mudgudgeon
Resident galah
@jcardona1 damn this thing is tits! I do a double take every time there's a pic of it!
Fj80 rocker chop body mounted sliders
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Any pics of that setup? Love to see it!
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
Yeah, but nah
F###ing photo bucket lost them on me
I might have some on my old laptop.
Here's a couple from shortly before firing up the grinder. Side steps died on this trip
F###ing photo bucket lost them on me
I might have some on my old laptop.
Here's a couple from shortly before firing up the grinder. Side steps died on this trip
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
Couple more before
Not sure why I thought factory side steps wouldn't cut it
theses are all with 2" lift, 35s, 3x locked.
Can't find any of my sliders, will have a better look tomorrow.
Not sure why I thought factory side steps wouldn't cut it
theses are all with 2" lift, 35s, 3x locked.Can't find any of my sliders, will have a better look tomorrow.
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
Nice. I cut out my rockers and welded in my sliders a few years back. Great way to go for a wheeler. More clearance and from my experience, they seem to be sturdier than the weld or clamp to frame style. I'll see if I can add some pictures a little later.
Hay nice job
I got the idea from Rich Costa, Costa Fab a vender on mud when I went out to meet him about my front bumper. My calif Reg has 0 rust but I was looking for max clearance at the rockers & weight saveing. Looks like the design matches mine right down to the wing on the ends & the chamfer on the bottom fr & bk.
I height of the cut was based on the pinch weld on the bottom of the rockers I wanted to retain this as a straight line to weld to & it put the front of the tub were I like it look wise I also thought it would be stronger with a continuous weld at this point, a piece of 2 inch tape lined up to the door seals put the cut right were I wanted things to be. The A pillar is weld to the Sliders just like yours the b pillars were cut flush not bent like your. I wanted to weld them somehow but in the end I went for the cleaner look of the stock door jam & seals.
I got the idea from Rich Costa, Costa Fab a vender on mud when I went out to meet him about my front bumper. My calif Reg has 0 rust but I was looking for max clearance at the rockers & weight saveing. Looks like the design matches mine right down to the wing on the ends & the chamfer on the bottom fr & bk.
I height of the cut was based on the pinch weld on the bottom of the rockers I wanted to retain this as a straight line to weld to & it put the front of the tub were I like it look wise I also thought it would be stronger with a continuous weld at this point, a piece of 2 inch tape lined up to the door seals put the cut right were I wanted things to be. The A pillar is weld to the Sliders just like yours the b pillars were cut flush not bent like your. I wanted to weld them somehow but in the end I went for the cleaner look of the stock door jam & seals.
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I wheel my Reg pretty hard & have the full weight of the Reg on the the Sliders on regular basis there are dents & gouges in both Sliders, overall they held up good I tend to put the driver side in harms way to protect the exhaust on the passenger side. This has lead to the driver side bending up slightly it's very hard to notice but I see it because I am picky. I am very happy with the Sliders and would do it again the added clearance is a must for the kind of wheeling I do and they just look right.
Do you recall the wall thickness and sizes of the materials you used on those? They are awesome!
The main tube is 2x4 1/8 wall & the round tube 2" .120 dome. Another consideration I had was I wanted the sliders to be down from the door seals & the bottom of the doors in case they get substantially bent up I can still open the doors.
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
Oh my you have been busy. Looks goodLooks great! I did something similar, still have yet to do the passenger side because of the cats, not sure what I'm doing with that yet. I cut the rocker, capped with plate and attached a 2x6 to the frame. A lot of work but the result is well worth it IMO.
Post #27 of this thread shows the bottom of my sliders, that the best pictures i have with me. The bottom of sliders are about 1" higher off the ground then the bottom of the frame.
Thanks. You've given me some ideas on how I will fab up slider on my rig.
richardlillard1
SILVER Star
The thing to be careful with, and I've seen it done already on a few of the ones posted, is the drains that come down the side of the rocker panel walls. These small slit drains are similar to the ones in the doors, quarter panels, hatch, tailgate, etc.
There's more to the drainage system than the bigger hoses for the sunroof drains.
There's more to the drainage system than the bigger hoses for the sunroof drains.
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
@richardlillard1 good call. I opened these up a little when I did mine.
I did similar to @brosky in keeping must of the pinch weld seam in place, but I reduced it from 1" tall to about 3/8".
I used 3" x 1/8 square hollow, so the top of mine comes right up to the door, door gap is just shy of 1/4"
I'll try and get some pics from under mine, but mine is a 105, the body structure is a little different
I did similar to @brosky in keeping must of the pinch weld seam in place, but I reduced it from 1" tall to about 3/8".
I used 3" x 1/8 square hollow, so the top of mine comes right up to the door, door gap is just shy of 1/4"
I'll try and get some pics from under mine, but mine is a 105, the body structure is a little different
Very cool!
I keep my Reg garaged and it doesn't rain in California ( ha ha ) but I am hearing enough about the drains I'm going to go back and drill some holes were the drains used to be.
Nice job. Can't see both l and r side same time they don't have to matchI especially like your enthusiast attitude to real off roading. I see so many project trucks turn into garage queens. It's heart breaking I couldn't do it I want to drive it.
Hey what did you do to bolt your front fender back in on the bottom after you put that square tube in
