Sliders - Opinions needed

'02 Xtra Cab
I'm debating if I want to go with a Kick out or Kick up. What made you decide which way to go? Thanks.

 

Up...

 

Out...

 

OUT

 

OUT

 

Ups look cool but i still got outs. Just like having an easy side step into my bed honestly.

 

I did neither.

 

x2.

 

I did neither, but if I were doing one or the other it would be OUT.

 

Out and up. Buy some 4x innovations and have them welded up at your own desired angle.

 

Thanks for your input so far guys, a few questions...

Adam,
Why not up? I imagine it makes better sense to protect the body. Then again, out pushes the truck out therefore eliminating the chance of body damage. I guess it comes down to what you experienced wheelers come across in the actual elements.

Patrick,
Brilliant idea, I hadn't thought of that. I hope someone with that or similar design chimes in with pictures. Actually, I was going to go with 4xinnovations after discovering that having them made locally would cost more.

Keep them opinions coming guys, thanks.

 

Just minorly boat sided. (Flared upwards)

 

a bit of angle up is always good IMO. Personal preference but I don't like vertical protection right against the side of the body. I'd rather have a kickout to keep the body off the rocks and not hide the lines of the truck. That's just me.

 

I did neither by would suggest out. If you go up you can still damage the body if you smack it into something.

 

^Hey Slander, I didn't know you were on here.

As usual, I'm the odd man "out" err... "up"



Only because of this:

 

So far, the body damage that I've got, kick out's or up's wouldn't have saved me. I've got dents and scuffs on both sides of the cab under the ext cab windows and also on the bed side, up by the rail. All three times, I was off camber and bounced/slid into a tree. Didn't even come close to touching the sliders.

 

Hey man, yea i just came aboard. TTORA is now dead, pirate makes me want to spend too much $$$ and RST is cool, but i don't have a need for links and coilvers...

 

^I feel the same way.

 

Same, though when I got mine there weren't too many options on the market.

But I will say in my personal experience (everyone's experience will be different), I've seen trucks with kickouts get hung up on them more than I've seen them help.