I ran my 1st generation Taco stock for 2 years. It was so legit but 3 inches later and I could kill stuff like this. Now he's dead, RIP, picking up a new 4Runner next week. Gonna armor up first thing. Nice work on that bit!
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I'm researching which rails to get and RSG are standing out. But good grief, keep your hands out from under the wheel. Safety third, I see.
YES!!! I posted the video to show how strong these sliders are but never even thought about mentioning the great spotting. I have wheeled with Dino before and I guess I just take it for granted.
Right?! I obviously had no intensions of hitting anything this extreme. I’ve since seen many video of guys flopping their rigs right here. RSG sliders are great. I wish they had a set for my Jeep.
This was near the end of Cleghorn Rd in Southern CA. It was the worse we've ever seen this part of the trail. Turning around wasn't an option and nobody expected this. So we worked through it. You can hear the driver in disbelief at the end of the video when he said, "Really?!
Bill Waterhouse I never would have but by the time I got to it there was no possible way to turn around or back up what I just came down. If I had a choice I would rather do this drop off again than descend the section just before it. Plus, I’m now on 285s with 3” of lift 👍🏻
Bill I went with a cheap spacer lift. Just like the Toytech but under a different brand name of Supreme. I found others that had done the same and were happy. I had spacers on my TJ and was happy. Same here, rides well on the street and I believe it will work well for me off road.
One of the off shoots. Towards the end if you start from the freeway. I am told that it has a skull and cross bones painted on a rock at the beginning of this section but I never saw that and have not been back since to look for it.
Yes, totally stock and airing down for sure would have helped. But I was wheeling with a couple of BUILT jeeps that day and they needed to be put in their place. To see that a bone stock T4R could hang with them. Of course they did not need to stack rocks but I wouldn't either if I were sitting on 4+ inches of lift. ; -)
You got that right. But there really wasnt much room for them to work and no way was I gonna let off the brake until they told me to. Just glad the Runner did not slide down on its own.
@@dreddy_g No. But, there was one line on the driver side that was in the way of one bolt / bolt hole. The line is steel and hard and inflexible by hand. I put my jack under it and slowly flexed it up to get that final bolt it. Pretty sure this was just production tolerances issue on my specific Runner as I have not heard of anyone else having to do this. These sliders are pretty heavy so it helped to have a friend and jack stands though I have read of folks installing them by themselves. I coated all the bolts in anti-sieze.
Also I forgot, you have to cut/notch the factory KDSS skid for these to fit. I have an angle grinder and it took longer to get the tool out than it did to make the cut.
Ha! They did after the fact. They ran an ad for a discount on sliders and I hit them up and said, "Hey check out my video can you refund me some $$? You guys should be sponsoring me." (I think it had about 10-20K views at the time) They looked at the video and wrote back, "Yep, you are right, we should be sponsoring you. Too late for us to give a refund, would you like a KILLER deal on a front skid?" So of course I said yes. My daughter has that Runner now and it is sporting RSG sliders, front skid and KDSS skid. All great products.
@@willienillie6337 I would for sure buy them again. Even without the great deal on the skid. I'm in a jeep now. If RSG made jeep parts I would have them. Good luck.
I would buy DOM every time. HREW starts out as a flat sheet, they heat it, roll it, then weld it into a tube. Thats fine for mall steps, but if you get into situations like this, you want the better steel.
Kleghorn in S California. This is really the most extreme section. Most of it is just fire road. Used to be funner but they blocked off all the extra credit sections.
Cleghorn Rd has lots of fun stuff. All the hard stuff has bypasses (the main fire rd). Its a great training trail with easy access. The trail is constantly changing due to its high usage and newbies spinning tires longer than they should. If you are in Southern CA, hit me up and we'll get you through.
@@randomstuff3672 awesome. I could use tips when in ready. Just bought a 2015 trail 2 weeks ago. Just gonna level the front and throw 32s on it. Keep posting
Great. My foot never slips. They are plenty wide enough yet not so wide that I HAVE to use them. I can easily step right into the Runner. I think once I lift it I will be using them as steps all the time.
@@randomstuff3672 so you wouldn't rather have gotten the angled ones? I'm in the middle of making that decision myself and can't make up my mind. The angled ones would have seemed to give you the little bit more clearance you'd need to get over this section without scraping, but it's tough to tell from the video alone.
