than the skid plate alone and directs cool air over the engine instead of creating turbulence around the tires.

Parts to keep when removing the factory full-size air dam:

• 4x Bolt, part number W714786.

Parts to keep if you have the smaller skid plate installed:

• 4x Bolt W505443-S439 (if yours doesn't have the bolts in the 4 skid plate mounting holes, you'll need to buy them)

Parts you'll need to buy for the skid plate:

• 1x Skid Plate KB3Z-5D032-B

Additional parts if you want the smaller air dams:

• 1x Stone Deflector KB3Z-17778-A (this is what Ford calls the smaller air dams)
• 1x Stone Deflector KB3Z-17779-A
• 1x Mounting Bracket KB3Z-17C886-A
• 1x Mounting Bracket KB3Z-17C887-A
• 6x Screw W505142-5442 (these go thru the bracket into the truck frame, and will feel like they won't thread in. Just get them started by hand and drive them in with a screwdriver)
• 2x Fog Lamp U-Nut W705958-S439
• 2x Mount Bracket Bolt W717403-S442

Tools needed:

• Metric socket set including 7-15 mm.

Note, Ford's schematic makes it look like the larger skid plate installs over the smaller one. The larger FX4 skid plate REPLACES the smaller one.

Ford's schematics did more to confuse than help, but I've included them.

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[fischersc]

Ford now offers an Air Dam Kit with all the parts except the actual skid plate. Part number "rangerairdamkit".

@foxunderhill - Do you have any photos or recommendations before starting this installation? Not clear from the exploded view where the brackets, fog lamp U-nuts and other brackets are located. Can you just figure it out using common sense of how the parts sit?