What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

For strength.
Kinda like sliders, I don't know why people would do bolt on sliders.

 

As long as the crumple zone still crumples then welding it on would have minimal change me thinks.

 

Years ago when I was talking to my metal smith/forger friend about sliders he said that bolt on sliders would most likely be stronger than welded on for a couple of reasons.

Granted he freely admits he doesn't know much about 4-wheeling but he does know his shit about metals/welding/etc

 

Installed my stereo and speakers today, it was a breeze of an install witht the proper harness, still need to get a backup camera...also I hooked the parking brake wire up to ground so I can fux with the navi while driving

Now I need an alarm system though!!!



Kenwood DNX571HD and 4 JL audio 5x7 c-2

 

I like it so far, I've never had anything this fancy so it's going to take some getting used to on my part.

 

Not really getting how this is different than welding sliders on (just did that, well on one side lol), or gusseting the frame, or a flat bed, or a tube bed, or anything other than a stock frame.

Exactly! Angle grinder FTW.

Maybe if the bolt on sliders mounted on both sides of the frame, otherwise I'd disagree.

I like how you think...

 

Cause..you will have to take it off at some point..to work on something or fix something.

Trust me.

Wouldn't do it

 

True, but one of the offroad shops here does it all the time. Race trucks, offroad rigs, stock rigs with winches etc all have welded on bumpers.

 

Don't care.

Wouldn't do it

Just me though

 

Anyways... Did this side today. They stick way out. Not sure I like it. Maybe after I get some rims or spacers it will look better.

 

Is that kickout/kickout part sticking out below the front of the slider?

 

Not sure what you mean..

This help?

 

Wow something is wrong there..

The legs are way too long.

Also I thought the kick up was supposed to kinda huge the bed?

Or..why did you get a kick out with a kick up??


Ha never mind..these are not BAMF sliders like I thought...wow

 

Yeah..

Stock mounts from Brute Force Fab...

 

It looked like it was hanging down rather than out in that first pic haha. I was like omg you are going to hang up on everything lol

 

I got them from a local member who never put them on... I would have just gotten the straight ones.

 

Huh..some odd design stuff goin on there..

 

Weren't they originally for a 2003 as well? That may have something to do with it. Looks like you just need to cut down the legs a bit.

 

Yeah normally I see the kickups closer to the body.

 

Shouldn't. Bodies are the exact same