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Sliders are here! These things are heavy.
Things are moving slow due to many other projects, but I’m getting there. Skids are next, then bumper, and finally lift kit once everything is installed
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I like the look of those sliders. Who makes them?
I also run spacers on my GX in stock wheels but only 0.75” so my wheels don’t stick out. They are just perfectly flush.
Also post pics of your 40 when you get a chance.
Not sure if you'd want to, but the spray on bedliner in a rattle can found at your big box hardware store comes out with texture. It's almost gritty and does provide a bit of grip. It won't matter if it's caked in mud, but if just wet it does provide a bit more traction than powdercoat does alone.Update on the sliders. They work great, but I need to put some type of mud flaps or cut the OEM trim to put back on. Just going through a couple of mud puddles covers the steps in mud. I also added some grip tape along the edge, because when the sliders are wet they get very slippery.
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I coated my sliders in bedliner and my wife and kids didn't like it because it hurt their feet when barefoot and tore up my wife's shoes when she wore anything with a leather sole. So I put on some adhesive-backed neoprene from Amazon (Amazon product ASIN B01KBQPRMI). Over a year later and it is still holding on great. It is easy to cut to shape, soft enough for bare feet, and provides great traction (even when wet). Once it gets too torn up I will replace it, but so far I haven't had to do that. If I was doing it over again I wouldn't have bothered with the bedliner and would have just used this material on top of powder coat or rattle can paint.Not sure if you'd want to, but the spray on bedliner in a rattle can found at your big box hardware store comes out with texture. It's almost gritty and does provide a bit of grip. It won't matter if it's caked in mud, but if just wet it does provide a bit more traction than powdercoat does alone.
I used a roll-on bedliner, rather than spray. Took longer to install but allowed for a thicker coat.Damn, I've never seen it that rough and thick.
Personally, I'm a huge opponent of any wheel spacers, get the wheels with right backspacing and drive worry free. Seen too many mishap/failures with those things. It is not worth your safety or your families safety.
Care to share some documented failures of the Spidertrax? I haven't been able to find a single one. Not every spacer is created equal.
Personally, I'm a huge opponent of any wheel spacers, get the wheels with right backspacing and drive worry free. Seen too many mishap/failures with those things. It is not worth your safety or your families safety.
I’ve also heard of a lot of aftermarket wheel failures too, so either way there’s some risk. I like staying with OEM wheels because they’re probably better made than any aftermarket wheel out there. Many of the problems I was seeing was due to either stripped or broken wheel studs and/or vibrations. That is one of the reasons I went with spidertrax vs a knockoff brand. Wheel studs are grade 10.9 and I’m hoping American made means better quality control. We’ll see how well that turns out. And I was careful to follow the torque specs on the instructions.
I did consider wheel bearing and ball joint life. However that problem exists whether I go with offset wheels or spacers, the wheel bearings don’t know the difference. Looking at the design of the spindle it’s already offset, so the additional 1” does increase the stress, but it’s not like stock is centered about the neutral axis to begin with. I’d estimate it increases the moment arm about 20%.