1. Rear Rollpan
2. Liftgate Appliques

Fuel economy is directly proportional to vehicle weight. Therefore, I removed the back bumper, the trailer hitch, the spare tire, and the spare tire hoisting mechanism. It saved about 250 pounds. I added a rollpan to replace the bumper, and I fabbed a chromemoly hidden bumperette? (I have not installed it.) I checked a few trucks with rollpans and they looked unfinished from underneath. These rollpans also collected a lot of dirt and corrosion. This called for a bellypan that flares the rear tires and makes a smooth transition from the diff to the rollpan.

I spoke to several rollpan owners who drive everyday, and they said that with roadside assistance that insurance companies provide, they have never needed a spare tire. If I travel out of cell phone range, I may have take my spare in the back behind the seats. I hope I don't need it. Please! Please!

I ordered a Street Scene RollPan from Summit Racing. I used 8/32 rivet nuts in the body just below the liftgate. I did this just in case I wanted to restore the spare tire hoist, spare, rear bumper, and trailer hitch. There will be no evidence of a rollpan, if I need to restore back to stock. The license plate lights are trick LED lights that also bolt on the license plate.

For the bellypan, I used 1/4 20 rivet nuts on the rear crossmember just behind the rear Diff, and on the frame rails. I purchased some 16 gauge aluminum from Metal Mart. I cut, pounded, and sanded the sheet into 3 pieces. The center one and then two for the wheel flares. The wheel flare idea came from seeing a Toyota Prius. There are a bit of rivet nuts to hold the panels together. I painted them myself with Duplicolor spray cans (not the right color.), but I should have had Maaco paint them, as they did a really good job on the Rollpan. They even color sanded and polished it. The Rollpan looks better than the rest of the Tahoe.