@@david05111 Sorry for the slow reply, I did not realize I had a question on here. No. I do not regret getting the flat ones. They probably stick out a bit further than the angled ones and I have already needed the width a few times to push my rear tire/rim away from a rock. Also, even if they were angled, the bottom is still going to me at the same height because they still need to bolt to the frame. 10/10 would totally buyu flats again.
Just went out in my 2019 trd off road the other week. Everyone thought I was crazy because mine is also bone stock. When I didn't once get stuck or damage my 4runner, they all knew at that moment that it's a beast.
No body damage, cool. Wonder what else on the bottom of that truck was damaged? I own a 4Runner and there are plenty of other things hanging down under there.😂
@@randomstuff3672 Same here. By the time I realized I shouldn't be there, it was too late to turn around. I thought I was gonna role my 4runner. Luckily I made it through with minimum damage.
So you don't hit your step😂 sliders are designed to be used for this stuff don't treat them like there proper side steps because there not there added protection for driving on rocks
Rock crawling wasn't on the agenda that day. This was a familiar section of the trail that had been recently washed out by a few major rain storms that year. Turning around was not an option so, "we overcame and improvised." We got his 4Runner down with no damage, mainly because those sliders were solid and did their job!! There are a lot of rookies who run Cleghorn, but that wasn't us. We did what we had to do and as safely as possible which is why we had the outcome we did. It was a good day!!
I'll tell you what, that Runner did excellent that day. I kept saying on the radio that he can drive around this or that obstacle and the next thing I knew he was in my rear view mirror! I've always had great respect for Toyota because they just flat out work. This day didn't disappoint. This was the only part of the trail that got bad. My 05 LJ Rubicon with 4" lift, 35's, and tummy tuck scraped going down this so we knew it was going to be an issue for the stock Toyota. We had a couple of scrapes, but NO DAMAGE...even to those sliders.
Damn with stock tires too, 4runners are awesome
So stock! Love it man I been taking my stock trail premium out and hadn't had any hiccups at all. Good shit!!
I ran my 1st generation Taco stock for 2 years. It was so legit but 3 inches later and I could kill stuff like this. Now he's dead, RIP, picking up a new 4Runner next week. Gonna armor up first thing. Nice work on that bit!
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I'm researching which rails to get and RSG are standing out. But good grief, keep your hands out from under the wheel. Safety third, I see.
Really nice team work and collaboration!
YES!!! I posted the video to show how strong these sliders are but never even thought about mentioning the great spotting. I have wheeled with Dino before and I guess I just take it for granted.
Love to see it on fully inflated stock tires and sliders, talk about a testament to those sliders!
Right?! I obviously had no intensions of hitting anything this extreme. I’ve since seen many video of guys flopping their rigs right here. RSG sliders are great. I wish they had a set for my Jeep.
Sweet video, you’ve got good buddies there helping you out. I just ordered my RSG rock sliders a few hours ago, and can’t wait to try them out!
I think the idea is not to try them out but to have them there just in case!! 🤷🏽♂️
Gnarly. Nice spotting but damn y’all brave.
I would have LOVED to turn around but that was not an option.
This was near the end of Cleghorn Rd in Southern CA. It was the worse we've ever seen this part of the trail. Turning around wasn't an option and nobody expected this. So we worked through it. You can hear the driver in disbelief at the end of the video when he said, "Really?!
Awesome. The offroad or Adventure community has been nice so far. Good luck on your adventures
Talk about testing the product 💪👍👌, great video 🙌🔥
lol this video is proof you dont need anything too fancy to hit some hard trails. I am very impressed.
Well done. Some pucker factor there.
I’ve got the same beaver tail hitch on my 4Runner! Love it
OMG! Good teamwork, but I was nervous. Looks like those were stock tires? Nice 4Runner.
wolfeyez300 Yes. Other than sliders it was completely stock. Its now on 3” of lift with 285s.
4Runners should come bundled with rocks
Great job!
Nice work...I was yelling passenger at my phone lol. Brave, not thinking I'd take my stock TRD OR on that
Bill Waterhouse I never would have but by the time I got to it there was no possible way to turn around or back up what I just came down. If I had a choice I would rather do this drop off again than descend the section just before it. Plus, I’m now on 285s with 3” of lift 👍🏻
@@randomstuff3672 awesome, which lift did you choose? I'm shopping myself at the moment, would love your input and experience
Bill I went with a cheap spacer lift. Just like the Toytech but under a different brand name of Supreme. I found others that had done the same and were happy. I had spacers on my TJ and was happy. Same here, rides well on the street and I believe it will work well for me off road.
