2016 Frame mounted sliders

I was finally able to meet up with Brandon at Avid offroad for the frame mounted bolt on sliders. They fit very well! I had him set them inward about a inch more than his previous sliders and up another 5 degrees for a more snug fit to the body and to avoid them hitting my leg as much when getting in the truck. These small changes make them a little harder to use as a step but at still usable. I verified that with no lift on the truck, they will protect against door dings from a car parked next to you.

The front of the sliders are extremely close to the cab mounts however this is not an issue.

The sliders are secured to the frame with grade 8 equivalent metric bolts with backing plates on the backside of the frame. Most of the frame is ‘C’ channel however the front part of the frame is boxed. Two of the mounting bolts and back plates need to be put in the boxed section of the frame on both driver and passenger side. Brandon welded the nuts to these 4 backing plates. The passenger side is easy to get your hand in there to hold the backing plates in place when installing the bolt from the other side. The drivers side is a bit more of a challenge due to 2 fuel or brake lines and a bracket being in the way. Brandon removed the bolt holding the bracket in place and was able to pull in back far enough to get the blacking plates in there. Also towards the back of the frame these same fuel or brake lines need to be slightly moved to get the nut and backing plate in place. These lines will touch the nuts once in place and while it shouldn’t be an issue with rubbing you may want to either slightly bend the lines or add a piece of fuel line over them for better protection.


These sliders are well-built and very heavy duty. They will support the weight of the truck as shown in the photo’s. With the weight of the truck on one slider they flexed upward about ¾”. I had 2 brackets on each slider plate added for future skid pate anchor points.


Here they are shown supporting the weight of the truck. The rear tire is off the ground, rear axle is flexed:







Being installed:










How they look:











Misc detail shots.

Couple of the backing plates before paint:




2 of the lines we slightly bend to prevent rubbing on the nut towards the rear of the frame on the drivers side:




Same lines a few inches in front of the above photo:




This is the brackets that needs ot be unbolted and pulled slightly back to get the backing plates in place:




Gussets on each outward tube:




This (usually has a black cover over it) needs to be removed before installing the slider:




Just a couple bolts holding the sliders in place. Also shown are brackets I wanted added for future skid plate anchor points.

 

Surprised he didn't pull out the forklift

 

He suggested it but it was already on the lift.

 

Hey Mike,

This looks awesome. I'm getting ready to put my sliders on, and I'm wondering what you did with the electric bundle that runs on the outside of the frame on the drivers side. It feels like it's glued on, did you reglue it to the sliders once they were on?

I'm also assuming the white plastic clips just fit right in the predrilled holes on the sliders?

Thanks man,
B.

 

Great detail mate, thanks for the post. Would you mind posting a wide side shot of the truck.

 

I assume you mean the electronic box/cover on the passenger side? If so Brandon did the install for me but he did remove the cover (and maybe unbolt the electronics from the frame), mounted the sliders, then bolted it back on.

Yes the plastic clips should fit in the holes.

Samkha-
I can take a wider photo but I'm not sure how it would show the sliders better?

 

It looks like on the driver side there is actually a sheath of wiring that runs along-side the outside of the frame, can you tell what he did with it? Should be a plastic tubing full of electrical wires.

B.

 

Just looked again and this is there.

 

how much more do these run than the standard bolt-on(to the cab) avid sliders?

 

I think around $100 but check with him.

 

Thanks! These look great. I hope he can accommodate to the out of state guys with these...

 

I would buy a set of bolt-ons at this angle today. Love the snug fit against the cab. Could he reproduce a similar fit?

 

I'm sure he can. Call him.

 

Those are the best looking sliders I have seen for the 201 Tacoma. I love the snug tight look way better then kick outs or other wide looking sliders. Very sleek and low profile.

 

The 1st sentence in this thread has the words Bolt On in it
No drilling.

They are still holding up well. Used them a couple times. Glad they are there!

 

Thanks smartass

 

Just had my bolt-on frame mounted sliders installed at Avid yesterday! These things are bad ass, quality product!

 

Okay man. I'm resurrecting this thread because I'm confused. I made an order with avid a week ago and would love to call him to discuss it. I can't find a phone number anywhere on his site. Help?

 

That's odd. I don't have it either.
Maybe @2ndGenJonny knows the phone number?

 

Email Brandon@avidoffroad.com

You can also PM me with questions.

Thanks