Who is running Shrockwork sliders
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GHARP57
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I must have misread on their site, it seemed that you didnt need to drill from their site
tx_shooter
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Give me a few months and I will tell you. From what I read in the directions you may need to drill one or two holes but the rest should already be there. This is how it was for my friend's 5th Gen 4R as well.
habanero
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I have them. Bolts to the frame using bolts and nuts with tabs to allow you to position them inside the frame. There was some drilling. Have often been used with the hi-lift to raise the truck enough for jack stands. Have only otherwise put a couple of mild scrapes on them. They were just within the time promised as part of a group buy. Built the length I wanted, nice people to work with.
habanero's 1996 4Runner Build-Up Thread - Page 93 - YotaTech Forums
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Unner
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3rd Gens you have to drill 8 holes, 4 on each side. Get a unibit and a center punch to make drilling the holes super easy. The unibit will eat right through the frame. When I did mine I mocked the slider up using 2 jacks, marked the holes for the bottom. Drilled the holes without moving the slider, then marked the holes on the side with the bolts in the bottom holes and pulled the slider off to drill the upper holes. After I drilled the upper holes I put the sliders back on, ran the stick nuts through the access holes in the frame and tightened the bolts. Pretty simple really. They're really solid too, I can jack the truck up from anywhere on them. I got mine with the dimpled treadplates as well. Useful as steps and they really help keep the mud off the paint.
AssBurns
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Just build your own and weld em on. Cost me less than $100 including the 30 pack of beer. I've beat the shit out of mine and no damage yet besides deep scratches. Not everyone has the tools to do it themselves but if you have any buddies that do just buy them some beer and have them help.
Hey [MENTION=116387]Unner[/MENTION],
I really like how yours look with the tread plate. I would like to get some sliders that can also act as steps like since my wife uses the limited steps and my son probably will need to once he gets older.
Do you have a body lift? Are the sliders as functional as steps as the limited steps or do they end up sitting closer to the cab which would make them less functional? Did you just chose the dimpled tread plates from the shockworks site or did you do something custom?
I really like how yours look with the tread plate. I would like to get some sliders that can also act as steps like since my wife uses the limited steps and my son probably will need to once he gets older.
Do you have a body lift? Are the sliders as functional as steps as the limited steps or do they end up sitting closer to the cab which would make them less functional? Did you just chose the dimpled tread plates from the shockworks site or did you do something custom?
3rd Gens you have to drill 8 holes, 4 on each side. Get a unibit and a center punch to make drilling the holes super easy. The unibit will eat right through the frame. When I did mine I mocked the slider up using 2 jacks, marked the holes for the bottom. Drilled the holes without moving the slider, then marked the holes on the side with the bolts in the bottom holes and pulled the slider off to drill the upper holes. After I drilled the upper holes I put the sliders back on, ran the stick nuts through the access holes in the frame and tightened the bolts. Pretty simple really. They're really solid too, I can jack the truck up from anywhere on them. I got mine with the dimpled treadplates as well. Useful as steps and they really help keep the mud off the paint.
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tx_shooter
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Those sliders with the dimpled plates are ordered straight from Shrockworks like that. I am about to put a set on my 3rd gen this weekend and I have two friends with them on their 5th gens. They work great as sliders and steps in this setup. When you order them with the plates they automatically set the sliders level so they can be used as a step as well. Hopefully I can post a pic either Friday or Saturday of my sliders mounted on my 4R.
Unner
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Thanks! I don't have a body lift. The sliders do sit closer to the body of the truck than the original running boards did, but they are still useful as a step. I just put coilovers on the front of my truck and LC springs in the back so she's sitting about 3" higher in the front and 4" in the back. I used to not be able to use the steps as a step myself because it was kinda awkard, but now I use them to get in and I'm 5'11". They certainly help shorter people getting in too. The shortest person I've had in since I lifted it was 5'4" and she definitely used the steps to get in. She also used them at stock height too though.
They are maybe slightly less useful than the stock running boards as step, but these are actually functional as a slider and look way better. I'd say go for it! Order them with the dimpled treadplate and you will get exactly what I have on my truck.
Nice! Make sure you have a unibit to drill through the frame, it will make your life so much easier.
tx_shooter
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Driver side front pic; looking to finish mounting them tomorrow.
Yeah; had the unibit but I really should have brought home the right angle drill adapter from work. Advice for someone going to mount them - long sleeve shirt/ gloves, right angle adapter.
Unner
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If you look in the picture of my truck you can see the little impact drill thing there, that's what I used to get the holes on the side of the truck started because I couldn't fit my regular drill up there until the hole was started and the unibit would go in. I know when I installed mine I sure didn't wear long sleeves, it was probably 100*+ with the heat index. I don't think I wore gloves either, but I did wear goggles for sure. Those metal shavings falling down on your face while drilling the underside of the frame are dangerous.
mrfrogdude
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I'm thinking of going this route as my short wife has to climb into the truck. Lol. They look great!3rd Gens you have to drill 8 holes, 4 on each side. Get a unibit and a center punch to make drilling the holes super easy. The unibit will eat right through the frame. When I did mine I mocked the slider up using 2 jacks, marked the holes for the bottom. Drilled the holes without moving the slider, then marked the holes on the side with the bolts in the bottom holes and pulled the slider off to drill the upper holes. After I drilled the upper holes I put the sliders back on, ran the stick nuts through the access holes in the frame and tightened the bolts. Pretty simple really. They're really solid too, I can jack the truck up from anywhere on them. I got mine with the dimpled treadplates as well. Useful as steps and they really help keep the mud off the paint.
Unner
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I use mine as a jacking point if the frame is inaccessible because I have jackstands under it or need to put jackstands under it. Very solid for sure.
