What about taking the fenders off and running some tubing right along the bottom edge of the hood? Kind of like some jeeps have it. I'll take the bed off before I tear it up too. Since it's a trail rig I wouldn't mind dropping the bed and getting a small flatbed to put on there. I don't want to tear it up too much just in case the price on these trucks goes up a lot. I don't mind body damage but I dislike cutting everything to pieces.