Goat Fab Sliders Installed - Big Improvement over Running Boards

[pappacrunch]

Synopsis: The Sliders from Goat Fab are awesome and get a double thumbs up with a twist! They are beefy. You get extra clearance. They don't stick out as far as the running boards. They don't scratch the back of your leg. The top plate stops rocks. More protection! Install is easy. Packaging was up to the task. Adam at Goat Fab cares about his customers. They make the truck look better. The little goat reflecting up on the door or down on the ground with the right light is cool.

Got my new Goat Fabrication sliders a few of days ago and finally got enough of life out of the way and got them installed. I have them on my Bronco and love them. So awhile back I reached out to Adam at Goat Fab to find out if he was gonna do them for the RR and the answer was yes, which was the answer I was wanting to here. When they became available to order I jumped on it and placed my order. Fast forward to a few days ago and they arrived. A couple of days after they arrived, Adam at Goat gave me a call to see if I got them installed and how I liked them. I had to disappoint him (and myself) and say they were still in the garage in boxes.

The reasons I wanted them:

1. I live in Southern California and wear shorts 90% of the time. The Raptor running boards scratch the back of your legs. Go ahead and judge me!
2. I wanted a little more clearance. Both vertical and horizontal.
3. After watching the guys on TFL bend their running boards on rocks I wanted something a little beefier to keep those target shopping carts (and other obstacles) away from my truck.
4. More protection for the sheetmetal.
5. My wife likes the ones on the Bronco and wanted those on the RR.

I got the angled with the top plate version.
The angle gets you the extra clearance (vertical and horizontal) and the top plate stops rocks and gives you a place to step. I picked up a couple of inches of clearance with the angle. The place to step is nice for washing the roof along with that final push to get in the seat.

Install was easy. Make sure you pass your OSHA required test on proper use of a socket wrench. Remove 6 bolts and loosen another towards the back of the running boards and they will drop out. The bolts are a 13mm socket. The sliders are probably 10 lbs heavier than the running boards, so I recommend having a second set of hands when it comes time to put the sliders in place. My bucket helpers didn't quite work the way they did installing on the Sasquatch (an inch or two matters). Once you get one of the middle bolts started you can let your helper go do something else. So the install is 6 bolts into the holes where the running boards bolted in. The bolts from Goat Fab are a little longer to compensate for the extra thickness of slider brackets. They use a 15mm socket. I used blue loctite.

Here are a bunch of pictures.

They come in two boxes and are well packaged.

This is how the running boards are bolted in.

Bolts that come with the sliders.

Before clearance in the front is about 15 inches

Running board removed.

Truck naked. Just like you would expect she looks great!

Old bolts vs new.

Slider installed

Bottom of slider in the front of the truck is at about 18 inches now

At the back door

At the front mudflap

Underneath

Looks great!

Compared to the Bronco

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[Roverhound]

Those look really nice! I worry about paint protection without the factory boards installed.

 

[pappacrunch]

I appreciate your comment. One of the reasons I went with these is for protection. Not just dents but also paint. These poke out enough and with the angle and top plate they keep the rocks and debris off the vehicle. The performance on my Bronco for the last year and a half has made me a believer in these sliders.

 

[SoutheastRangerRaptor]

GREAT REVIEW! These look great, may be my next purchase for the RR. Like southern Cal, it's shorts weather in Florida all year so similar gripe from me. Beefier protection (granted they are not frame mounted, but we don't have any heavy rock climbing here), look great, better ground clearance... What's not to like.

They appear to be priced at $1,613.00 USD on their website as you have installed - which is how I also would get them. Skipping the top plate would save $200, but I think they look sharp with the top plate.

https://goatfabrication.com/collect...d-ranger-sliders-steps?variant=43958757228739

 

[MulchBags2]

The factory step plates are nice but 100% agree they’re made out of shark skin.

 

[pappacrunch]

GREAT REVIEW! These look great, may be my next purchase for the RR. Like southern Cal, it's shorts weather in Florida all year so similar gripe from me. Beefier protection (granted they are not frame mounted, but we don't have any heavy rock climbing here), look great, better ground clearance... What's not to like.

