Install Tips - BA4x4 Revo Rock Sliders

I just used some of the protective rubber trim the sliders got shipped with

 

Yeah I used those for the brake lines

 

This is how the rear bolt looks on mine

 

Ahh okay, that actually looks to be the best way to do it. I'll probably go add that in when I get a chance

 

Wanted to also add this information for anyone who may be looking to purchase these. The Step Sliders weigh 55lbs each. I couldn't find this information anywhere online so I took it upon myself before installing.

 

Thank you for posting this, it made it a lot easier. Love these sliders btw.

 

Thanks for all the helpful advice, yall!

I installed these yesterday and without my girlfriend helping, this would’ve been much harder. She helped a lot by interpreting this forum, the horrible Extreme Terrain Toyota How-To video, and the printed instructions. Also, when getting the Long Handle Nut Plate into the driver’s side frame. My hands and wrist were having a real hard time at adjacent break lines. I do want to note a few things…

1.) The online instructions have color photos, which are more helpful.
2.) Passenger side first! We staged the up the slider install with jack stand. We used cardboard creeps, and the jack stands were slid around incrementally on a large cardboard opened box, to get things lined up perfectly.



3.) Make sure you prep step 7 in the instructions prior to step 4. To clarify, put the Center Nut Plate in the front crossmember BEFORE reattaching the 14mm Bolt by the driveshaft center supporting bracket. Otherwise, with the slider on, you there is not enough space to put in the Center Nut Plate with the slider already on.
4.) As a follow up to the previous tip, the first bolts attached to the frame with the sliders in position using the jackstands, should be the (step 4) 14mm AND the (step 7) Center Nut Plate and Bolt (with washers) wrapping around under the frontmost crossmember.
5.) For my install, I only needed to use the spacers at the L-Nut Plate and not the S-Nut Plate.
6.) Thanks to the previous posts for advice on protecting breaklines, cables, and tubing! I followed the breakline recommendations with zip-ties. I didn’t have the best sizes available to protect the cabling, but here’s a photo of what I ended up doing. (Note that I only had to remove 1 clip at this cabling, not 2) Sorry, for the black goo in my photos, immediately after install, I sprayed NHOU on everything.



7.) When tightening and torquing everything down, I used the FT-Lbs typical for Grade 8 Zinc coated M12 Bolts! I forgot what my GF set the torque wrench at, but you can Google this. This is the type of metal used on these parts. Tighten and torque the sliders on with a jack lift. I used a hi-lift jack holding the slider at the rear with chock blocks at the wheels. Rear outside bolts first. Front underside bolts last. You want to do the outside bolts first because they pull the sliders to the frames, taking advantage of the slotted holes in the slider plates.
8.) When reattaching the driver’s side conduit box, I was weary it would crack because it was mounting against one of the slider mounting points. Therefore, one of the slider bolts was hitting the middle of the electrical box housing (the hidden side, against the frame). I added spacers here. The spacers provided were too big for the electrical box mounting bolts, so I had to find a pair about half the depth.
9.) Lastly, after the install. After spraying with NHOU at corners and connections, I sprayed chipped/scratched areas with POR 15 Topcoat to protect from rust.

All in all, really happy about how this came out! Thanks, Carson from Thrashed Off-Road! Really happy about this purchase and experience!

 

Looks good man, well done.

 

That L bracket space makes sense.. Me and my buddy are like what a ghetto design when installing these I just used my 1 left over space for 1 of my L brackets.

I used two spacers up front b/c it seems like the bolt would hit inside that cross member, and a spacer for the module drivers side for room to get the module back on..

BA Pdf I downloaded from their site makes no mention of where to use the spacers.