Light weight slider options

Yes, I know DOM sliders are strongest and best for true off roading. I only do light/med off-roading and don't want to use heavy DOM sliders. What are some good HREW light weight sliders for light/ med off-roading, step, and door ding protection?

 

Im thinking about going with these. http://sosoffroadconcepts.com/2016-tacoma-100-bolt-on-sliders/

 

FYI, DOM and HREW are processes of how the tube is made. If you have the same size DOM and HREW it will weigh the same. To get a "lighter" tube it would need to be smaller diameter or thinner wall

 

CBI makes aluminum sliders for third gens if weight is really top priority.

 

I ordered those last week lol

 

I'm considering Pelfrey Builts in the near future. I like the design and I've heard good reviews and they're local. Anyone have thoughts on where they are in terms of weight? I'm in the same boat and plans are only for light / med off roading / overlanding.

 

Pelfreybilt are great sliders, just pricey

 

I love my Allpros. Highly recommended

 

They all roughly weight the same. 120 lbs for a set of sliders isn't a lot. Compromising a lot of strength to save a very small amount of weight. I'd compromise on bumper weight or cargo before sliders. That's just my opinion though.

 

The Demello round sliders seem to be light duty and weigh ~90 total. Anyone have any experience with Demello round sliders or their products in general?

 

I was looking at Avid off road for a front bumper, but they do sliders too.

http://www.avidoffroad.com/cart/index.php/

 

Also in this same dilemma. Want sliders but dont want to weight the truck down. I like it light.

 

I think SDHQ makes some of the lightest bolt-on sliders at around 100 lbs total. They accomplish this by using smaller tubing but higher strength steel (chromoly)... unfortunately this jacks the price up quite a bit - I got mine on black friday RAW for $854 excluding shipping. They arrived within a week of placing my order. While they're not the best bang for your buck, they're very high quality and have a unique style. If you'd like I can post some pics later and elaborate on my experience with them.

http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/16-currenttoyotatacomasdhqbuiltrocksliders.aspx

 

Body Armor makes a product called the Rock Step. It's what I have on mine. (You can kind of see them in my profile pic.)

They run about $300 a pair.

 

Those are steps, not sliders. They don't attach to the frame.

 

True. The OP is looking for light sliders that will not be used for heavy off roading.

These bolt to the body, so you don't want to drop onto them. But they will transfer the force of a minor impact over more body area.

They are made of 3/16" steel and have a 1" x 2" square tube backing them up. It runs along close to the rocker panel.

They'll let you slide a little bit without damaging your rocker panel. And they do a GREAT job of protecting from door dings.

 

Don't recall the weight of my RCI sliders. Installed them by myself with the help of a stand. I was camping a week ago with my pup.
Duane

 

Absolutely, please do post pics.

Crazy to me that even "lighter sliders" are 100+ lbs...

 

Steel weighs a lot. These things need to stop the force of a truck falling on them. I'm surprised they don't weigh more.

 

I would not think this is a good application of chromoly's extra strength. It's only better than mild steel in tensile strength to yield. You can bend it further before it stays there permanently. However, both chromoly and mild steel have the same stiffness. The same force makes them both bend the same amount. In the case of sliders, we only care about how far the sliders are going to bend under force. There is a ton of safety factor on the material so it's not going to permanently deform, but we don't want the sliders hitting the truck if we can help it. So in my opinion, it makes no sense to step up to chromoly and reduce the wall thickness. You're giving up stiffness by reducing the wall thickness and not getting it back by going to chromoly.