They appear to be priced at $1,613.00 USD on their website as you have installed - which is how I also would get them. Skipping the top plate would save $200, but I think they look sharp with the top plate.

https://goatfabrication.com/collect...d-ranger-sliders-steps?variant=43958757228739

The guys at Goat usually have a sale of some type and offer free shipping on a lot of the sales. I forgot to mention that part in my review. I got 15% off and free shipping. They tend to have a black Friday sale which is even friendlier.

 

[SoutheastRangerRaptor]

The guys at Goat usually have a sale of some type and offer free shipping on a lot of the sales. I forgot to mention that part in my review. I got 15% off and free shipping. They tend to have a black Friday sale which is even friendlier.

Good to hear about possible sale options. I got on their mailing list so will see. Black Friday is right around the corner.....

 

[RealTruck]

Synopsis: The Sliders from Goat Fab are awesome and get a double thumbs up with a twist! They are beefy. You get extra clearance. They don't stick out as far as the running boards. They don't scratch the back of your leg. The top plate stops rocks. More protection! Install is easy. Packaging was up to the task. Adam at Goat Fab cares about his customers. They make the truck look better. The little goat reflecting up on the door or down on the ground with the right light is cool.

Got my new Goat Fabrication sliders a few of days ago and finally got enough of life out of the way and got them installed. I have them on my Bronco and love them. So awhile back I reached out to Adam at Goat Fab to find out if he was gonna do them for the RR and the answer was yes, which was the answer I was wanting to here. When they became available to order I jumped on it and placed my order. Fast forward to a few days ago and they arrived. A couple of days after they arrived, Adam at Goat gave me a call to see if I got them installed and how I liked them. I had to disappoint him (and myself) and say they were still in the garage in boxes.

The reasons I wanted them:

1. I live in Southern California and wear shorts 90% of the time. The Raptor running boards scratch the back of your legs. Go ahead and judge me!
2. I wanted a little more clearance. Both vertical and horizontal.
3. After watching the guys on TFL bend their running boards on rocks I wanted something a little beefier to keep those target shopping carts (and other obstacles) away from my truck.
4. More protection for the sheetmetal.
5. My wife likes the ones on the Bronco and wanted those on the RR.

I got the angled with the top plate version.
The angle gets you the extra clearance (vertical and horizontal) and the top plate stops rocks and gives you a place to step. I picked up a couple of inches of clearance with the angle. The place to step is nice for washing the roof along with that final push to get in the seat.

Install was easy. Make sure you pass your OSHA required test on proper use of a socket wrench. Remove 6 bolts and loosen another towards the back of the running boards and they will drop out. The bolts are a 13mm socket. The sliders are probably 10 lbs heavier than the running boards, so I recommend having a second set of hands when it comes time to put the sliders in place. My bucket helpers didn't quite work the way they did installing on the Sasquatch (an inch or two matters). Once you get one of the middle bolts started you can let your helper go do something else. So the install is 6 bolts into the holes where the running boards bolted in. The bolts from Goat Fab are a little longer to compensate for the extra thickness of slider brackets. They use a 15mm socket. I used blue loctite.

Here are a bunch of pictures.

They come in two boxes and are well packaged.

This is how the running boards are bolted in.

Bolts that come with the sliders.

Before clearance in the front is about 15 inches

Running board removed.

Truck naked. Just like you would expect she looks great!

Old bolts vs new.

Slider installed

Bottom of slider in the front of the truck is at about 18 inches now

At the back door

At the front mudflap

Underneath

Looks great!

Compared to the Bronco

Like a glove! Those fit so perfectly and look great on your Raptor!

 

[yelnoc2]

I like them enough but seems to be closer to body/not as wide as stock. I'm old and need all the help I can possible getting in and out of the truck. Don't do off road, just wanted the motor so stock is sturdy enough for me.

 

[J.Dub]

I hope you are not going to actually test these on rocks and slide on them... It's still attached to the body which isn't that strong... Sliders should always be attached to the frame for actual off road use. These are just another side step.

