Weight of typical nerf bars vs sliders?

Anybody happen to know what the weight difference will be between these two? I had Nfab bars on my last taco, but am thinking about 0 or 5 degree bolt on sliders for my new one for use as steps also. I don't necessarily "need" sliders and I'm only likely to be in a place where I might find them useful a few times per year, but I figure if I'm going to hang a bunch of extra weight from the truck it may as well be dual purpose.

I gather that sliders seem to come in around 100 lbs per pair, but does anyone know who much an average pair of nerf step bars weigh?

thanks.

 

I can't speak for NFab bars, but the OEM Toyota Predator bars are very light, perhaps 20lbs each. Although I use my truck as a daily driver, the Predator Bars were one of the first things I took off, after my first trip off road, I realized very quickly just how dangerous they were off road, not just the 3 inches of clearance you lose, but they also greatly enhance the risk of rocker panel damage. Even if you are only going off road a few times a year, it is worth, either getting sliders, or at the least, removing the body mounted bars before heading out off road to reduce the severity of potential damage to your truck.

 

Yeah. Agreed. Like I said, I don't expect to be doing and hardcore crawling but I did buy this truck to explore when I can. I know my limits, but things get pretty unpredictable sometimes out on the trail. I'm interested in 0 or 5 degree sliders to function as steps as well. I remember installing my old Nfab steps by myself but it wasn't easy. If the weight delta is minimal, I'm going slider but i just would like to know if anybody else has been down this road before.

 

I removed the Toyota Pred Bars and replaced them with Caliraised LED Trail Edition bolt on sliders. I was able to install them on my own in a couple of hours with the help of a floor jack. The install was pretty straight forward, and about the only difficulty I had was threading in the bolts on the front crossmember attachment, it took me probably 15 minutes of fiddling to get them to thread in.

 

That's what I'm wondering. When I installed my NFab bars, I didn't need floor jacks or anything to hold them up while I hand threaded bolts. I don't think sliders are *that* much heavier than aftermarket nerf bars but can't be sure because most manufacturers don't readily publish weights. Just trying to quantify added weight before I begin to think about suspension in the future.

 

Yes, I have been concerned about the exrta weight of all the amor and gear I carry regularly in my truck, however, at this point, even with the extra weight, there is no appreciable sag. I am waiting for Headstrong to get their progressive 3 leaf AAL's back in stock, which I hope to get some of the rake back I lost when I swapped out my OR Bilstein's for TRD Pro Fox shocks.


This is with the truck almost fully loaded with gear during this year's Thanksgiving break. The rear looks a bit lower in the photo, but it is almost level with the front.

 

The weight of nerf bars and sliders vary by a great deal. A light pair of sliders may only be 50 pounds heavier than a heavy pair of nerf bars. A heavy pair of sliders my be 150 or more pounds heavier than a light pair of nerf bars.

 

For an in between you can get aluminum sliders: https://greenlaneoffroad.com/16-tacoma/aluminum-side-steps-rocker-gaurds. I have the 12.5 degree version of these, weighed in somewhere around 30lbs a side if I remember correctly. I don't rock crawl but I have come down pretty hard on them before and used them to pivot around trees, they hold up fine.

12.5 degree with kickout: https://greenlaneoffroad.com/16-tacoma/tacoma-hybrid-aluminum-sliders

 

I just installed some CaliRaisedLED sliders on my DCLB. Per the shipping receipt they had a total weight of 150 lbs, so about 75 lbs for each slider. I installed on my own but in hindsight probably should have had a helping hand because it was heavy. If you go that route and do it solo, a jack and some jack stands are pretty much a necessity to install safely.

Like others have mentioned and through some quick google-fu, it looks like running boards that attach to the rocker panels would roughly be around 20 - 25 lbs per side depending on the brand.

 

We just came with are own rock sliders for short bed 3 gen tacomas

 

I have Lund nerf bars and per manufacturer specs they are ~20#each

 

I went back to my earlier post to research, Wife Say's I Don't Need Sliders, anyways my sliders are 99.5 pounds while my nerf bars were 50 pounds. So you can get actual sliders for 49.5 additional, both sides, pounds if ya are going from a heavy nerf to a light slider. I was wondering myself so I did the research and math...My after market nerf bars were 25 pounds each and the sliders were 49.5 each. So actually 99-50=49 pounds. Yea, so 49 pounds heavier.

 

Check out Mobtown offroad "Overland" version of their slider offerings, they are flat and listed at 135lbs, and FREE shipping

https://mobtownoffroad.com/product/2005-2020-toyota-tacoma-overland-bolt-on-rock-slider/

 

Tell me about them! I'm in the market.

 

The only time my sliders see action is when I’m in the thick of a rock crawling trail and at the point you need more than sliders.

Get them if you want them but I’d be surprised if you ever used them.

 

I know, and I fall into that category as well. From time to time, I do head out to the trails and I have come really close to trouble with my old nerf bars on my last truck but that's pretty rare. Nfab now makes some "trail sliders" that are body mounted but are a solid steel rail that may be what I really need. They look pretty good too. Good for a step, good for minor protection from some things, but who am I kidding...I'm not going to be doing any extreme "Mountain Dew Commercial" crazy wheeling. Sort of like my buddy who put hard back non-adjustable bucket seats and harnesses in his Porsche, when he may do one or two track day events - total - while owning his car.

My thought was to have dual purpose setup (steps and protection) but I do want to avoid larding up my truck with a ton of weight that I realistically will not ever use hence the original question.

Edit: I see you're in Co Springs...I live in Buena Vista part of the year and do explore some of the trails around there (Marshall Pass is my favorite) but I haven't done anything yet that would require any special equipment or even 4LO most of the time for that matter...just pick a good line and that's about it. The drop down steps on my old nerf bars came close a time or two.

 

I think the 0-5 degrees will work, mine are 20 and pretty tight. They weigh about 75lbs each. I recommend buying local if you can.

 

My sliders haven't been used for rocks nearrrrrly as much as they have for trees (and garage walls lol).

 

I know this is an old thread but it describes what I'm looking for. What did you go with?

 

Didn’t do anything yet. Still interested in those nfab trail sliders purely for their looks, not protection but I haven’t seen any in the wild to tell whether they are any good as steps. Hard to tell from the pics I’ve seen.