{"product_id":"rival-4x4-front-crossmember-2333-9571-2-6-rk-2024-toyota-tacoma","title":"Rival 4x4 Front Crossmember 2333.9571.2.6.RK for 24-26 Toyota Tacoma","description":"\u003cp\u003eRival 4x4 2333.9571.2.6.RK is a heavy-duty bolt-on steel front crossmember for the 2024-2026 Toyota Tacoma SR, SR5, TRD Sport and Limited - the lower-trim fourth-generation trucks that shipped without a welded front factory crossmember - and it exists so the Rival 4x4 Aluminum Engine Skid Plate 2333.9571.3.6 has something to bolt to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead that again before adding it to a cart, because it is the part people get wrong. This is not armour. It provides no underbody protection on its own and it is not a skid plate. It is the structural crossmember that Toyota welds into the front of the higher off-road trims and leaves out of the lower ones, replicated as a bolt-in piece so a Rival engine skid can pick up the same mounting points. If your truck already has the welded crossmember, you do not need this part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich trucks have it is the whole question, and Rival 4x4 is specific about both halves of the answer. Rival 4x4 lists this crossmember for the SR, SR5, TRD Sport and Limited. It also warns that starting in 2026 lower-trim models began coming with the factory crossmember - so a model year alone is not a reliable test, and Rival 4x4's own instruction is to look under the vehicle before ordering. Five minutes with a flashlight beats a return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineered to replicate the factory welded crossmember, so the Rival 4x4 engine skid mounts as designed rather than being improvised onto a lower-trim frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully bolt-on - Rival 4x4 states no drilling and no cutting are required.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteel construction in a black powder coat, finished to live under a truck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips with its own mounting hardware, so the crossmember install is self-contained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurns the SR, SR5, TRD Sport and Limited into candidates for the same engine-skid protection the off-road trims get from the factory mounting structure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRival 4x4 gives a clear check-first instruction rather than a blanket trim rule, because 2026 production changed mid-stream.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront crossmember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMounting hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRival 4x4 lists 2333.9571.2.6.RK for the 2024-2026 Toyota Tacoma in SR, SR5, TRD Sport and Limited form - the lower trims that shipped without a welded front factory crossmember. Rival 4x4 does not list the TRD Off-Road, TRD Pro or Trailhunter for this part. It also states that from 2026 lower-trim models began coming with the factory crossmember, which means a 2026 SR or SR5 may not need it at all; Rival 4x4's published instruction is to check under your particular vehicle first, and that instruction overrides any trim table including this one. Two more things Rival 4x4 flags. First, on some newer 2026 production batches Toyota shifted the OEM shield mounting holes by roughly 1\/16 in, so you may need to enlarge the holes in the factory shield to line up with this crossmember - Rival 4x4's alternative suggestion is to move to its 1\/4 in aluminum armour instead. Second, this crossmember is the companion to the Rival 4x4 Aluminum Engine Skid Plate 2333.9571.3.6; it is not needed for, and does not replace, the transmission and catalytic converter skids 2333.9569.3.6 (i-FORCE MAX hybrid) or 2333.9567.4.6 (i-FORCE). Rival 4x4 publishes no cab, bed, powertrain or 2WD\/4WD restriction for the crossmember. This is a structural mounting part with no emissions implication.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rival 4x4","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53462370844969,"sku":"2333.9571.2.6.RK","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1584\/9683\/files\/00_4e4016b7-7169-4aee-94dc-aa16dc28735d.png?v=1788192717","url":"https:\/\/www.dirtmasters.com\/products\/rival-4x4-front-crossmember-2333-9571-2-6-rk-2024-toyota-tacoma","provider":"Dirt Masters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}