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Re:Step Rails VS Rock Rails?
Date: 2006/09/09 05:55
By: Runner_Ryan
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I plan on getting the Allpro ones. I've gotten stuff from them in the past, and it was good stuff. I also like the little kick-out at the back.
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Re:Step Rails VS Rock Rails?
Date: 2006/09/10 09:03
By: FJeologist
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I just went to a dealership today and looked at the rock rails that Toyota offers. They're the same ones that are in the picture that NEDucati posted on page 1 of this forum. What you can't see in the picture is that they are constructed with 2 parallel tubes about 2 inches apart. The outer tube, visible in the photo, is curved in at the ends to join the inner tube which protects the gap between the frame and the outer tube. The tubes are very heavy duty, as are the 4 mounting brackets on each one that bolt to the frame. For you OCD 4-wheelers out there like me, the brackets are mounted up high enough so that the bottom of the tubes are the lowest thing down there, and even they are sucked up as close to the body as you'd want them. The benefit of this is that after your front tire goes over a big rock, you can slide along on your rock rail and drive over the rock with your rear wheel WITHOUT hanging up on a step or a bracket. These are rock rails in their true form! They don't really work as steps; they're too close to the body. You might be able to get your toe on them, but you'd kick the body in the process. For those who want a cool looking "rock rail" that's really more of a step, I saw some in the showroom that use 1.5" diameter tubing to make a "rock rail", then add gnurled tubing loops for steps for the front and rear doors. They look cool and real rugged, but if used as real rock rails, you'd probably tear them off when you got hung-up on the steps and low-hanging mounting brackets. Me?... I'm jonesin' for the non-step rock rails! I was quoted $270/side which puts them a bit down the road for me. Hope this answers some questions.
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Re:Step Rails VS Rock Rails?
Date: 2006/09/24 06:41
By: SawDust
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After a lot of research, I've found another option - the right one for me, anyway. True "rock sliders", from Trail Gear http://www.trail-gear.com/cruiser.html, but functional as step rails as well.
The price is right too, at $299, including shipping. You have to paint or powder-coat them yourself. I'll post a picture once they arrive and I get them installed.
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Re:Step Rails VS Rock Rails?
Date: 2006/09/29 03:33
By: fjwolf712
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Ordered a set last Tuesday and received via UPS on Friday!!! Price is 299. delivered + tax if you live in CA like me. Extremely well made out of 1.75 tubing and .25 plate. Very stout and welding is excellent. I chose to do a little detail on the welds with a flap wheel on my grinder ( not really necessary but this is just a 'me' thing ) Painted them with some Rustoleum primer and several coats of textured flat black Rusto. Plan to put them on this weekend --wanted to let the paint dry really well before messing with them. Come with all the hardware. Thought about using a bed liner coating or doing powder coat, but will go with paint for now as it's easy to touch-up and the others aren't I'm told Trailgear will do powdercoating in the future, but do know this for sure. INMHO, these are much better than the ones Toyota sells and are strong enough to lift the vechicle, so you could certainly stand on them to load your gear on the rack. I'll try to snap some pics when I do the install. BTW, They are made in Frenso, CA...so you can judge the shipping time based on that. Shipped in two boxes- each is 40 lbs.
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Hope this answers some questions.
