Weld on sliders are probably the best, but that said I've run a lot of bolt on sliders and haven't been afraid to use them and I've never seen a failure. Some of the bolt on ones are a bit of a pain to install though, especially on the older 4runners. Some of the 3rd gen ones really suck and honestly welding would probably be easier. 5th gen are a bit easier as they have threaded holes aready. Not sure about the 4th gens.
Post up a build thread for your truck when you get your new bumper and skids and I'll follow along!
Thanks Alex - only the rocker guards are attached to the body. The sliders themselves are bolted to the body mount brackets directly on the frame with large load rated bolts. I'm pretty confident they'll hold up to some extreme abuse, but time will tell!
Bought some new sliders - they're the 'Brawler Rockers' from Poison Spyder. It was a bit uncomfortable drilling holes through the side of my Jeep but overall really happy with how it turned out. These things come in two parts: the actual sliders themselves, and also some rocker guards that the sliders bolt into. The rocker panels bolt onto the body by way of some nut certs that you drill and press into place. The sliders then bolt onto the rockers and also into the body mount brackets on the frame. They seem pretty sturdy and will hopefully save me from rocker/door damage in the future.
Weld on it is then! hah
Weld on sliders are probably the best, but that said I've run a lot of bolt on sliders and haven't been afraid to use them and I've never seen a failure. Some of the bolt on ones are a bit of a pain to install though, especially on the older 4runners. Some of the 3rd gen ones really suck and honestly welding would probably be easier. 5th gen are a bit easier as they have threaded holes aready. Not sure about the 4th gens.
Post up a build thread for your truck when you get your new bumper and skids and I'll follow along!
Thanks Alex - only the rocker guards are attached to the body. The sliders themselves are bolted to the body mount brackets directly on the frame with large load rated bolts. I'm pretty confident they'll hold up to some extreme abuse, but time will tell!
Some pics of a cool waterfall spot we found up past Sproat.
Bought some new sliders - they're the 'Brawler Rockers' from Poison Spyder. It was a bit uncomfortable drilling holes through the side of my Jeep but overall really happy with how it turned out. These things come in two parts: the actual sliders themselves, and also some rocker guards that the sliders bolt into. The rocker panels bolt onto the body by way of some nut certs that you drill and press into place. The sliders then bolt onto the rockers and also into the body mount brackets on the frame. They seem pretty sturdy and will hopefully save me from rocker/door damage in the future.
Pics of the install: