List of Armor weights

If this thread already exists please link as I did not find one by using search. This comes up a bunch and many of us are finding out our trucks are grossly overweight for the platform. You do need to weigh the pros/cons of why you have armor or how heavy-duty said armor is. I thought it would be good to have a thread that lists/links to various vendors and the weights for each. I am reviewing my current setup and need to find a way to shed 500lbs or so. I still need to need/want the protection but will 3/16" steel do or do I really need 1/4" steel for some Aluminum or no-skid/slider/bumper may make more sense. Comes down to application and use or for that IG worthiness and empty wallet status.

Each setup has its place some are rock solid and some are lightweight but an inventory of common setups at least for me is helpful. I may not change mine (the BAMF have been as solid as they promise to be) but I need to find out where I can shed some fat on the truck.

I have not had a chance to weigh mine yet but found the following so far from the vendor sites.

I will likely move this to a google sheet that can be updated and searchable (did not think of it until I was almost done with the initial post.

Mix and match of 2nd and 3rd gen as the posted weights were the same for either generation. I did not check 1st gen but that would be a great one to add.

If this keeps going post up brand, skid, and weight. I would like to expand to have bumpers, sliders, and other skids such as a rear diff skid or other ones you can think of. This in no way is a complete list but what I could think of off-hand.

Weights are rounded up if provided in fractionals.

If you have some to add to the thread for now and I will add to this post.

Armor Type: Bumper Front/Rear, Sliders, Armoor (IFS, Mid, Trans, Gas, Diff, LCA)
Material: Steel, Aluminum, Hybrid (Steel/Aluminum which now exists ala BAMF)
Weight: in-lbs (if we have grams for on US let's add it or eventually we can convert it.)

When I get around to it ill set up a form and or way to make it so anyone can add to it. Easier to manage that way.

Skid Plates

BAMF - 1/4" steel or 1/4" Aluminum
2005-2021 Toyota Tacoma Skid Trilogy- 188lbs (steel) 92lbs (Aluminum)
IFS - 85lbs (steel) 42lbs (Aluminum)
Mid - 52lbs (steel) 20lbs (Aluminum)
Trans - 61lbs (steel) 30lbs (Aluminum)
Gas Tank 11 gauge - 33lbs (Steel) .190" , 16lbs (Aluminum)

CBI - overland full skids - 180lbs (steel?), 60lbs (Aluminum)
Rear Trans Skid - 85lbs (steel), 30lbs (Aluminum)
IFS skid - 85lbs (steel?), 30lbs (Aluminum)
Gas Tank (3rd gen) - 80lbs (steel)

HeftyFabworks
Full Skid package - 90lbs - HERE (radiator/ engine, transmission and T-case)

BudBuilt
Full skids (minus gas tank) - 123lbs (steels), 97lbs (lt steel with steel front), 67 Aluminum
Gas Tank - 45lbs (3/16" Steel, stainless steel), - 29lbs (1/8" (3.175mm) Lite Steel),
21lbs (9.5kg)(1/4" (6.35mm) Aluminum Alloy)
Mid Skid - 42lbs (steel, stainless steel), 27lbs (lt steel), 19lbs (Aluminum)
Front IFS Skid - 33lbs (steel, stainless steel), 19lbs (Aluminum)
T-Case Skid - 48lbs (steel, stainless steel), 37lbs (lt steel), 29lbs (Aluminum)

RCI 3/16" steel, 1/4" aluminum
Full Skids - 120lbs (Steel), 68lbs (Aluminum)
IFS/Engine - 47 lbs (steel), 22lbs (Aluminum)
Trans Skid - 35 lbs (steel), 18lbs (Aluminum)
Transfer case - est38lbs (steel), est28lbs (aluminum) not stated but minus previous.
Gas Tank - 35lbs (10 gauge Steel), 20lbs (3/16th Aluminum)

Mobtown 3/16"
Full
IFS/Front - 64lbs (steel), 28lbs (aluminum)

SOS Offroad
Full skids - 132 (steel) 47lbs (aluminum)
IFS - 54lbs (steel), 19lbs (aluminum)
Mid - 38lbs (steel), 14lbs (aluminum)
T-Case -40lbs (steel), 14lbs (aluminum)

CALI Raised

(assuming steel)
FRONT SKID PLATE- 49.2 LBS
TRANSFER CASE SKID- 35 LBS
GAS TANK SKID PLATE- 37.9 LBS
TRANSMISSION SKID PLATE- 31.1 LBS
LOWER CONTROL ARM SKID- 14.2 LBS

Aluminum Skid Tacoma
Front Skid 20.5
Gas Tank 16
Transmission 14.6
Lower control arm 6.2
Transfer case 35

Transfer case will only be offered in steel

Victory Off-road

Front Skid - Aluminum 20 Lbs. Steel 37 Lbs.
Mid Skid - Aluminum 18 Lbs. Steel 32 Lbs.
Gas Tank Skid - Aluminum 27 lbs. Steel 50 lbs.
Transfer Case Skid Plate - Aluminum 30 lbs. - Steel 60 lbs.

