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A few folks have commented on my recent switch from the White Knuckle off-road sliders- here are my thoughts about the product should anyone be interested.
Allow me to start off by saying that this is NOT intended to be a hit-post or an attack on anyone's product. I'm merely attempting to present my experience in an effort to aid others' search for the product that best suits their needs.
I purchased the sliders in December of 2020 and just now removed them (early 2025). Below is an incomplete list of trails/places I've wheeled with the White Knuckles:
At one point my 1999 Lexus weighed 7600 lbs (holy heck!) - I wheeled it in Moab, Utah fully weighed down and have a reputation for not holding back...
One of the first things I noticed with the white knuckles (after wheeling hard trails) was that the upper portion of the u-bolt mount actually contacted the body of my 100- it created a rather loud rumbling sound on some trails. As time passed the body of my truck bent up and out of the way, self-clearancing for the slider mounts.
Photo above (left): April 2025 showing the damage to the body from the white knuckle bracket (sliders removed)
Photo above (right): October 2022 the sliders stuck up far enough to contact the body in extreme conditions
As time progressed I learned to loosen the u-bolts and let the sliders drop down a bit- I would then tighten the u-bolts to reduce the banging sounds.
Early on in my adventures I used the sliders as a lifting point many times (I broke a lot of stuff).
Photo: July 2022 raising the vehicle so I could isolate the front diff post-failure at the Poughkeepsie wall
When I finally removed the sliders earlier this year I had to cut the u-bolts off with an angle grinder (see photo below). The threads were beyond FUBAR. There was no point in trying anything else. Multiple times while wheeling I would feel the vehicle getting caught on the slider bracket/leg since it stuck out below the frame rail...back up and bump it baby.
Photo: bent u-bolt with thread pattern indented into the bottom of the vehicle's frame rail
In Setpemebt of 2023 I rolled my vehicle onto its side at Windrock Park in Oliver Springs, Tennessee (trail 35). With the help of @ga12r1 we were able to successfully right the vehicle using his 200 Series' winch, a snatch block, and- you guessed it- the white knuckle off-road slider (on the passenger side). We tied my vehicle's winch to a tree in front to prevent it from rolling down hill once it was on all fours again. Lee actually ran out of gas so I had to tow him down the trail until he got enough gas to the pickup line in the tank...let the good times roll
Make no mistake, these sliders stood the ultimate test over the past four years of my use. They withstood some of the toughest trails a 100 Series could even bother attempting and at the end of the day they were still attached to the truck by the end haha!
I give these sliders a solid Patch-Proof out of five.
A few more thoughts below (hit the max for photos in this post)
Allow me to start off by saying that this is NOT intended to be a hit-post or an attack on anyone's product. I'm merely attempting to present my experience in an effort to aid others' search for the product that best suits their needs.
I purchased the sliders in December of 2020 and just now removed them (early 2025). Below is an incomplete list of trails/places I've wheeled with the White Knuckles:
- Windrock Off-Road Park, TN
- Morris Mountain ORV Park, AL
- Clayton, GA
- Coalmont OHV Park, TN
- Arkansas Ozarks
- Rose Garden Hill, UT
- Fins & Things, UT
- Poison Spider, UT
- Poughkeepsie Gulch, CO
- Holy Cross 4x4 Trail, CO
- Wheeler Lake, CO
At one point my 1999 Lexus weighed 7600 lbs (holy heck!) - I wheeled it in Moab, Utah fully weighed down and have a reputation for not holding back...
One of the first things I noticed with the white knuckles (after wheeling hard trails) was that the upper portion of the u-bolt mount actually contacted the body of my 100- it created a rather loud rumbling sound on some trails. As time passed the body of my truck bent up and out of the way, self-clearancing for the slider mounts.
Photo above (left): April 2025 showing the damage to the body from the white knuckle bracket (sliders removed)
Photo above (right): October 2022 the sliders stuck up far enough to contact the body in extreme conditions
As time progressed I learned to loosen the u-bolts and let the sliders drop down a bit- I would then tighten the u-bolts to reduce the banging sounds.
Early on in my adventures I used the sliders as a lifting point many times (I broke a lot of stuff).
Photo: July 2022 raising the vehicle so I could isolate the front diff post-failure at the Poughkeepsie wall
When I finally removed the sliders earlier this year I had to cut the u-bolts off with an angle grinder (see photo below). The threads were beyond FUBAR. There was no point in trying anything else. Multiple times while wheeling I would feel the vehicle getting caught on the slider bracket/leg since it stuck out below the frame rail...back up and bump it baby.
Photo: bent u-bolt with thread pattern indented into the bottom of the vehicle's frame rail
In Setpemebt of 2023 I rolled my vehicle onto its side at Windrock Park in Oliver Springs, Tennessee (trail 35). With the help of @ga12r1 we were able to successfully right the vehicle using his 200 Series' winch, a snatch block, and- you guessed it- the white knuckle off-road slider (on the passenger side). We tied my vehicle's winch to a tree in front to prevent it from rolling down hill once it was on all fours again. Lee actually ran out of gas so I had to tow him down the trail until he got enough gas to the pickup line in the tank...let the good times roll
Make no mistake, these sliders stood the ultimate test over the past four years of my use. They withstood some of the toughest trails a 100 Series could even bother attempting and at the end of the day they were still attached to the truck by the end haha!
I give these sliders a solid Patch-Proof out of five.
A few more thoughts below (hit the max for photos in this post)