 

[pappacrunch]

I hope you are not going to actually test these on rocks and slide on them... It's still attached to the body which isn't that strong... Sliders should always be attached to the frame for actual off road use. These are just another side step.

Thanks for the comment. I probably should have put more emphasis on point 3 in my review - "Target shopping carts and other obstacles".

I will start this with I am not great at physics or geometry. Also, I worked really hard in life to afford and waited along time for this truck (like the 99.9999% of us that are lucky enough to get one), and I am not taking my $60k (truck) out on the Rubicon. I will ride shotgun in somebody else's (or take a side by side) You are correct, welded to the frame (if done right) could be better. Crawling around under the truck I realized the frame rails are pretty far back from the body. I started thinking that to get something to protrude out from the frame to protect the body is a bit of a reach and would require some extra heavy braces and probably multiples of them to keep them from bending or breaking when put under stress, somebody who is a much better welder than I am, and a solution is way out of my needs bucket. For me and what I am going to use the truck for even the Goat Fab sliders are overkill but they do put check boxes in the places I need them.

 

[nikhsub1]

IMO they are not sliders unless they attach to the frame. They do look nice though.

 

[J.Dub]

Thanks for the comment. I probably should have put more emphasis on point 3 in my review - "Target shopping carts and other obstacles".

I will start this with I am not great at physics or geometry. Also, I worked really hard in life to afford and waited along time for this truck (like the 99.9999% of us that are lucky enough to get one), and I am not taking my $60k (truck) out on the Rubicon. I will ride shotgun in somebody else's (or take a side by side) You are correct, welded to the frame (if done right) could be better. Crawling around under the truck I realized the frame rails are pretty far back from the body. I started thinking that to get something to protrude out from the frame to protect the body is a bit of a reach and would require some extra heavy braces and probably multiples of them to keep them from bending or breaking when put under stress, somebody who is a much better welder than I am, and a solution is way out of my needs bucket. For me and what I am going to use the truck for even the Goat Fab sliders are overkill but they do put check boxes in the places I need them.

Lucky for you there is much better welders and fabricators out there that do make sliders that bolt to your frame that provides higher clearance, protection to the body and act as a side step. But I am one of those guys that will take my truck on the Rubicon like I did on my 2017 Tacoma. lol. But the stock side steps are so nice, I really like them. I actually used them once and landed it on boulder rock and slide across like a slider. Surprisingly they held up. Just... these Goat Fab side steps is a little complex on "why?" Haha no worries though, they do look nice and I'm not looking for a reason to comment back. Just wanted to give my 2 cents from my off roading experience.

 

[Deepsea619]

Synopsis: The Sliders from Goat Fab are awesome and get a double thumbs up with a twist! They are beefy. You get extra clearance. They don't stick out as far as the running boards. They don't scratch the back of your leg. The top plate stops rocks. More protection! Install is easy. Packaging was up to the task. Adam at Goat Fab cares about his customers. They make the truck look better. The little goat reflecting up on the door or down on the ground with the right light is cool.

Got my new Goat Fabrication sliders a few of days ago and finally got enough of life out of the way and got them installed. I have them on my Bronco and love them. So awhile back I reached out to Adam at Goat Fab to find out if he was gonna do them for the RR and the answer was yes, which was the answer I was wanting to here. When they became available to order I jumped on it and placed my order. Fast forward to a few days ago and they arrived. A couple of days after they arrived, Adam at Goat gave me a call to see if I got them installed and how I liked them. I had to disappoint him (and myself) and say they were still in the garage in boxes.

The reasons I wanted them:

1. I live in Southern California and wear shorts 90% of the time. The Raptor running boards scratch the back of your legs. Go ahead and judge me!
2. I wanted a little more clearance. Both vertical and horizontal.
3. After watching the guys on TFL bend their running boards on rocks I wanted something a little beefier to keep those target shopping carts (and other obstacles) away from my truck.
4. More protection for the sheetmetal.
5. My wife likes the ones on the Bronco and wanted those on the RR.

I got the angled with the top plate version.
The angle gets you the extra clearance (vertical and horizontal) and the top plate stops rocks and gives you a place to step. I picked up a couple of inches of clearance with the angle. The place to step is nice for washing the roof along with that final push to get in the seat.

