So this happened the other day while driving in the rain, i couldn't dodge a rock the size of a cantaloupe and all i heard was a thunk and grinding for 3 seconds. Came home and did an inspection afraid its something really bad but the aluminum skid plate took most of the force, my battery has scratches but no punctures. It was pretty hard cause the plate is dented in but it did its job! i'm gonna get a new one after this for sure. I feel that if i had my stock one on, most likely it would of hit the motor or the coolant lines to the battery.