NorCal spotted and BS Thread

Mine is under my rear seat in my du ha under seat storage. I can get pic later

 

I welded some brackets on my bed bars. Not a very good pic. Best part here is airing up all 4 tires at once.

 

I put mine on my bed floor. Post#120
https://www.tundras.com/threads/joonbugs-build.8860/page-4#post-192691

 

Too long ago now, so I can't remember which of you favorite BASTRD's missed out last time. If you didn't get one in the interim, Beast gave a heads up on a Waterport day tank sale. And Casper knows an even better deal is comin' soon:

https://www.tundras.com/threads/wat...vailable-to-costco-members.34313/#post-858549

 

Anybody got suggestions to help Trooper 2 have a good time andeat well while he's visiting CA:

https://www.tundras.com/threads/headed-to-west-coast-next-week.34353/

 

Dam..butte County camp Fire wipe Paradise CA..a lot nice Yota truck up there.

 

you ever come across any 2017/2018 gas tanks?

 

Went to Travis to meet up with DMathys and grab some goodies. Nice to have met you and thanks again. Hope to see you on one of the NCal get together's. Thanks for your service.

-Mike

 

Calling all the Bastrd’s, @joonbug, @GiantsFanDan, @dcsleeper408, @831Tun, @TRD15559 and others I forgot. What are your thoughts regarding bolt on vs. welded sliders?

Had welded sliders on my t4r and they were SOLID! But the sand that Truckee uses on the roads ate up the rattle can job and lead to surface rust. Sanding and repainting while on the truck was a bitch and almost impossible so I had a shop cut the legs and make them “bolt on” so I could remove and touch up the paint when needed. The new “bolt on” sliders were definitely weaker and had play but that could’ve been from the custom job.

Im sure powder coat would’ve held up better and that’s my next question...rattle can or PC?

What are your thoughts?

 

@GodlessPro is the guy your forgot.

 

Personally, there is no way I'd remove mine to touch up. Just way too much work. So it really wouldn't matter to me if they were bolt on or weld on. I need to touch mine up as they are scratched to hell. Knowing how lazy I am, I'm pretty sure I'm just going to get a giant piece of cardboard between the sliders and my truck and just rattle can them. I might take my 4.5" grinder with a sanding disc and hit some of the major rust areas but I'm not going to get it all.

 

I personally haven't seen any weld on sliders on a Tundra. The BASTRDS have a good variety of bolt on sliders and they are all pretty solid.
I had my sliders powder coated because it looks really nice when they are new. The top should always look nice. The bottom on the other hand is ready for some touching up.

 

That’s what I was getting at.

The 1st gens have welded and bolt on depending on vendor. I was hesitant to get bolt on but I’m sure they’re built to withstand the weight of the truck.

Anyone have White Knuckle sliders?

 

Bolt on allows you to replace if you damage them or your needs change. Weld on can be replaced but you will start to weaken your frame. I am on my second pair of bolt on sliders. The first pair I bought were falsely advertised.

 

Care to share?

 

$700 Smittybilt M1 Slider Wheel To Wheel Step Bars (Black) - 616845

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/smitt...-wheel-step-bars-black-616845/_/R-DSBP-616845

Smittybilt advertised these as rock sliders. But the steel thickness combined with our trucks weight does not match up. My old pair is dented and bent from their first use.

 

RCI skids showed today, so even with a migraine I decided to throw the engine skid on. Ran into a hmmmmm moment that Im going to blame on the headache.

For those with the same skid, on the rear most carriage bolts which way is your half washer facing? I didn't feel anything on the cross member that would require the cutout. Felt flat to me and would have taken a full washer.

 

Hope that question made sense. Headache.....

 

Ahhh, Shittybilt, makes sense.

 

I don’t remember any half washers on mine. Maybe it’s part of the tranny skid?

 

My trans/transfer skid came with them, but I didn't use them.

 

Actually, it specifically states in the Specifications that these aren’t intended for use on rocks.

 

Hey Chris, next time we head up that way we're dragging you out with us.
The bolt ons from all the big names have proven worthy and should be plenty strong enough to put up with whatever you throw at 'em. The White Knuckles for 3rd gens are probably my favorite looks wise.
Weld on to me seems like it's there, for better or for worse, forever. I have bent my AP sliders and used a 6' steel breaker bar to bend 'em back, anything to avoid taking 'em off.
I went rattle can 'cause it's easy to touch up and mine get scratched/ gouged every trip. POR 15 would be a great paint for sliders.

 

There is a norcal Craigslist thread, so post it in there too.

 

Deal! Lift, tires and sliders hopefully by January!

 

Bolt on or not you could still weld them to your frame. I've had zero issues lifting my truck on the trail using my SDHQ bolt on sliders. SDHQ sliders are the only ones I've seen that wrap around the bottom the frame and bolt to the lip on the other side They also bolt on the front side of the frame. I rattled canned mine because I knew I was going to tear them up. Powder coat or spray can you will still have rust issues once you start wheeling your truck. They're on your truck for protection . SDHQ offers discount to Tundras.com members when you call in to order.

I forget who mentioned this, but someone said a place is the Sacramento area has a killer deal on AllPro sliders.

edit: I don't remember if it's allpro or not. Sorry

 

Got some steel bar at HD. T slot nuts, bolts, nylon nuts and washers I had around at work. It's solid, has not come loose. No damage to the rails.

 

I think I’m pretty set on White Knuckle.