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Rock sliders?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Rosshoss, Sep 14, 2019.

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  1. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:54 PM
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    So many people recommending sliders that don't even have a scuff on them, lol. Someone could make a killing offering cheap plastic sliders on here if all you care about is parking lot damage and looking pretty.
     
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  2. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:57 PM
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    That's because they are on the bottom and you can't see them.
     
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  3. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:58 PM
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    It's complicated.
    Man, please! Even the people who are using their sliders as intended, are keeping them looking pretty.

    Nothing wrong with that.
     
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  4. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:59 PM
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    What's the secret to keeping stuff from hitting the top and sides? Would be nice to keep the door panels and fenders from getting smashed if there's a trick out there.
     
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  5. Sep 17, 2019 at 3:01 PM
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    I drug my driver's side slider over the top of a rocky dirt mound this weekend. Went home, washed the sliders off, masked off the truck and hit that area with spray paint. Voila, black sliders again!
     
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  6. Sep 17, 2019 at 3:01 PM
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    Custom made 20 degree with kickout!
     
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    Most of the protection of sliders are going to come from underneath and the the sides. Driving off steep drop offs? Sliders. Sliding sideways towards a tree? Sliders.
     
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  8. Sep 17, 2019 at 3:06 PM
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    Your truck doesn't look too squatted in that pic Brian. Even with your tent on.
     
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    My whole point is how do you recommend something if you haven't put it through it's paces first? You're free to trust the guy telling you his spotless sliders on his truck with 20" wheels work amazingly. I just personally don't see much sense in it.
     
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  10. Sep 17, 2019 at 3:08 PM
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    Come wheeling with us down here in Alabama, and then you'll see why sliders are needed... PLENTY of folks out there that have put their sliders to the test. Don't let black sliders fool you, folks just like to touch them back up after they get rock rash that's all. I don't know anybody here that runs 20" rims... You sound like a slider skeptic.
     
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  11. Sep 17, 2019 at 5:09 PM
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    All about the angle, check out these straight out sliders (0 angle) from white knuckle below. I just ordered the same ones but in a 15% angle up

    D787DEF2-CBD9-47AF-9EB6-9C3BFD619F97.jpg
     
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    It’s only on certain areas that it’s bad lol. But yeah it’s not horrible all the time
     
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    Probably not; mainly for rocks
     
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  14. Sep 22, 2019 at 8:29 PM
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    That's why we have 4 rattle cans of paint in our garages, scuff and spray!!
     
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    What topper is that?
     
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    Again... I just don't see how you're bashing some rock sliders to the point of vouching for their durability if your truck looks pristine and damage is limited to a piece of metal along the door. Are you some sort of wizard?

    I'm not sure if this whole concept is more complicated to grasp than it seems or if everyone is just defending unnecessary weight bolted onto their trucks. The majority of these pics posted have clearly not taken a significant impact so how do they know if their sliders will hold up? I used to think my bolt on AP Apex sliders were going to do something until the first real hit they took and the mount bent to shit. They seemed sturdy, well constructed, and were aesthetically pleasing. Did I know how well they'd hold up until they took a hit? No, and I wouldn't insult everyone's intelligence on here by pretending otherwise. A lot of the sliders that people in this thread have recommended have fewer mount points than the Apex's and also appear untested, so forgive my skepticism.
     
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  20. Sep 23, 2019 at 1:05 PM
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    It's complicated.
    WHY THE FUCK DO YOU CARE???! Why do you keep hounding people about their choices?

    What's your angle? Do you own the Apex company? Are you shilling for them?

    Why not just let people do what they want, choose what they want, for the reasons they want, and you STFU!!!??
     
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