17 Silverado: What are the U-shaped "cups" under front subframe for?

[wes_]

On a 2017 Silverado, what are those U-shaped cups under the front subframe for? Can I safely cut them off?

 

I want to remove the plastic air dam on the front bumper but these are visible from the front and it looks tacky. 

Edited March 25, 2022 by wes_
Vehicle clarification

[Salsa De Piña]

Someone can (and most certainly will) correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe those are there to locate and lift the frame during assembly. 

[mikeyk101]

I wasn't happy with that large front air dam either. But are you aware that it's actually 2 pieces and you can remove just the bottom piece? That's what I ended up doing and like it much better. I ended up removing the entire air dam to separate the pieces. It was a bit tedious but is fairly easy to do...

 

[tyler.frost92]

Mine are cut off. Along with a lot more