Riddick - Trailhunter With Westcott Designs Rock Sliders

[TrailAdventurer]

Weekend Update: Riddick, Our ’25 Trailhunter

This weekend, I installed a set of Westcott Designs rock sliders (0-degree with top plates) on Riddick. Ordered back in May, they arrived three weeks ago, and I finally had the chance to put them on. From packaging to hardware to the product itself, Westcott delivered top-tier quality.

The OEM sliders—soon to be sold—were strong and good-looking, but lacked a few things I wanted:

• A better step for easier entry and exit, especially since the A-pillar lacks a grab handle.
• More protrusion with top plates to deflect mud and debris, plus a full-length step for roof-rack access.
• Extra clearance from the body for the rare but valuable protection when skimming past a stump or rock.

If I could add one improvement, it would be a feature I’ve seen from Metal Cloak: recessed fasteners protected by thick washers. This prevents bolts from snagging or wearing down and lets them slide over obstacles.

Bonus: They also guard against door dings.

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[Trailhunter Mark]

They look really sharp & my wife is always complaining that the TH is too high. Are they wide enough for a step & what did they cost?

 

[TacoBC]

Weekend Update: Riddick, Our ’25 Trailhunter

This weekend, I installed a set of Westcott Designs rock sliders (0-degree with top plates) on Riddick. Ordered back in May, they arrived three weeks ago, and I finally had the chance to put them on. From packaging to hardware to the product itself, Westcott delivered top-tier quality.

The OEM sliders—soon to be sold—were strong and good-looking, but lacked a few things I wanted:

• A better step for easier entry and exit, especially since the A-pillar lacks a grab handle.
• More protrusion with top plates to deflect mud and debris, plus a full-length step for roof-rack access.
• Extra clearance from the body for the rare but valuable protection when skimming past a stump or rock.

If I could add one improvement, it would be a feature I’ve seen from Metal Cloak: recessed fasteners protected by thick washers. This prevents bolts from snagging or wearing down and lets them slide over obstacles.

Bonus: They also guard against door dings.

They look great. Were they difficult to fit?

 

[captain.cardinal1]

could you dm when you sell the OEM? or shoot me a price?

 

[TrailAdventurer]

They look really sharp & my wife is always complaining that the TH is too high. Are they wide enough for a step & what did they cost?

They are functional as steps. My wife likes them and says she's still adjusting; bemoans no a-pillar grip. The big beneficiary is our dog. After we put in the Goose Gear platform, it got to the point I was having to help her in. At 109 lbs, our Greater Swiss Mtn Dog (swissy) is beginning to adjust. She's only been in the truck 4x since install.

I wanted the DOM and TIG weld options: $1,699. Being in Michigan, a pricey item easily overlooked, is shipping. It was ~$257 shipping, IIRC.

 

[TrailAdventurer]

They look great. Were they difficult to fit?

Perfect fit, no issues. Just make sure you have what they show as required tools. I needed to get a titanium oxide drill bit and a rivnut tool. You will need either some friends or a floor jack. Too heavy to simply manhandle and try to bolt. Zero 'tweaking' required.

 

[TrailAdventurer]

could you dm when you sell the OEM? or shoot me a price?

Howdy - Message sent.

 

[TrustButVerify]

They look really sharp & my wife is always complaining that the TH is too high. Are they wide enough for a step & what did they cost?

I paid $1217 for mine. Shipping to Missouri was $322. I had to pick it up at a terminal. The boxes are just over 6' long. When you do a terminal pickup, it's kind of mickey mouse. Have plenty of straps to secure your load, and be a good spotter for the forklift guy. He or she can raise them up level with your truck and you can slide them in.

I got the HREW with MIG. Didn't see any point in the DOM or TIG options. Sure TIG makes nice welds. You're never going to see them on a powdercoat item, and the MIG is still very well done. My thought was I want the rock rail to fail before the frame, so if I'm going to crumple something, let it be a bolt on rail and not a frame.

Ordered during their cyber monday / thanksgiving weekend sale. This was in 2024 before all the new taxes on steel. It was a 15% discount during the sale. They also have a LEO/Fire/EMS discount they run all year if you don't want to wait.

List price at the time was $1400. The discount was $209.85. Skip the Route Shipping Protection. It's just a waste of money. They are after all super robust rollbars, and they were well packaged. Save your $30 on Route.

Took forever to get them. They shipped on Feb 1. That was just 2 weeks beyond their lead time listed on the website, but unlike some scammy vendors, I had no worries that I would actually receive them. It's always a consideration when you have these ultra long lead times and we're talking about a $1000+ order. They were good about regular unprompted follow up emails to remind me they didn't forget.

Pros: Decent install. No instructions, but there's a YT vid. Took me a few hours by myself and a floor jack with a large plate on the pedestal of it. I'm half retarded about car stuff, so if I can do it, I figure most people can do it.

Overall fitmet was utterly perfect. Like OEM level fitment on these. Perfectly matched every hole with no slop.

You need a Rivnut tool that can use I think an M10 or M12 mandrel. This is not common.

This was recommended on tacomaworld, and it worked well enough.
https://www.amazon.com/TOLRET-Mandrels-Assortment-Professional-TR21/dp/B0CJBFKCPS

There's enough rivnuts included to practice with. Don't skip practicing over and over until you get it right.

Good quality product. The aluminium westcott nameplate on the top lasted exactly 1 winter day until it was corroded to crap from road salt. It's aluminium and looks like ass. They're an Arizona company, so maybe not familiar with road salt. That's my only gripe about it, and that's pretty first world whining.

Cons:
Heavy. Really heavy. You lose 100lbs of payload immediately.

If the Greenlane ones, made from aluminium were just a bit longer for the long bed, I would have gotten those. They're very robust looking, much much lighter, and for what I needed, they're have worked fine. If I had a short bed Tacoma, I'd recommend Greenlane.

Kind of a con: you drill out a prexisting hole in your frame to widen it slightly. There's two spots you need to do this. The frame is extremely robust steel, and it shredded my harbor freight step bits (shocker). It has thick enamel protective on it, so be sure to coat that spot with some frame paint before installing the rivnuts, and spray some cosmoline or CRC corrosion inhibitor into those holes to protect them from rust. I fluid filmed the truck before I installed these, and I hit up the rock rails with CRC rust inhibitor too. Helps them last longer without looking assy.

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