the skid plate will still be good in there mainly because it helps protect the oil lines - the skid plate under the engine, and the skid plate on the light bar are two separate parts, but mounted in the same spot. The DRT skid plate isn't for sale I'm keeping that. The light bar will work w/o the DRT skid plate, and I'm pretty sure you could take off the light bar's skid plate too if you like. I'm going with cf as much as possible as to get weight down. I want to see how light I can get it and still have ac lol.