Rock sliders

Looking for suggestions on the best, low profile Rock Sliders for my 2015 Double Cab?

 

Grab your favorite beverage and go down to the armor section and then to the vendors area. The guys that actually make them usually can customize them to what you want. I personally have SOS sliders at zero degrees with fill plates and no kickouts to act more like running boards.

 

If they are 'degreed' I'm assuming they are degreed up to provide the closer fit to the body right? I've been looking at the SOS too but haven't done it yet. (Don't want the kickout either)

 

Yup, usual design has the outer edge of the slider tilted up - maybe 15 degrees or so - which makes that outer tube a little higher at about the height of the rocker. IMO, it's not quite as functional as a step when tilted up. If the purpose is to use them as designed for off roading, I would imagine the tilt is beneficial.

 

Yeah the tilt gives you that much more room when off-roading if, say, you're trying to fit through a tight space and don't want the sliders to get hung up on something. That, and I've seen bolt-on sliders with no tilt that flex pretty hard when they come down on a rock with the weight of the truck on them. Not sure if that's a good thing but I'd guess not.

If using them as a step is fundamentally practical for your truck then I'd recommend sliders with no degree of tilt and filler plates on them. Also, weld-ons are much stronger than bolt-ons if you plan to use them off-road. I recommend going that route if you do.

 

There is a large thread dedicated to sliders for the 2nd gen:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sliders-2nd-gens.199562/

 

Kick-outs prevent snagging a tree or rock on the trail and causing body damage. The kickout acts as a pivot point on the trail and makes a pretty handy step up into the bed for easy access to cargo..my .02 cents..get the kick out.

 

I'm getting some sliders for my 2016. I was going to have them bolted on (I have the bottom of the body undercoated and thought it would be easier to bolt on, rather than scrape some of the coating off and then weld). That being said, if it's much stronger to weld them on, I may just have the shop do that instead.

 

Yeah I don't think it'll be a problem to just grind off the undercoating on the spots that need to be welded...and your sliders will be stronger.

Bolt ons are fine, especially if you aren't doing any crazy rock crawling which most of our rigs (including mine) aren't built for anyway...but the peace of mind having them welded on is worth it to me anyhow.

 

Yeah that makes sense. Plus I imagine fitment could be a bit better if you aren't confined to pre drilled hole locations.

Cheers

 

Fitment is really independent. Most bolt on sliders will have a panel that bolts to the frame and the slider supports are mounted to the panel, so fitment is good as the design specs it to be and not limited by bolt hole locations. My bolt-ons fit with just over 1/4" of clearance to the pinch weld.

 

Oh ok cool, thanks. Good to know.