sliders

any local shops around DFW that can fab some sliders? i live a little north of Dallas, 2017 Double Cab Shortbed

 

Not sure about shops that can fab them up, but you might check out 4x innovations’ sliders. I got mine for 350 shipped and then had @Texoma melt them on for me. Couldnt be happier

 

as long as they are good quality i would be all over that deal lol ... i dont mind paying for quality but all these sliders i see being like $700-900 after shipping is hard to swallow

 

They seem to be good quality to me.. the reason their price point is so much lower is because theyre a weld together kit. They send you the sliders, legs, gussets and frame plates, and you can get them custom fit to how you want them mounted.

Heres a pic of them on my truck. Mine are DOM tubing with a round main tube.

 

ended up going with someone that was a mutual friend. a little more expensive but he had them here in 1 day ... @Texoma where are you located and how much to weld them on for me? if not him who else could do it for me? i am located in Anna, about 40 minutes north of Dallas off 75

 

I'm in Lago Vista, bout 20 min from Hidden Falls adventure Park. If you planned on making a trip to there, I could weld you up early AM and your be wheeling two hours later. If interested, we can take pricing and scheduling to a PM.

 

ah crap wish you were closer haha, got misled by your name and thought you might be around lake texoma which would be about 30 minutes from me

 

Sorry, I created my name on the basis that I'm a Texan with a Tacoma and mashed em together for Texoma. There's a shop in Dallas somewhere that specializes in Toyota off road.

 

ahhh that makes perfect sense lol... no worries i found a few shops up around here that said they can do it... buddy who is a welder in Tulsa said he would do it for 100, but thats almost a further drive from me than where you are

 

You prob won't pay much more than $100 for a tax paying shop to do it. It's easy work.

 

ya one shop up here has quoted me $250 .. i feel like thats a little high.. but I dont know, I am not a welder so I dont like telling someone what their work is worth when I have zero knowledge of how to do their job haha... I also dont want someone to give me a low quote and do garbage work, i dont mind paying for better quality

 

There is some prep work involved to the frame, so you have to account for that time. Then the sliders have to be fitted and clamped, tacked, clamps removed, then full weld can be applied. Special care has to be taken near the gas tank as not to heat that area too much. Then any other brake lines or wire loom on the driver side has to be paid attention to as well. So $250 for a good welder from a tax paying shop is a fair price in my opinion. I suggest painting your sliders prior to having them welded. Make sure you mask the feet off as not to paint those, then also mask off about 3" up the legs. Once welded and the metal has cooled, you can paint the feet.

 

cool, ya seems like everyone who has used this shop had great experiences, so i will use him more than likley ... and i did already spray them with bedliner, gonna have to sand he feet back down to the metal because i didnt think about that until after i started haha oops

 

Poor some acetone on em and just wipe it off. May be easier than sanding.

 

MEK works well for this. Be careful, it's stout shit!

 

Yummy