Rock slider install

The White Knuckle sliders have three tabs on each slider and one u-bolt for each tab. Gently pull the brake line away from the guides that are holding it into place and slide the u-bolt underneath it. Do not place your u-bolt over the brake lines or they will get crushed and you will lose your brakes.

You want to first secure all the nuts loosely, then make sure the slider is positioned correctly beneath your rocker panel. This one was designed to be flush with the front of the rear wheel well. The easiest way to move the sliders after they have been lightly bolted on, is by lightly tugging on them from one end. You can also use your floor jack to help push the slider up and into place.

This process takes time as you need to then tighten the top nut a bit and then the bottom nut. Try to tighten everything evenly and move to the next u-bolt before you tighten everything in place little by little. Once you are certain the slider is in a good position you can hand tighten every nut as tight as you can.

Once everything is tightened up, you can test it by stepping on the slider and bouncing up and down on it. You should feel the truck move, but not the slider. The step test you can perform in your driveway, but the true test of a rock slider is on the rocks! Without the sliders the body and doors on the 4Runner would have been crunched, costing thousands of dollars.

The spotters here did the best they could to minimize the damage. This is a situation where at least they had the sliders, but larger tires with a lift would help with the approach and departure angles, and front and rear bumpers with higher clearance would also prevent damage. Skid plates would also come in handy here.

Rock crawlers effectively use their sliders all the time to maneuver around and over obstacles. They know how to pivot their vehicles using the sliders. He is also the founder of the Webby-nominated Built by Kids and host of the popular Tool Crave podcast. But now I had to remove the slider and drill out the top holes and a bit on the bottom to get this to fit correctly. Not too happy but it is what it is. The drivers side requires you to take off the bolts for the kdss and slide the slider between the frame and kdss.

Not super difficult but mine was a bit. I had another friend buy them and his went up and in no problem. Maybe I just got lucky because alot of people dont have the same issue I did. Also the company will work with you if something is not going together right. Do you have a lift on your 4runner and spacers as well? If so, can you share more about that? To be honest, you may know more about the materials then I do, but from what I understand, the DOM tubing is stronger, but also considerably more expensive and the HREW tubing is plenty strong on sliders for normal off-road use.

Where I live, I am much more likely to slide on a downed tree or a dirt mogul, then a rock, although there are a few rocks around. I really bought these as more of an insurance policy to protect my rocker panels and to be used as a step, although they certainly feel and look like they could take some abuse. I am not nervous about hitting some rocks, but I am also not seeking them out.

So I guess it depends on your intended use and your pocket book. For me, these will be more then I ever need, but if you are sliding and slamming down on rocks every weekend on more aggressive trails, it might be a factor. But for most, I think these will be plenty durable. I was just out at the an OHV park yesterday with a friend who has steps instead of a slider. Been really happy with my RSG sliders.

Good luck with your research and your purchase! Thanks for the great writeup! Any concerns about strength because of that? Seems like these would check every box for me if they were DOM. Thanks Jason.

They are definitely stout and look great as well. The Angled has been no problem for my wife. She steps on the tube while grasping the grab handle and goes right in. If she were to ever slip, I feel better that the platform is there to stop her form sliding through.

All of our dogs in my life four of them are 15 pounds or less. They generally ride in our older rig, but when they have gone in the new 4Runner, they honestly are a little hesitant to jump on the slider.

I think they are so short, combined with the angle, they are not able to see the top of the slider, so are hesitant to make the leap. Or I would think a bigger dog that could see the top platform would not care about the angle.

I have heard of people using black grip tape on their sliders for pets and people, so that is something you could think about also. The powder coat held up to some wicked branches I rubbed against the other day wish I could say the same for my paint on the truck , so was happy with that performance.

Also, the angled sliders do make a great step and height for accessing the roof of the truck. Sorry this is not a more definite answer on the pet portion of your question, but hopefully it helps you a little with your decision. I like the angled ones better too. Would the flat ones have been a better step for the wife and doggy? Update on the dog step. One of my 10 pound dogs is jumping right up on the top plated kick out to get in the back seat now, even with the angle.