I did Kleghorn a few weeks ago and I don't remember doing this section. Was this the main fire road or one of the off shoots?
One of the off shoots. Towards the end if you start from the freeway. I am told that it has a skull and cross bones painted on a rock at the beginning of this section but I never saw that and have not been back since to look for it.
Looks like stock suspension and all season tires..T4R is a beast! Perhaps airing down would have helped a little.
Yes, totally stock and airing down for sure would have helped. But I was wheeling with a couple of BUILT jeeps that day and they needed to be put in their place. To see that a bone stock T4R could hang with them. Of course they did not need to stack rocks but I wouldn't either if I were sitting on 4+ inches of lift. ; -)
@@randomstuff3672 good job!!! I have the same 4R, as a 2021, with KDSS, same color and all. I’m looking at sliders now, nice truck!!
Yea...he put us in our place...we did all the rock stacking while he sat with the A/C on high.😉
Geez. Super dangerous places to put your hands and stand.
You got that right. But there really wasnt much room for them to work and no way was I gonna let off the brake until they told me to. Just glad the Runner did not slide down on its own.
@@randomstuff3672 Right, I get it. Not criticizing at all. Just cringing. LOL Some times ya just gotta do what ya gotta do. :)
This had washed out pretty bad from all the rain we had in 2019. It was almost a V-notch and hard to work in.
Nice radials
that's a damn good test, have you sent the video to RSG?
Nicholas Sorrentino I did and I gave them permission to use it in their social media but I don’t think they ever did.
I’m sold.
Damn. I think you just sold me on getting these for my 2019 ORP with KDSS.
They are beefy. Straight bolt on with 13 bolts per side into factory threaded holes. I have since added the RSG front skid and KDSS skid.
@@randomstuff3672 did you have any difficulty installing these with the KDSS system? Thank you for the feedback!
@@dreddy_g No. But, there was one line on the driver side that was in the way of one bolt / bolt hole. The line is steel and hard and inflexible by hand. I put my jack under it and slowly flexed it up to get that final bolt it. Pretty sure this was just production tolerances issue on my specific Runner as I have not heard of anyone else having to do this.
These sliders are pretty heavy so it helped to have a friend and jack stands though I have read of folks installing them by themselves.
I coated all the bolts in anti-sieze.
Also I forgot, you have to cut/notch the factory KDSS skid for these to fit. I have an angle grinder and it took longer to get the tool out than it did to make the cut.
Too many stops for rocks…you got sliders, go for it!
LOL. Ya. It had less than 3000 miles at the time.
Random Stuff, your vid is the only one I seen so far demoing RSG. RSG need to sponsor you!
Ha! They did after the fact. They ran an ad for a discount on sliders and I hit them up and said, "Hey check out my video can you refund me some $$? You guys should be sponsoring me." (I think it had about 10-20K views at the time) They looked at the video and wrote back, "Yep, you are right, we should be sponsoring you. Too late for us to give a refund, would you like a KILLER deal on a front skid?" So of course I said yes. My daughter has that Runner now and it is sporting RSG sliders, front skid and KDSS skid. All great products.
@@randomstuff3672 I’m in the process of looking for rock slider rails. You vid move me towards RSG..!
@@willienillie6337 I would for sure buy them again. Even without the great deal on the skid. I'm in a jeep now. If RSG made jeep parts I would have them. Good luck.
Is this HREW or DOM tubing? For the sliders. I know RSG offer both.
I honestly don’t remember which I ordered.
I would buy DOM every time. HREW starts out as a flat sheet, they heat it, roll it, then weld it into a tube. Thats fine for mall steps, but if you get into situations like this, you want the better steel.
Gnarly stuff for a stock rig.
Yes it was. I had no intensions of pushing it that hard but got to a spot where turning around was not a viable option.
What trail is this? Looks really fun!
Kleghorn in S California. This is really the most extreme section. Most of it is just fire road. Used to be funner but they blocked off all the extra credit sections.
Cleghorn Rd has lots of fun stuff. All the hard stuff has bypasses (the main fire rd). Its a great training trail with easy access. The trail is constantly changing due to its high usage and newbies spinning tires longer than they should. If you are in Southern CA, hit me up and we'll get you through.
Are these the DOM or HREW tubes?
No clue. You’d have to ask RSG.
So your saying I don't need to spend 5-10k on suspension and a RTT to hit the trails? But it looks so cool 😆
Shshsh, don’t let the wives hear that.
