Rock Sliders, which should I get? Poll included

[TacoFreak]

Personally running RCI sliders.

Same here, and I can highly recommend them from the quality construction to the excellent powder coating.

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[Norsk]

Same here, and I can highly recommend them from the quality construction to the excellent powder coating.

Steel or aluminum?

 

[TacoFreak]

Steel or aluminum?

Steel, but about 80+ pounds per side.

Update: Checked the RCI website and they weigh 73 pounds/side.

 

[oxacool]

CBI Again, also, pricey, but love the protection, and a quality made product.

What rain window deflectors?

 

[QuadTaco]

For those with Greenlane sliders how are they for an actual offroad rock slider? Will they protect the body and support the weight of the truck on a rock? Or are they just for a stronger step and shopping cart protection?

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

For those with Greenlane sliders how are they for an actual offroad rock slider? Will they protect the body and support the weight of the truck on a rock? Or are they just for a stronger step and shopping cart protection?

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[QuadTaco]

Im between Greenlane (weight savings), CBI, and RCI (hate their tread plate but they are local so I can save $500 on shipping). Im just building it for 95% daily driving and 5% desert adventures, no hardcore wheeling like I used to do. But sliders are cheap insurance so gotta have something and if Greenlane can actually take a hit the weight savings would help with everything from fuel economy to ride quality

 

[bronzilla]

CBI Again, also, pricey, but love the protection, and a quality made product.

Hey, are you getting any rock chips with the cbi sliders?

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

Hey, are you getting any rock chips with the cbi sliders?

0 rock chips, and I live on a gravel road. Love them

 

[bronzilla]

0 rock chips, and I live on a gravel road. Love them

Thanks! That’s what I like to hear. Going to place an order here shortly

 

[fredygump]

Anyone in the north running rock sliders/ running boards?

I'd like to get a set that won't immediately get rusty from winter salt, since the truck is gonna be my primary winter vehicle. So something with powder coating + bedliner would sound good to me. I *probably* won't be doing much actual rock crawling. But you never know.

And I'm also interested in general insights into the aftermarket. This is for my first Toyota, and I haven't really figured out who's who in the aftermarket! When I do web searches, there seems to be a lot of small shops making rock sliders for Tacomas.

From this thread it sounds like CBI, Greenlane, and RCI are the main choices? Wescott is named by the OP.

 

[Cali Raised LED]

Anyone in the north running rock sliders/ running boards?

I'd like to get a set that won't immediately get rusty from winter salt, since the truck is gonna be my primary winter vehicle. So something with powder coating + bedliner would sound good to me. I *probably* won't be doing much actual rock crawling. But you never know.

And I'm also interested in general insights into the aftermarket. This is for my first Toyota, and I haven't really figured out who's who in the aftermarket! When I do web searches, there seems to be a lot of small shops making rock sliders for Tacomas.

From this thread it sounds like CBI, Greenlane, and RCI are the main choices? Wescott is named by the OP.

I ran trucks in Michigan for years, so this is the question I actually have experience with.

Straight answer: nothing is salt-proof. Best coating made still gets eaten eventually. I recoated about every 3-4 years depending on how bad the winter was. Anyone telling you otherwise is selling you something.

What you want is the finish that buys you the most time, and that's bedliner. It's thicker than powder coat, it's textured, and when it does wear you can touch it up yourself instead of stripping and redoing the whole slider. We're one of the few running it our 4th gen Tacoma sliders come in raw, powder coat, or bedliner, and you can mix and match slider and filler plate finishes.

Real bonus for winter: that texture gives you grip stepping up with snowy boots.

Since you said you're probably not crawling much, Step Edition is your call. Flat 0-degree step, easy in and out daily, and it's still 1.75" DOM with .120 wall on 3/16" frame plates — bolted to the frame, rated to hold the full weight of the truck if you do end up somewhere ugly. Made in the USA, 100% bolt-on, no drilling.

Double cab short bed and long bed both available. Happy to spec it out with you https://caliraisedled.com/collections/2024-toyota-tacoma-rock-sliders

 

[GSPHerder]

I'm trying hard to keep the weight off, Softopper, and Greenlane aluminum on this iteration of hunting vehicle. Greenlane expensive, half the weight, but strong enough.

 

[AmbyBomb]

I'm in Canada and went with Greenlane.

 

[socotaco]

Greenlane look really nice, with reported excellent quality. However, price and concern over the weight vs strength of aluminum pushed me another direction.

2 reasons to get sliders (1) they’re called rock sliders for a reason, so they better do that and (2) some protection in the parking lot, so they need to stick out far enough.

Another vote for RCI. Been super happy with them, great powder coat and easy bolt on.

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