Your Favorite Rock Sliders for your FJ

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I received my Demello Hybrids about a week ago . and they mounted right up .
 
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I love hearing all the new plinks and plunks coming off the force field my Demello sliders give me on the trail!
 
Hi there Blue Pig, I like the swing-away, especially the mount for the Hi-lift. I carry my Hi-lift kinda high, on mounts at the back of the roof rack. Not sure I could copy yours because I have an ARB rear bumper and no swing-away. I like that location though.
 
I have MetalTech box sliders... and they have done a wonderful job protecting my SUV. And the design actually looks good on the truck, more like a step than homemade self-welded tubing sliders. I slid off a rock and my truck dropped about 15 inches onto another rock. The thump had me thinking I had taken myself into thousands in body repairs. When I finally got to the top of the rut I was in and took a look, I had to search for the scratched powder coat. And the dent in the rail was not even worth filling. A bit of black touchup and all was good.

The rest of the crew with me were equally impressed with the lack of damage, especially the guy guiding me up.

Sadly - MetalTech doesn't seem to sell them any longer.

Here's what they look like (not my rig): I added sand tape to the top so they are useful for stepping on, and mine have a bump towards the rear to push off from rocks before they get to the tires, and the bump gives more footroom when reaching for things on the rack.

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firensteel said:
Hi there Blue Pig, I like the swing-away, especially the mount for the Hi-lift. I carry my Hi-lift kinda high, on mounts at the back of the roof rack. Not sure I could copy yours because I have an ARB rear bumper and no swing-away. I like that location though.
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Thanks! I used to have my HiLift on the roof rack as well. Definitely more convenient now.
 
I have the stock Toyota "rock rails" on mine and they have held up very well.

Aftermarket, I like BudBuilt products. I have his skid plates.

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I have the All-Pro Apex with kick-outs and plate covers. DOM tubing, I have used the hi-lift to jack from them and they are extremely sturdy. Saved my quarterpanels too many times.
 
Here are my cheap Amazon bought Tyger-sliders. Not exactly what I wanted, but well worth the money ($279).
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I'd seriously consider adding some beef to the plate brackets on that design. Probably fine for light wheeling, but if you plan on using those sliders for a jacking point or bumbling over boulders, I wouldn't trust it. Beefier sliders use box or round tube, not plate steel for the part that goes between the frame and the slider structure.
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MetalTech Box Sliders ... and they work really well. Dropped off a tall rock, hit the slider hard enough to jar my teeth, people around me were looking for carnage... a small ding and a scratch in the slider powdercoat fixed with a sharpie.

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I'm looking for some factory sliders in the Ohio area if anyone of a pair. Looking for the bolt on type...no welding
 
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Weathertech Box Sliders ... and they work really well. Dropped off a tall rock, hit the slider hard enough to jar my teeth, people around me were looking for carnage... a small ding and a scratch in the slider powdercoat fixed with a sharpie.

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I think you meant Metal-Tech instead of Weathertech.
 
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