Stock I presume....beast mode engage.
mike Yes. Bone stock with like 3,000 miles. I hadnt even aired down. Wish I had video of the other stuff I did that day. ATAC was awesome.
@@randomstuff3672 awesome. I could use tips when in ready. Just bought a 2015 trail 2 weeks ago. Just gonna level the front and throw 32s on it. Keep posting
This at Cleghorn?
Yes
Are those the flat ones? How do you like them?
Jay Luikart Yes they are flat. Love em. Super glad I went with RSG and would purchase them again.
How do they perform as side steps to get in/out of the vehicle? Thanks.
Great. My foot never slips. They are plenty wide enough yet not so wide that I HAVE to use them. I can easily step right into the Runner. I think once I lift it I will be using them as steps all the time.
@@randomstuff3672 so you wouldn't rather have gotten the angled ones? I'm in the middle of making that decision myself and can't make up my mind. The angled ones would have seemed to give you the little bit more clearance you'd need to get over this section without scraping, but it's tough to tell from the video alone.
@@david05111 Sorry for the slow reply, I did not realize I had a question on here. No. I do not regret getting the flat ones. They probably stick out a bit further than the angled ones and I have already needed the width a few times to push my rear tire/rim away from a rock. Also, even if they were angled, the bottom is still going to me at the same height because they still need to bolt to the frame. 10/10 would totally buyu flats again.
All stock suspension!?
Dude that was stock EVERYTHING at the time except for the sliders. Only had about 3000 miles on it.
Stock suspension?
foshos LOL - Stock everything. I didn’t even air down for this trip.
Just went out in my 2019 trd off road the other week. Everyone thought I was crazy because mine is also bone stock. When I didn't once get stuck or damage my 4runner, they all knew at that moment that it's a beast.
So rock sliders let you get high-centered without body damage, lol.
No you fool, lack of enough lift does that. But you did get one thing right, no body damage.
No body damage, cool. Wonder what else on the bottom of that truck was damaged? I own a 4Runner and there are plenty of other things hanging down under there.😂
I was cringing the whole time. Don't know if I could do that with mine.
Don Vape I REALLY didn’t want to but turning around was not an option. Sure glad I had those sliders.
@@randomstuff3672 I think those are going to be the ones I get after watching that.
Don Vape Yeah I have zero regrets and for sure would buy again.
What kind of hitch is that?
Smitybilt Beaver Tail.
Great video. Please don’t get smash.
Cleghorn?
TheJosh9150 yes
Yes
Guess that’s why they call them sliders.
Is this thing all stock???
Yes. It was bone stock at the time. Hadn’t even aired down because I did not expect to do anything that gnarly.
Wow!
Who does this shit with a brand new 60k truck?
It was only $40K. LOL. TBH I had not been down the chute before. There was no way to turn around or safely back out or I would have.
@@randomstuff3672 I would have cried. No damage?
@@stevenmeyers1226 No sir. Scratches only on the sliders but that is what they are made for.
@@randomstuff3672 Same here. By the time I realized I shouldn't be there, it was too late to turn around. I thought I was gonna role my 4runner. Luckily I made it through with minimum damage.
stock power!!!!
You could have gone around.
Very dangerous to get underneath that front end.
This is why never buy a use new 4runner off road....lol
So you don't hit your step😂 sliders are designed to be used for this stuff don't treat them like there proper side steps because there not there added protection for driving on rocks
Horrible idea to take a stock vehicle and rock crawl.
Meah, folks run the Rubicon in stock 50 year old jeeps every year.
Rock crawling wasn't on the agenda that day. This was a familiar section of the trail that had been recently washed out by a few major rain storms that year. Turning around was not an option so, "we overcame and improvised." We got his 4Runner down with no damage, mainly because those sliders were solid and did their job!! There are a lot of rookies who run Cleghorn, but that wasn't us. We did what we had to do and as safely as possible which is why we had the outcome we did. It was a good day!!
4runners aren't made to rock climb. Keep it on the street!🤣🤣🤣
I'll tell you what, that Runner did excellent that day. I kept saying on the radio that he can drive around this or that obstacle and the next thing I knew he was in my rear view mirror! I've always had great respect for Toyota because they just flat out work. This day didn't disappoint. This was the only part of the trail that got bad. My 05 LJ Rubicon with 4" lift, 35's, and tummy tuck scraped going down this so we knew it was going to be an issue for the stock Toyota. We had a couple of scrapes, but NO DAMAGE...even to those sliders.