[S4Cruiser]

Originally Posted by concretejungle

Jon, looking good.

So my question is this since i have seen those types of sliders on 55s as well..... are those actually sliders? On the 80 as you know the slider is not bolted to the rocker but to the frame. There is a lot of load put on a slider when the truck comes down on them. These just seem like those 6 little bolts won't do much of anything but allowing the entire slider to push the whole rocker up? Am i wrong? explain how this type of slider works?

Thanks Alex!

To answer your question, these aren't really true sliders like we have on the 80. I think the 55 series ones that IPOR sell are but I don't know many details about them.

These are b/w a regular stock step and a frame weld on slider. They give the rockers a good bit of protection from a minor scrub/hit, but you wouldn't want to put the wieght of the truck on one. I might add a frame tie in to these for some added beef...but I doubt I ever wheel this truck hard enough for it to be an issue. Also the wheel base of the 40 is so short that the likely hood you would use the sliders to pivot on/up/around an obstacle would be a lot less than in the 80.

But you're right they are not 'sliders'...just overdone steps.