I just tried to add a picture of the bent plate to help... but couldn't figure out how to do that. I am wondering if I need to repair the plate somehow.
I also have a theory that maybe I over tightened the wheel straps. I just re-read the Towmaster instructions and while they have plenty of warnings about UNDER-tightening, there is no mention of being too tight. When the straps are cinched up tight the skid plate did tend to bow up a bit in front. The front is where it hits the stops to keep it from over rotating. I guess that with the bow it was able to ride up over the stop, over rotate and the fender hit the car..
Seems like a design flaw to me. I'm wondering if I need to pull the plate, bend it back to flat, weld up something to stiffen it, and maybe even weld something on top of the stop to make it harder for the plate to jump?
Anyone ever call Towmaster? Are they helpful?