All Pro
Gas Tank Skid - Steel 45lbs

KExpedition
Aluminum skids
(engine & transmission) at 40lb total for .25” (need split weights)


Sliders

HeftyFabworks
Our sliders - 150lbs - HERE

RCI DCSB sliders are about 120lbs

4x Innovations
bolt-on sliders = 140-150lbs for the set after paint (Source)

White Knuckle Off Road sliders 62lbs each side 124lbs total

Cali Raised - 110lbs (estimated)

Bumpers

HeftyFabworks
Full Front aluminum bumper - 59lbs - HERE
Banshee Bumper - 35lbs over stock - Total weight 55lbs HERE
Hybrid Tube winch bumper - 98lbs HERE

SouthernStyleOffroad:
Front
Full Plate [front]: (no hoop, no light bar, w/ access holes cut out, no finish): 88 lbs

ATH
Front
Steel front bumper 120 - 135 (depends on hoop config)

Rear
2nd gen standard rear bumper = 85lbs (according to the UPS sticker that is on mine, of course this is before paint)

Pelfreybilt

Front
Front Plate Steel - Base-No Hoops: 110# | With Center Hoop 115# | With Full Hoops 120#
Front Plate Aluminum - Base-No Hoops: 55# | With Center Hoop 60# | With Full Hoops 65#
Front Hybrid - Base-No Hoops: 100# | With Center Hoop 105#

Rear
Rear Standard - Base-No Gate: 85#
Rear w/ Gate - With Gate: 135#
Rear HC - Base-No Gate: 140#
Rear HC w/ Gate - With Gate 190#

BAMF

Front

• Front Steel (2nd gen) - Full Hoops 175Ibs, Center Hoop 150lbs, No Hoops 140lbs
• Hybrid Steel (2nd gen) - No Hoops 110lbs, Center Hoop 125lbs
• Alumni Steel (3rd gen) - Full bumper weight with all hardware and brackets

{Aluminium shell} Full Hoops 110Ibs, Center Hoop 104lbs, No Hoops 98lbs
{Steel shell} Full Hoops 175lbs Center Hoop 160lbs No Hoop 150lb

• Hybrid - {Steel} Full height hoop 140lbs Low Hoop 130lbs No Hoop 125lbs

Demello

Front

• Aluminum Front (2nd gen) - 40-60lbs depending on options

Bruteforce

Front

• Plate Steel
• Hybrid

Rear

• Standard
• Standard w/ Single Swingout
• Standard w/ Dual Swingout
• HC w/ Single Swingout
• HC w/ Dual swingout

 

CBI: overland full skids - Aluminum ~ 30lbs each (2x skids)

Mine have not shipped yet from black Friday, but that is the email response from CBI when I asked about weight.

 

Sorry I don't have any armor to weigh at the moment, but wanted to say thanks for doing this as it will help me in the near future when I figure out what I want to add.

 

SOS Offroad, Steel and Aluminum. These are what I weighed them at before install. Ran steel for a while then swapped to aluminum.

 

Great thanks ill update

Great thank you

 

That’s the idea. Welcome!

 

Just want to say thank you so much. I need this

 

Sure thing I’ll find a way to organize. It all brands are great just diff use cases and styles.
Let’s get some more and add sliders bumpers if we can

 

RCI DCSB sliders about 120lbs and pretty sure I read somewhere the Apex/Caliraised sliders are about 110lbs

 

Thank you for gathering this info!

 

I find it frustrating that the manufactures don’t provide weight and other important information on their websites. Besides weight I’d like to know more details about the materials being used (e.g. which aluminum alloy). Load ratings for hitch receivers and recovery points would also be nice. These are expensive performance items that have long lead times. I’d like to know what I’m paying and waiting for.

I have emailed some shops with questions, but I generally get back very terse and unfulfilling answers. Maybe a phone call is the way to go?

 

Mobtown heavy duty bolt-on sliders are advertised to be 140 lbs, but I didn’t weigh mine. I think they were advertised at 150 lbs when I bought mine in 2019.

 

I like the direction of this thread. Weigh to many trucks get bloated unnecessarily which kills performance and mpgs. I'm always very weight conscious about what I put on my truck. What about sliders? AllPro Apex DOM are 140lbs.

 

Exactly why I started it. My truck is one heavy heavy rig 7k lbs and even with the addition of gears, S/C its basically stock performance wise which sucks. Also with a recently blown rear, all of this just adds to another failure in my future. I like to wheel to not have to worry too much (Still need to but you get it). I have accepted my truck will always be heavy but if I can get it down to 6k or even 6500k fully loaded that extra 500lbs is a big different let alone 1000lbs.

Right now my skids and sliders are all BAMF but also will have a wedge setup and other things with a swingout rear. all that adds up fast. This started with skids thinking of going to 3/16th steel instead of 1/4". Aluminum although lighter is out of the question. i will mess those up fast.

I want to expand it to included sliders, bumpers etc. More based on time earlier.

How about this if you find something use this format:

Armor Type: Bumper Front/Rear, Sliders, Armoor (IFS, Mid, Trans, Gas, Diff, LCA)
Material: Steel, Aluminum, Hybrid (Steel/Aluminum which now exists ala BAMF)
Weight: in-lbs (if we have grams for on US let's add it or eventually we can convert it.)

When I get around to it ill set up a form and or way to make it so anyone can add to it. Easier to manage that way.

ill add to post 1.

 

Yeah, really wish I had weighed my set of ARB skids before I installed them.....

Although, I know the ARB Summit Bar for the third gen weighs about 140 lbs; comes in at just over 200 lbs with the addition of a winch.

 

Sub’d



Side bar: Raider Nation props to the OP.

 

ATH steel front bumper:

 

White Knuckle Off Road sliders for 3rd Gen DCSB...see bullet #11

Slider Weight

"Each weighs approx 62 lbs."

 

Sweet, I'll be watching for lightweight front bumper options

 

I like where this is going.