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Originally Posted by SlickTRD
do you think rock sliders wouldve prevented a lot of the damage? it looks like a bit of a yes or no depending on various factors like area and angle of impact, height of other vehicle, etc.
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I do not. What happened was the Ford Taurus hit that side of the truck and has the Taurus crushed (the entire nose and hood), the crash height of the Taurus got higher and essentially reached over the step rails and intruded into the doors.
I would also wonder that since sliders are connected directly to the frame and the sliders have so much rigidity, the potential damage in a wreck like this could be transferred directly to the frame. I know the frame is a beast though.
The step rail that got crushed simply bent inwards at the mounting arms. The arms are bolted to the lower rail of the cab at OEM captive welded nut locations. There's was no damage at those mounting points or the cab itself (anywhere). Toyota must make that part of the cab relatively strong. At least for a ~10mph impact like this. The side rails likely saved the Taurus from intruding into the cab area and causing really expensive damage.