TACOMA BLITZ SLIDER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TOOLS NEEDED HARDWARE • 14 mm socket • 5/16-18 x 3/8” Hex Head Bolt qty. 8 • 12 mm socket • 1/4-20 x 3/4” Button Head qty. 12 • 1/2” wrench • 1/4-20 Flange Nut qty. 12 •...
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First we will assemble the slider. Lift the legs onto the slider and bolt them on with the large button head bolts and flange nuts. Look at the corner of the leg and make sure the arrow is pointing toward the front of the vehicle. Note: you will have to drill a hole in the bottom of the rear bracket on the long bed slider for maximum strength.
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Install the light brackets. You’ll notice the bracket is larger on one side, make sure the larger side is facing upward. Secure the bracket to the slider using a 5/16” bolt and a 1/2” wrench. The legs that connect to the slider have holes drilled into them for you to run wire to your lights.
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Install the rest of the button head bolts to mount the legs to the slider. Leave the bolts loose so you can move the slider back and forth to align it on the truck once its mounted. From this point on, they will mount to the truck in the same way as our Strike Rock Sliders Remove the bolt that connects the crossmember to the frame rail.
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Take the plate we provide and slide it into the square hole in the crossmember. Use a 12mm and remove the two nuts holding the electronic box inside the frame rail. Move the electronic box out of the way. Use a jack to lift the slider into place. Make sure the wire harness is out of the way before bolting the slider to the frame.
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Loosely install the five side mount bolts. Use the 1/2” bolts and install them inside facing outward. Use a 1/2” bolt with a 1/2” washer, then back it up with a 3/4” washer on the inside of the rail and use a 1/2” washer and a 1/2”...
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Next, use a magnet to insert the 1/2” nut through the frame hole. Then thread the 1/2” bolt through the bottom hole and into the nut. Use a 3/4” socket to tighten it down. Reconnect the brake line brackets and the electric box. Go back and tighten down all of the bolts then you will be finished with the install.
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