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bsa70

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Im on the fence but the wife wants them. I think the look good but looks good with out them. My wife likes them to actually step on. What did this option cost from the factory. I can get a set off craigslist for about $225 that came off a 2018.

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Most people cant stand them. You could get them here for free when people took them off.
 
SR5? Sliders for an SR5 is probably overkill but that's what I would do instead of the cheap running boards that the first rock you hit will bend them. Much more expensive though. Get the flat or 5 degree sliders so they will double as a step.

I would personally put nothing on an SR5 as opposed to running boards. I like the looks better. But if the wife aint happy nobody is happy, so that may be your biggest concern. :peace:
 
I absolutely hated mine. The 4Runner isn't tall enough for them to be useful in any way for me, and they're really wide making it so I constantly had to stick my leg way out when exiting. As an added bonus it looks better without them :hippie:

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I needed some sort of step on mine for my wife. She is pretty short. I did end up going with a slider with the kick out and it works but it’s a little bit or a step up for my wife still since the slider is higher and closer to the body. I figured going to spend a couple hundred just bite the bullet and spend the money and get a slider. The caveat to it though it doesn’t sit as low as a Toyota step. The factory one is much better as true step than a slider is.
 
I've been wanting to get running boards or something of the like for mine as well. I want a step and don't need or want the weight and cost of sliders.
 
Happy wife, happy life. Debate over. You’re getting running boards.


bsa70 said:
Im on the fence but the wife wants them. I think the look good but looks good with out them. My wife likes them to actually step on. What did this option cost from the factory. I can get a set off craigslist for about $225 that came off a 2018.

thanks
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No I hate mine too but wife likes them so they are still on. I took them once off for offroading but left them on the last time and did not damage them(as far as I can tell)

Was considering rock sliders but have held off because of weight and cost.
 
mteolus said:
SR5? Sliders for an SR5 is probably overkill but that's what I would do instead of the cheap running boards that the first rock you hit will bend them. Much more expensive though. Get the flat or 5 degree sliders so they will double as a step.

I would personally put nothing on an SR5 as opposed to running boards. I like the looks better. But if the wife aint happy nobody is happy, so that may be your biggest concern. :peace:
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What does this have anything to do with an SR5? If you off road and have the risk of hitting your running boards or the body then sliders are what you want, sr5 or TRD pro. lol
 
I always step over mine to get in and out of the truck. But they are great to protect against door dings which is the main reason I put them on. My 2018 ORP is a pavement queen though.
 
I am a fan of my nfab nerf bars. Super helpful when putting stuff on the roof or when drying/waxing the roof off. I am 6'6" and still use them. :bounce:

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pDubs said:
What does this have anything to do with an SR5? If you off road and have the risk of hitting your running boards or the body then sliders are what you want, sr5 or TRD pro. lol
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I used the word probably. Most of those with SR5's aren't going to be on a trail where you would need sliders. I have driven most of the standard Colorado Jeep trails and some in New Mexico in a regular Toyota pickup stock height and never once needed sliders. I drove up Yankee Boy Basin near Ouray in my stock 4Runner last year and never even came close to needing sliders. Trails that would most likely require sliders would be trails that would also require lockers (and possibly crawl control or A-Trac) which an SR5 doesn't have.

Here's one. You telling me you're going to take your SR5 here?

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