Install was easy. Make sure you pass your OSHA required test on proper use of a socket wrench. Remove 6 bolts and loosen another towards the back of the running boards and they will drop out. The bolts are a 13mm socket. The sliders are probably 10 lbs heavier than the running boards, so I recommend having a second set of hands when it comes time to put the sliders in place. My bucket helpers didn't quite work the way they did installing on the Sasquatch (an inch or two matters). Once you get one of the middle bolts started you can let your helper go do something else. So the install is 6 bolts into the holes where the running boards bolted in. The bolts from Goat Fab are a little longer to compensate for the extra thickness of slider brackets. They use a 15mm socket. I used blue loctite.

Here are a bunch of pictures.

They come in two boxes and are well packaged.

This is how the running boards are bolted in.

Bolts that come with the sliders.

Before clearance in the front is about 15 inches

Running board removed.

Truck naked. Just like you would expect she looks great!

Old bolts vs new.

Slider installed

Bottom of slider in the front of the truck is at about 18 inches now

At the back door

At the front mudflap

Underneath

Looks great!

Compared to the Bronco

I just ordered my set yesterday. Crazy Black Friday sale! Super excited to put them on. I also live in San Diego and the back of legs get smoke every time I get out of my truck. This is the look I have been looking for. Can’t wait to put them on.

 

[Deepsea619]

Synopsis: The Sliders from Goat Fab are awesome and get a double thumbs up with a twist! They are beefy. You get extra clearance. They don't stick out as far as the running boards. They don't scratch the back of your leg. The top plate stops rocks. More protection! Install is easy. Packaging was up to the task. Adam at Goat Fab cares about his customers. They make the truck look better. The little goat reflecting up on the door or down on the ground with the right light is cool.

Got my new Goat Fabrication sliders a few of days ago and finally got enough of life out of the way and got them installed. I have them on my Bronco and love them. So awhile back I reached out to Adam at Goat Fab to find out if he was gonna do them for the RR and the answer was yes, which was the answer I was wanting to here. When they became available to order I jumped on it and placed my order. Fast forward to a few days ago and they arrived. A couple of days after they arrived, Adam at Goat gave me a call to see if I got them installed and how I liked them. I had to disappoint him (and myself) and say they were still in the garage in boxes.

The reasons I wanted them:

1. I live in Southern California and wear shorts 90% of the time. The Raptor running boards scratch the back of your legs. Go ahead and judge me!
2. I wanted a little more clearance. Both vertical and horizontal.
3. After watching the guys on TFL bend their running boards on rocks I wanted something a little beefier to keep those target shopping carts (and other obstacles) away from my truck.
4. More protection for the sheetmetal.
5. My wife likes the ones on the Bronco and wanted those on the RR.

I got the angled with the top plate version.
The angle gets you the extra clearance (vertical and horizontal) and the top plate stops rocks and gives you a place to step. I picked up a couple of inches of clearance with the angle. The place to step is nice for washing the roof along with that final push to get in the seat.

Install was easy. Make sure you pass your OSHA required test on proper use of a socket wrench. Remove 6 bolts and loosen another towards the back of the running boards and they will drop out. The bolts are a 13mm socket. The sliders are probably 10 lbs heavier than the running boards, so I recommend having a second set of hands when it comes time to put the sliders in place. My bucket helpers didn't quite work the way they did installing on the Sasquatch (an inch or two matters). Once you get one of the middle bolts started you can let your helper go do something else. So the install is 6 bolts into the holes where the running boards bolted in. The bolts from Goat Fab are a little longer to compensate for the extra thickness of slider brackets. They use a 15mm socket. I used blue loctite.

Here are a bunch of pictures.

They come in two boxes and are well packaged.

This is how the running boards are bolted in.

Bolts that come with the sliders.

Before clearance in the front is about 15 inches

Running board removed.

Truck naked. Just like you would expect she looks great!

Old bolts vs new.

Slider installed

Bottom of slider in the front of the truck is at about 18 inches now

At the back door

At the front mudflap

Underneath

Looks great!

Compared to the Bronco

Is Loctite required?

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