For 4Runners?

This set is for Landcruisers, it has 1/4" plate steel in the middle so you don't fall through Would be cool if someone incorporated that into their sliders.

 

1/4" plate would add too much weight and I imagine cost...to fit on a 4Runner...now some gauge metal perhaps...but you gotta remember how HEAVY those iron pigs are compared to the 4Runners...

I'm sure someone could make you something custom for the right price or modify your existing sliders...I don't see that as an issue on most sliders as the space isn't wide enough for most people's feet to slip through.

 

roger brown offers expanded metal on his sliders

 

I remember seeing a guy who took typical sliders (like what you can get from Demello or all-pro) and used generic chicken wire instead of that plate steel. Cheap, light, easy, and good traction even when wet/snow/muddy. I think it's a great idea, I just never got around to doing it.

 

My current plan for the 2005 Taco is to buy a set of Double Cab sliders from All Pro that match the ones on the SloYota. They will build them w/ the mounting legs longer and w/out the bolt on plates attached. I'll cut'm to the length and angle I want and weld on the plates.

Once they fit properly, I plan on adding 3/16" plates for steps, and using 4" wide anti-skid tape on top of the Hammerite paint..

As far as the added weight of the steps, it will be insignificant- even if it was 1/4" plate.

 

This is the set I made for my wife's 3rd gen 4runner. I most likely will never build another set again!!! That slider is 100% TIG welded, and the weld on time makes these cost way to much to reproduce. The only reason I did it was to keep all of the winter time road grime from getting all over the side of her 4runner. If I did not do this she wouldn't have been to happy with me.
The design shown in the first picture would not have solved this problem for me as the holes would have let to much junk through. As was said before you would have to have miniture feet to fall through most all on the market sliders!
Richard


PS- Thunder cloud (4runner's), and thunder grey(tundra) are NOT the same. $150 in disimilar paint to have it have a purple hue.........close but definately different.

 

sweet!

 

Stubbs - those sliders are beautiful. How thick is the treadplate?

 

I was going to have plate welded onto mine, but I figured it'd just be more corners and crevices for mud to collect...

 

Better to be collecting on the underside of the slider than on the side of your vehicle....

 

Hey. I noticed that you had a question as to whether anyone makes those sliders? I own a 4x4 custom fabrication shop where we make and sell bumpers, sliders, t-case crossmembers, etc. We just got done SASing my 02 tacoma, and we have another one on the way. I can make anything you wish, those sliders don't look that hard. If you like the diamond plate, that will totally keep dirt, snow, salt, from coming up through the sliders too. Anyway, if you would like, I can build you those sliders, or anything for your vehicle. You can email me at brenton@indyfabworks.com. Thanks.

Brenton Rettig
Indy FabWorks
2638 S County Rd 800 E
Plainfield, IN 46168

 

Lets see some pics of the Taco!!!

I just got done machining a steering shaft for a SAS 3rd gen 4runner, and I am specifically interested in what you used for your steering setup. The 4runner in question decided to axe the smaller IFS style box, and use a FJ62 box which I must admit now seems 100% the way to go. The box has 4 bolts instead of the IFS 3 (I see the 3 bolters breaking off an a regular basis unfortunately), and the arm runs forwards hence no having to hack arond the body mount if moving the axle forward!
Richard

 

14 gauge. I like them but again the time involved to just weld them was crazy. There are sooooooooo many linear inches of welding in those. The other problem, and this is the biggie is you CANNOT continuesly weld around the perimeter with out warping the slider like a canoe. Not restraining not anything is going to prevent this. Therefore you must flame straighten after welding which is a pain.
I did make another set after i said I would not.......lol. This set was MIG welded instead of using the TIG, and 1/2 long (MIG) welds every four inches works well but still I dont see us making these as a production item. It comes down to benefit/time/cost.

Here's a pic of the MIG welded set.

 

Those are a work of art Richard!

 

Richard- what about "bolt on" tread plate? I'm considering putting some covering on my sliders, and was originally just going to use my MIG to attach them. As a newbie welder, images of canoe-shaped sliders has sufficiently scared me off. I'm wondering whether it'd be easier to just tap a couple of small holes, tack weld in some threaded inserts, and some allen-wrench head style bolts to hold the plate in place. Would drilling into the sliders compromise their strength if they were small enough?

 

i can make yea some if your interested..as for the mig welding..why not use some perferated plate??like 1/4 hole style that way your only welding 1/2 at a time..and only need to stich it..if your useing solid say checker plate and done want any rust seeping out then seal weld it but use a mig and run down hands would be fne..tig is way to slow for something like sliders...my 2cents