Protect Your 3rd Gen Tundra with Westcott Designs No Kickout Rock Sliders
The 2022–2026 Toyota Tundra is an incredibly capable platform for off-road travel, camping, and overlanding, but taking a full-size truck onto technical terrain makes proper body protection especially important. The Westcott Designs No Kickout Rock Sliders are built to protect the vulnerable rocker area of the 3rd Gen Tundra while maintaining a clean, streamlined profile along the sides of the truck.
Westcott Designs builds these sliders from DOM steel tubing, with a heavy-duty .188-wall main tube and .120-wall outer tubes. The frame plates and tube gussets are laser cut from .188-inch HRPO steel, creating a robust structure designed to handle trail impacts. Add in a true bolt-on installation, multiple angle options, optional top plates, and your choice of MIG or TIG welding, and these sliders give Tundra owners plenty of ways to configure their rocker protection around their particular build.
Protect Your Tundra’s Rocker Panels
Rocker panels are particularly vulnerable when navigating rocky and uneven trails. Even with larger tires and upgraded suspension, an obstacle positioned between the front and rear wheels can make contact with the lower body of your truck.
That’s where dedicated rock sliders become valuable.
The Westcott Designs No Kickout Rock Sliders create a strong barrier along the rocker area of your Tundra, helping protect the truck when encountering rocks, ledges, and other trail obstacles.
For owners gradually progressing toward more technical trails, sliders are a logical addition alongside skid plates, recovery points, and other functional armor.
Heavy-Duty DOM Steel Construction
Westcott Designs builds these sliders around DOM, or Drawn Over Mandrel, steel tubing.
The main tube features a substantial .188-inch wall thickness, while the outer tubes use .120-inch-wall DOM steel for additional reinforcement. This combination gives the sliders the impact resistance needed for demanding off-road use without relying on lightweight running-board-style construction.
Westcott also uses laser-cut .188-inch HRPO steel for the frame plates and tube gussets.
That means the strength isn’t limited to the visible slider tubes. The mounting structure itself is designed around heavy-duty steel components to create a complete rocker protection system.
Clean No-Kickout Design
These particular Westcott Designs sliders use a no-kickout configuration, creating a clean profile from the front to the rear of the slider.
A kickout typically widens near the rear tire and can help push the vehicle away from obstacles as it passes them. The no-kickout version instead maintains a more consistent profile along the truck.
For owners who prefer a cleaner and more streamlined appearance, the no-kickout design can be an excellent choice.
It also keeps the sliders tucked neatly along the body of the Tundra, complementing everything from a relatively mild daily-driver build to a fully equipped overland truck.
Choose Between 0- and 20-Degree Angles
Every Tundra build is different, which is why Westcott Designs offers these sliders with 0-degree and 20-degree angle options.
A 0-degree configuration provides a flatter orientation, while the 20-degree option angles the outer portion upward for a more tucked appearance and additional clearance along the side of the vehicle.
That gives you the ability to choose a configuration based on how you use your truck.
If step functionality and a flatter platform are priorities, one setup may make more sense. If you’re building around clearance and a more aggressive tucked profile, the angled configuration may be preferable.
Optional Top Plates
Westcott Designs also gives you the option of ordering the sliders with or without top plates.
Top plates can provide additional surface area along the slider, which can be useful when stepping up to access equipment mounted higher on the truck.
That becomes especially valuable on Tundras equipped with roof racks, bed racks, rooftop tents, awnings, recovery boards, or other exterior-mounted accessories.
For owners focused primarily on rocker protection and a simpler tubular appearance, the sliders can also be configured without top plates.
This flexibility lets you tailor the sliders around both the appearance and functionality you want from your Tundra.
True Bolt-On Installation
Serious rocker protection doesn’t necessarily mean you have to permanently weld armor to your truck.
The Westcott Designs No Kickout Rock Sliders feature a true bolt-on installation using supplied hardware.
That makes them a more approachable option for Tundra owners who want heavy-duty trail protection without committing to a welded slider installation.
Westcott also accounts for differences between Hybrid and Non-Hybrid Tundra models when selecting the sliders, ensuring the appropriate mounting hardware is supplied for the chosen configuration.
As with any substantial piece of off-road armor, carefully following the manufacturer’s installation and torque procedures is important.
MIG or TIG Welded Options
Westcott Designs offers the sliders with either MIG or TIG welded construction.
Both options use the same heavy-duty DOM tubing and laser-cut components, giving customers another way to configure the sliders based on their preferences.
Regardless of the welding option selected, these aren’t generic running boards intended primarily for easier vehicle entry. They’re purpose-built rock sliders constructed around materials and mounting points intended for off-road protection.
That’s an important distinction when choosing equipment for a Tundra that will regularly encounter technical terrain.
Durable Black Powder Coat Available
Rock sliders live in a harsh environment.
They’re constantly exposed to water, mud, road debris, gravel, and potentially direct contact with rocks and other trail obstacles. Westcott Designs offers these sliders with a durable BK59 black powder coat finish, helping protect the steel while providing a clean appearance against the body of the Tundra.
The black finish also works naturally with other common off-road upgrades, including aftermarket bumpers, skid plates, bed racks, and suspension components.
The result is functional armor that can look like an intentional part of the complete build rather than an afterthought.
Built for the 3rd Gen Tundra
These Westcott Designs No Kickout Rock Sliders are built for the 2022–2026 Toyota Tundra, with an important fitment consideration: they do not fit Double Cab or long-bed models.
Making sure you select the correct vehicle configuration is especially important with frame-mounted armor.
For compatible Tundras, the vehicle-specific design allows the sliders to follow the proportions of the 3rd Gen platform while positioning the protection where it’s actually needed.
Westcott also distinguishes between Hybrid and Non-Hybrid applications so the correct mounting hardware can be included.
Build a More Trail-Ready Tundra
Rock sliders become even more valuable as the rest of your Tundra becomes more capable.
A complete off-road build might pair the Westcott Designs sliders with:
- Larger all-terrain or mud-terrain tires
- Upgraded suspension
- Front and rear bumpers
- Underbody skid plates
- Winch and recovery equipment
- Bed rack or roof rack
- Rooftop tent
- Traction boards
- Auxiliary lighting
Each modification serves a different purpose. Suspension and tires help the truck navigate difficult terrain, skid plates protect components underneath, recovery equipment helps when traction runs out, and rock sliders protect the lower sides of the body.
Together, those upgrades can create a much more complete and purposeful 3rd Gen Tundra.
Final Thoughts
The Westcott Designs No Kickout Rock Sliders for the 2022–2026 Toyota Tundra are built for owners who want serious rocker protection with a clean, streamlined profile.
With .188-wall DOM steel main tubing, .120-wall outer tubes, .188-inch HRPO steel frame plates and gussets, true bolt-on installation, 0- or 20-degree angle options, optional top plates, MIG or TIG welded configurations, and an available BK59 black powder coat finish, Westcott gives Tundra owners plenty of options for tailoring the sliders to their build.
Whether your Tundra is being prepared for technical trails, extended overland travel, or weekend adventures in the backcountry, rocker protection is an upgrade worth considering before the terrain gets difficult. The Westcott Designs No Kickout Rock Sliders provide the heavy-duty construction and vehicle-specific fit needed to help protect your 3rd Gen Tundra when the trail gets tight.