Aftermarket Rock Sliders With Step

[Wayne]

I still don't get all the holes in it. I know you want it to drain but those seem like dirt and weed scoops to me. not all the 3rd party skid plates have them. The Toyota TRD has almost none which makes more sense.

Maybe trying to avoid trapping the heat from the catalytic converters, but may be just for style, or lightening it a bit.

 

[Bluegill]

I’ve had lots of skid plates on lots of trucks….I’ll take lots of holes to release heat, reduce weight, and promote drainage and rinsing out mud & gravel any day. I drilled large-diameter holes in one of my last Rover’s solid skid plate to help the cats lose heat. Solid skid plates also just hold mud & gravel- the solid part of the equation doesn’t keep mud & gravel out of there!

 

[markmanner]

Got my NYTOP rock sliders installed today. Used a floor jack to support them in the middle. The only thing to be careful of is when lifting them up you want to make sure that the 2 or 3 lines/tubes/wires up there are not between the slider mounts and the frame. They have appropriate cutouts for anything like that, but you do have to line them up initially. Only one bolt was slightly awkward to tighten due to the mounting bracket being in the way of getting a ratchet up there, but an open-end ratchet wrench worked fine. They look nice I think and are very beefy. I'm glad I have them on. I had the running boards off for a couple days before mounting the NYTOP sliders and really like the way the GX looked. However, the protection is good and not having to 'jump out' of the cab is nice. I'm average height at best, so having something to step on is nice.

 

[ToyCruiser]

Good question for any third party skid plates. Some have a nice access hatch for oil changes. Most? Not sure about the NYtop ones.

I just received the Slee skids today, I'll get some pictures of the install soon. Has a removable hatch for the oil drain, they made a shorter front plate that comes off with 4 bolts to access the oil filter. Pretty slick design.

 

[cilles]

I went with the Slee sliders and am very happy with them

Now I'm looking at Slee Skids too.

 

[DJ’s Sled]

I did the Slees also. They’re great, and have excellent grip with the upturned slots and surface finish. I don’t see any wear yet from entry and egress.

 

[ToyCruiser]

I went with the Slee sliders and am very happy with them

Now I'm looking at Slee Skids too.

Installed mine yesterday, Check out my post. It has sam updates for Slee that I have sent to them, so hopefully they will change their instructions and add a couple parts to the hardware kit. Otherwise, they're awesome.