I may be adding another round tube support run from the end of the slider to the frame. There are two stock holes in the frame in just the right spot. The rear overhang is about 16-18". I couldn't move the rear mount back any because the frame starts to taper out and curve up for the rear axle. Well, I could have but this was easier. As well as the bolting method I described above, I will be running two countersunk flat head bolts up into the bottom of each mount to act in shear as the sliders support the weight of the truck. There is a surprising volume of space up under the bed here. I have visions of two deep cycle batteries or an old propane tank for an onboard air reservoir.
The exhaust will be run on the other side with the 3B, and it will be above the bottom of the frame rails. That will leave the sliders and frame at about the same height off the ground. I plan on making a custom skid plate to protect my vital bits too.
I might run a length of tube to connect the three slider arms about halfway out from the frame to stiffen the whole affair. Also there will be two or three flattened spots on the 1.5" tube for jacking points. The two tubes will be joined at those locations with short lengths of tube so they both support the weight.
I did all of this on Saturday and never made it out to the garage on Sunday to do the other side and finish the details. But with one side figured out the other will be quicker. I intend to hide in the garage in the evenings this week.
