OK, an update on my lip mod...
Over a year later, the lip mods (skid pad from Justin and the rubber edging from Tony) are fine...I was a little concerned about getting beat up or having to tighten the screws frequently...but all is well and it looks like new (I only drive the truck three or four thousand miles a year).
It really makes the front of the truck look a lot lower...when parked in the grass at car shows, I frequently get comments about how low the front end looks and people ask if the truck is "bagged". In reality my front end is down just two inches.