Driving around I honestly can't notice any difference without it. But I haven't been pushing it around any corners. I tend to drive like and old oriental tourist in the Disney area with gas prices the way they are.

And I agree with that about the bolts having wiggle room. I would think that if it were to privide much structural strength then there would be bushings or thicker metal at the mounting points. Either way it's going back on, brigt safety red and all! And if it were ment as a skid plate for the diff then it's gonna be better than factory, we used 1/4" 304 stainless for filling in material in the brackets and where I cut out the cross member we welded the same in place there. MUCH thicker than factory metal.