Fits perfect with my RSG rock sliders. Only difference on installing the Rock Sliders when have a KDSS system is having to unbolt the clamps that hold the KDSS hydraulic lines to the frame and slide the rock slider bracket behind them.

A little tight but I used a floor jack and jacked them right into place. This write up and install has helped me make my final decision on sliders. Thank you for a detailed, awesome write up! RSG all the way! It is actually kind of a pain, it requires a bit of trimming on the lower KDSS skid plate. I had to go out and by a grinder that could handle this. Thanks for the added info on the install with KDSS. Curious if those KDSS skid plates you had to trim are factory plates, or after market plates you added?

Also, how was the rest of the install with the KDSS and how do you like the finished product? Yes, there are 2 factory KDSS skids, I only had to trim one of them in order to be able to bolt it back on.

Other than that the install was easy. RSG so far is delivering on all fronts here. I got a phone call minutes afterwards. This was past 8pm. A freaking phone call. He was very cool and when I thanked him sincerely he mentioned how their angle is to do something different which is offer great and sincere customer service along with great products. Well, he nailed it.

But thanks to you also for bringing RSG into my narrow depth of field, John. Thanks for the kind words. Glad the write up helped you in your search and you are having a great experience with RSG so far! I think you will like the product just as much. Checked the bolts a couple days ago, still fully tightened, so still thinking the Loctite not necessary. If you get a chance, would love to hear which options you ordered on the sliders.

Good luck with the install and enjoy! All went seamlessly. This will take place on both driver and passenger sides. Check these out as you shop and make your purchasing decision. Enjoy those trails! John -TRD Off Road I have a passion for long distance trail running and any activity in the forest, including a little off-roading in my 4Runner whenever I can. Notify of. Inline Feedbacks. John Breneman. Reply to DaveIgnacio. Matt G. Reply to Andy.

Reply to Matt G. Reply to Carlo. Jeremy Aanderud. Glad your enjoying your sliders, they are very nice design aesthetically, and look well built. Clay Pehl. Jason RSG. Reply to Matthew. Mark Browning. Reply to Mark Browning. Thanks, Mark. John - TRD. Jason Sampson. Mark, We install the sliders over the plugs and leave them in the frame.

We have yet to see any issues with leaving them or removing them. Thanks Mark. Reply to thomas Franklin. Thomas Franklin. Keep it handy, you will need it next. With the help of a friend, jack stands, floor jack or anything else, put the slider in place.

It needs to be tight against the frame and centered so all the holes line up. Now take the bottom bolt you just removed and re-install it loosely. Get a few turns in, but do not tighten it. This will now hold the slider in position for you. Starting in the back and moving forward to the front. These holes are larger and you will quickly see what fits and what is too small. Next you will need the front handle.

See the pictures on how to orient the handle when inserting it into the boxed frame. The pictures show it just outside the box so you can see the orientation, it will install further into the box.

Holding the front handle in place, start with the rear bolt and install it. After the rear one is in, then install the front bolt. Do not install the lower cross member bolt, this is done near the end.

It will go directly back on the holes that it was in. The left hole will go through the slider frame plate, the right hole will not, instead grab one of the frame back plates and use it as a spacer between the mount and the frame.

Leave loose for now. The hardware will go in the following order. Depending on what year your truck is there will be a different amount of holes to fill, there is enough hardware for all years.

Start at the back and install the hardware like above in all empty holes on the large slider frame plate. Next we will start to tighten the slider down. Start by tightening the bottom factory bolt with a 14mm. Do not tighten all the way, instead tighten until the bottom of the slider frame plate touches the frame on the bottom, then stop.

Tighten this all the way, it will bring the frame plate to the vertical part of the frame. After that if you desire, trim the plastic cover as shown in the pictures, then re-install it with the two factory bolts. Now all the bolts should be tight, and all we need to do is install the transmission cross member bolt.

Using the holes on the side of the cross member, push the plate up and into position.