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Hi all, Jimmy here sharing another mod project on my '24 Xtracab SR5. This week, it's using RCI Offroad's 4-door sliders on an Xtracab.
I live in the Denver metro area, RCI is local to me and also a sponsor of our Rocky Mountain Toyota RoundUp event in Ouray each July. I bought these sliders and -- with RCI's knowledge -- confirmed that they can fit the Xtracab with some modification, that I did myself with an angle grinder. RCI does not plan to offer these sliders as a direct bolt-on due to the low production count on the Xtracabs, but if enough of you express an interest (call Tim @ RCI) they may do a batch. I asked how many it would take and they didn't provide a number.
First, what everybody wants to see, the finished result:
What I didn't know before starting this project: that except for the location of the rear body mount being farther forward, that the xtracab frame seems identical to the 4-door frame with leaf springs (SR5 and below?). Wheelbase and overall length also appear to be the same, which likely helps Toyota manufacture these frames more cheaply than if the wheelbase and length were shorter.
Because of these similarities, the 4-door sliders align well and have good fitment at the front and rear of the truck.
I got the sliders as close as possible to the existing mount holes to verify alignment, front half (driver side):
And rear half:
Having marked the cut line above after the last viable bolt location, I proceeded to remove the back part of the slider mounts:
And they bolted right up into what you see in the first photo above.
This undeniably reduces the weight holding ability at the rear of the slider. I do not plan to offroad this truck, however I do plan on having a friend with a welder re-use the 4th mounting point to bolt to one of those alternate mounting points identified above. Once that's done I plan on priming / rustoleum for the shiny parts. I'll share those photos in this thread when done.
Would I rather buy an engineered and fully powder-coated solution? Absolutely! In the absence of anyone offering that, this is as good as I can do.
Happy to answer any questions! - Jimmy
I live in the Denver metro area, RCI is local to me and also a sponsor of our Rocky Mountain Toyota RoundUp event in Ouray each July. I bought these sliders and -- with RCI's knowledge -- confirmed that they can fit the Xtracab with some modification, that I did myself with an angle grinder. RCI does not plan to offer these sliders as a direct bolt-on due to the low production count on the Xtracabs, but if enough of you express an interest (call Tim @ RCI) they may do a batch. I asked how many it would take and they didn't provide a number.
First, what everybody wants to see, the finished result:
What I didn't know before starting this project: that except for the location of the rear body mount being farther forward, that the xtracab frame seems identical to the 4-door frame with leaf springs (SR5 and below?). Wheelbase and overall length also appear to be the same, which likely helps Toyota manufacture these frames more cheaply than if the wheelbase and length were shorter.
Because of these similarities, the 4-door sliders align well and have good fitment at the front and rear of the truck.
I got the sliders as close as possible to the existing mount holes to verify alignment, front half (driver side):
And rear half:
Having marked the cut line above after the last viable bolt location, I proceeded to remove the back part of the slider mounts:
And they bolted right up into what you see in the first photo above.
This undeniably reduces the weight holding ability at the rear of the slider. I do not plan to offroad this truck, however I do plan on having a friend with a welder re-use the 4th mounting point to bolt to one of those alternate mounting points identified above. Once that's done I plan on priming / rustoleum for the shiny parts. I'll share those photos in this thread when done.
Would I rather buy an engineered and fully powder-coated solution? Absolutely! In the absence of anyone offering that, this is as good as I can do.
Happy to answer any questions! - Jimmy
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