Frame Mounted Rock Slider/Step Options?

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Seen some older posts but nothing recent on this. What are the best frame mounted rock sliders out there? Today I got hit and run by what must’ve been some type of delivery/utility truck. Totally f’d the passenger rear door and sheared the step bolts right out of the aluminum on the rear so rather than get that repaired and it likely never be as stout, figured I could take cash value for that portion of the work and just get some that mount to the frame instead.
 

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I have SDHQ weld-on rocksliders. I love them and the can take a beating :). They are the only ones I have found that mount directly to the frame. All the other ones I looked at mounted at the step mounts.
 
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I have SDHQ weld-on rocksliders. I love them and the can take a beating :). They are the only ones I have found that mount directly to the frame. All the other ones I looked at mounted at the step mounts.
I ordered White Knuckle’s this morning. I saw some older posts on here saying they didn’t make them specifically for Raptors yet but they do now! Awesome, well known brand with high quality, real sliders that bolt directly to the frame in 4 points. $2,400 including residential delivery for a “fully loaded” set with the thicker 0.188” tube steel, full dimpled top plate, and powder coating. Will share when I get them installed in about 2 months since it’s 4-6 weeks for fab.
 

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I ordered White Knuckle’s this morning. I saw some older posts on here saying they didn’t make them specifically for Raptors yet but they do now! Awesome, well known brand with high quality, real sliders that bolt directly to the frame in 4 points. $2,400 including residential delivery for a “fully loaded” set with the thicker 0.188” tube steel, full dimpled top plate, and powder coating. Will share when I get them installed in about 2 months since it’s 4-6 weeks for fab.

WK makes great sliders, I had a set on a Land Cruiser I used to own and the craftsmanship was better than expected. Great welds everywhere, careful and deliberate engineering of braces and gussets, and easy fit up. I look forward to seeing some photos of them on your truck!
 
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Wow, hey, I would really like to buy these but I also need to be able to use the step to get in the truck. These look more "tucked in" than the stock steps. Do you know if the step area is the same?
They are more tucked so not as wide and they’re also higher than the factory running boards but they are still designed to be used as a step.
 

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I am looking for for of a rocker gaurd, less of a step. The NFab seem close but not quite there for me.
 
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I am looking for for of a rocker gaurd, less of a step. The NFab seem close but not quite there for me.
Did a lot of research, White Knuckle’s are the only real ones out there that are a non-welded option truly supported by only the frame. There are some that combine frame mounts but still use the factory attachment points on the aluminum cab. WK has 4 mounting bars on each side, those each have 2 bolts that go either through the frame or on top/bottom to a sandwhich plate on the other side. Everything torqued to 65 ft/lbs so you know it’s done right, they offer much higher clearance than factory and don’t go out as far. The ONLY downside which is so minimal is that you technically lose 1” if clearance below the frame because of the bolts that sit right below it but this is really just more protection in my mind.
 
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