In this video I’m taking the air dam off my 2025 Tacoma and giving you the real-world reasons to remove it—or keep it on. A lot of people just hate the look of that big plastic piece hanging down, but the bigger deal for me is ground clearance. I show how easy it is to remove (it’s basically about nine screws), and I explain the one part people should pay attention to: some of the screws actually hold the fender liner down, so I put those back in so the liner isn’t loose and flapping around. I also talk through the pros and cons. On the downside, the air dam sits low enough that it can bump snowbanks, scrape on curbs/parking blocks, and in deeper snow it can basically act like a snow plow—plus it has the potential to get caught and possibly mess up your bumper. On the upside, Toyota put it there for a reason: it helps aerodynamics, can improve stability at higher speeds, and from what I’ve seen you might gain around 1 MPG. For me, I’m taking it off to take advantage of the clearance, and I’m planning to add a Toyota skid plate underneath in a separate video.