DrThunder Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 here is what i fabricated for my rock sliders. wanted something that wouldn't sacrifice width or height. here's what i came up with. let me know what you guys think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 so you didn't want to sacrifice ground clearance and used angle iron to protect the rockers.yet your arms stick down below the angle iron just as much as if you just used some box tubing makes plenty of sense . hate to break it to you but you lost your ground clearance anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrThunder Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 what i meant was most sliders stick out and act as steps making your jeep wider and more susceptible to rocks and such. i didn't lose any ground clearance. the frame rail is lower than the arms that come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrThunder Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 see what i mean. think before you speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 see what i mean. think before you speak yikes, that was just harsh :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I make mine stick out further so I can use them as pivot points and to protect the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 i think i would like them to stick out a little further to help protect flares and mirrors a tiny bit. but i do like your design, is the angle actually touching the rocker? seems like it would bend easier than a tube setup, you tried hi-lifting on them yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrThunder Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 i can jack it up from any part of the slider, jump on them. they are very solid. they are mounted with four bolts to the frame each and four bolts to the pinch seam. all the steal i used was 1/4 inch so it won't be breaking probably ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrThunder Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 oh and no its not touching the body, there is about an 1/8 inch gap for drainage purposes. i wouldn't want to enhance the rusting process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Mine will be weld in ones that replace the rockers and extend to the rear wheel opening. I will also be plating the frame from the front to the rear spring mounts and doing some minor boatsiding fron the rockers to tne frame rail. This combined with a flat bottom should help me slide over rocks and such without getting hung up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I had thought about going with angle iron before. Let us know how they hold up, as it is quite unconventional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 see what i mean. think before you speak hate to break it to you wise @$$ .i thought before i spoke and you are still losing the same ground clearance. you can dream that your not all you want.yes you do have some extra clearance at the body but the arm which attaches it to the frame is just as low as any other slider out there so you are losing just as much ground clearance as they are.any rock that passes under the vehicle is going to hit your arm just as it would any other slider.hence you have lost the same amount of ground clearance.sure if you are passing by a rock you might skim by will the other types will rub but thats not increased ground clearance.yours are not as wide thats its listen and learn before you speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 here i'll even show you using your own picture. see look at that ground clearance is the same.the only thing you have improved is side clearance. now don't get all upset.you ask what people thought and i told you .sorry to throw your theory out the window and prove you haven't gain any more height then any other slider out there.i'm not trying to take away from your design just simply pointing out you are wrong in one aspect of your build.you have lost just as much ground clearance as any other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 To me.. it is OK.. I think it needs to stick out further to protect your body panels more. I personally use my rock rails as pivots, an I still manage to tear up sheetmetal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I just think it's too close to the sheetmetal. a good hit will bend the crap outta the sheetmetal...you do only have 2 mounting points and 4 bolts holding it in. a setup like PETEM's setup would not bend quite so easily... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Badger, I think what he's getting at is towards the outside he has more clearance than a conventional slider, which he does. His intentions with his sliders are different than your intentions with yours. Internet arguements are like racing in the special olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 never said he didn't have more clearance on the outside edge but that has nothing to do with ground clearance.his width is less then a conventional slider ,so that would be more side clearance not ground clearance.its semantics really.oh and i never posted pics of my sliders .i don't even have rockers to protect right now. I just think it's too close to the sheetmetal. a good hit will bend the crap outta the sheetmetal...you do only have 2 mounting points and 4 bolts holding it in. a setup like PETEM's setup would not bend quite so easily... look closer he also has a piece of steel going to the pinch seam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrThunder Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 thanks for the input guys. just went out and put them up against some rocks and they held up well. i ended up actually on accident letting the whole truck fall onto one and it didn't move so mission accomplished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 i ended up actually on accident letting the whole truck fall onto one and it didn't move so mission accomplished! well thats what they're there for the accidents! so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnaevd Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 i kinda want to break out my web pistol and bust a cap? What do you guys think?/ I like your rock slider design. I think its neat. Not what i would use personally, but I tend to drive carelessly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I would make a ramp of sorts to allow a rock to slide under the mounting brackets instead of getting hung up on them. They are tucked in nice. :D I like to pivot so these aren't for me, but I'm sure my wife would like yours better then mine. She hated the one I had on my XJ because they stuck out too far according to her.... :roll: Mine will stick out a couple of inches more, but will have better ground clearance because the bottom of mine will be where the top of the pinch rail is. I'm removing my pinch rails completely and welding in my rock rails in as my rockers. :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 badger, pinch seams aren't exactly tough. and chances are if your rocker is rusted out, your seam is just as bad...so, if geometry and phyisics bear with me, a good, solid hit with 4 anchor points on the frame side and a similar amount on the pinch seam, may, and probably will, still bend the rockers up pretty good. not to say they aren't protected. they'll take quite a beating I'm sure, but it could be a bit farther from the body to protect it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 i like the design :D i could have used them the last time i was out at the Badlands :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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