Randy Ellis cab mounted rock rails?

Anybody running these?

I hate sliders with the stupid ankle bashing tube on the outside. I don't need or want side steps either. I just want something to protect the bottom edge of the cab from logs and rocks.

 

Isn't one of the main purposes of sliders to protect your rocker panels from getting FUBAR if you happen to come in contact with some trail nastiness?

They kind of have to stick out a little bit otherwise you might as weld a chunk of steel to the bottom of the frame? Interested in opinions on this...

 

Anything mounted to the cab isn't going to do anything to protect you from a log or a rock.

Have you ever handled side steps? You stand on them and they flex. Your truck weight on a hard object is going to smash them into your rockers.

They literally bolt into a piece of sheet metal.

 

^^^This.

The N-Fab steps I had on before my sliders were held on by a total of five 8mm x 1" bolts. If you want to protect your truck from legitimate trail damage, you need sliders that bolt or mount to the frame.

 

Get shorter sliders made.

 

What you want are frame mounted rock sliders without a kick out. Anything mounted to the cab will not protect your truck from a rock or log, cab mounted is strictly to be used as a step bar or for the looks.

 

I have had steps, sliders, rock rails and have a pretty good idea of what I want thanks. I just asked weather anybody had tried the the Ellis rocker rails.

I realize these are fairly different product, everybody else's sliders look the same. My experience with the tube rails is just mud catcher and step.

 

If you are not wheeling in an area where you need the kick out to keep the body off rocks the would work. I do like how sleek they look without the rub rail. However for most users that need sliders the rub rail is to keep the body off rocks/trees or used as a pivot point and the extra kick out is to keep the bed sides from kissing what is ever on the trail.

 

That's a lot of holes that need to be drilled into the body. Even with that many rivets holding it on, I'm still really apprehensive about the strength of those sliders. It looks like you're asking for a lot of body damage if you ever actually use them off road.

If you just want them for steps and protection from parking lot dings, I think they look great.

 

Rivets and brace I got add a lot of strength to what is usually a weak point of the body. You guys eve built a snowmobile or an aircraft? Rivets are great if done right.

Again back to my original question.

 

Snowmobiles and aircraft are not slamming down 2.5t of weight onto rocks.

 

This style of slider is not big on TW. Probably because no one wants to put holes in their truck body.

Another fab outfit has a similar design, maybe Rocky Mountain outfitters or something along those lines. Don't remember hearing anything good about them. Same idea, they tout this design as supreme to welded on sliders. Usually every once in a while some guy comes along saying they are the best design since sliced bread like you (no offense). And maybe they are Idk, but not enough people run them to make it known, and the price is way higher than the "traditional" offerings the Toyota crowd goes with.

Bolt ons are now more popular and have more offerings, and I think most people want to go with what's least invasive unless they are building a rock crawler which at that point who gives a shit about form, and function becomes the goal.

In short I don't think you will find anyone on here running these. I'd love to see you go for it an find out. Seems some of the 4Runner guys on t4r run them.

 

Ya I suppose.

Most forums tend to develop a hive mind and anything outside the box is shunned. I am pretty used to this .

Carry on! I will figure it out.