I am with you I like the angled sliders better than flat. Since I live in the land of salt in winter, I went with Greenland Rock Sliders and to save weight. I am not a rock crawler just a Hunter and Fisherman and I did get trail damage on my previous doors on my truck.
I went with the RCI slider`s as well as the full skid plate pkg. don`t regret it at all. super strong , angled doesn`t touch the rear door at the kickout. good video.
I went with RCI angled bump out sliders as well, and their full set of aluminum skids including gas tank skid. There's lots of good stuff out there, that's just what fit my bill at the time in 2018. If I did it again I might go with flat or less angled sliders just to have a little more foot room for getting to the roof. As is I have no more than the tube to stand on.
We've got the same sliders on our 2018 4Runner, we probably got them in 2019 I think. I was curious so I went and checked, we have a full inch of clearance from the bottom of the door to the top of the bump-out. Great video and great sliders. Maybe not any more, but when we bought, if you were a little industrious, it wasn't too hard to find a $100 off coupon from RSG either. Good folks.
I have the RSG sliders that are flat. Much easier to access the roof. My only issue with the badge is that the rivets start to discolor/corrode after a while at the edges of the badge. They are extremely strong. I had a car hit me broadside, half on the sliders and half on the front wheel. The 4Runner was totaled, but I took the sliders off and installed them on my new 4Runner without any issue. A little black touch up paint and they were good as new.
I have the flat one with kick out and grip top plate.. i dont rock crawl and i love them for general protection in light off roads and for roof access. Very strong build quality ! Rock solid. I saw 2 of the rivets on the badge starting to discolor, think I'll replace them with stainless before the snow flies where I am.
Wasn't thinking about the rear door hitting the bump out, but glad you mentioned it. I've got a set on order from Westcott but they're the 0º kickout, not the 20º version. I wanted them to be both, sliders and steps.
I purchased the RSG 0-deg w/kickout after watching y'alls channel and love them on my 4runner. Also bought Toytec suspension lift. Keep the videos coming
I ordered a set of shrockworks, unfortunately the company went under and ran off with my money without sending the product. I was looking at the RSG but wasn't totally feeling the product, similar to what you mention about the badge. I ended up getting the RCI sliders and I am very happy that it worked out this way, I think the RCI sliders are the nicest thing I have installed on the truck.
I have the RCI angled with bump out and I have about 3/4” clearance. The top plate on mine is welded on and their logo is in the plate. Where I live rust is an issue and they now offer a model with a removable top plate which would make removing rust and touching up much easier.
Thanks for the video! I have the exact same angled sliders that I installed last year. I have 5/8 inch of a gap right now (but I haven't used them as extensively as you have) maybe they will bend up over time. I thought when I installed them there was a bit of wiggle room to drop them down a couple 1/8s of an inch due to the size of the mounting holes, but I would have to remove a bolt to verify.
I’ve got the same RSG’s and they have worked well. I haven’t had the door hit yet. I did take one hit behind the front wheel in front of the slider that did impact the bottom fender mount but I think the slider kept it from being worse.
I must be watching the wrong rock slider videos or perhaps I'm too critical. Can you show us how your rock sliders got bent up, functionally what is happening, where is the damage? Are they practical for every day use, for access to the roof, for kids, for keeping dirt out of the cabin? The comments about looks, why?
Bent my rock sliders on the driver side when offroading the DBBB in Kentucky a few weekends ago. They're angled and my rear driver side door rubs on it. So Probably try to hammer it back down a bit.
@WanderlostOverland Do you think the bump out provides more functionality? I picture them protecting the sidewall of my rear tires when taking hard turns through obstacles. I wonder if they would wind up pushing me off my line though. Any opinion?
I have CBI flat sliders and I love them (in my opinion they're the best looking sliders made). I wanted flat, because they are used for getting kids in and out of the vehicle. I understand wanting the angled sliders, but I find flat more functional overall. Are your RSG sliders rolled or DOM? DOM would be more resilient to bending up towards the door.
