I have that x-member and love it. It secures the engine so well, you don't even need to bolt in the engine mounts. As for the skid plate "looking" like the stock skid plate, the stock plate is 16 gauge steel, and the front range is 1/4 steel. It weighs like 20 pounds. And seeing as the skid plate mounts to where ths stock x-member mounts, there should be no problem there. I agree with guywithuglyyota, if someone asks for an info on a product, don't talk out of your ass. There are plenty of people who actually have experiance with a product, and have useful, real world experiance to share.