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Well, if you’re not waiting on money, you’re waiting on shipping.
This, make a point to order from “in stock” source and the acknowledgement email says shipping Aug 28, wtf 🤬
 
This, make a point to order from “in stock” source and the acknowledgement email says shipping Aug 28, wtf 🤬
ordering from JT outfitters I see....
 
Well, if you’re not waiting on money, you’re waiting on shipping.
You know what its like since youre in cottonwood lol anything that says 2-3 days means 5-7.
 
Pretty sure you can get some quick cash selling platelets!
Those are harder for me to get. I didnt say WHOSE kidney or blood. Thats TBD
 
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That sounds like a great way to hybrid both approaches 👍🏼
Can’t say from firsthand knowledge of the bolt-on sliders, but from pics I’ve seen, the flanges for the bolts look to be 1/4” or 3/8”?
3 mounting legs for each slider? That’s where my mind keeps going.

As someone who's had to remove the welds and clean up frames that have had sliders directly welded to them, definitely go with bolt on.

I use 3/8 plate on the frame side and get 5/8 U-bolts bent up at a local spring shop. If you look at White Knuckle or some of the other popular brands, they all use a similar approach. Web photo below to illustrate.

On the 55 I posted above it's got 3 frame mounted and 1 that ties into a frame side body support on each side, it's an 80 frame though not a 55.

The other benefit of removable, is that if you do powder coat them they can be removed to be redone. I don't recommend powder on sliders though since if you actually use them they get scraped up by design, which allows water to get underneath the powder.

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As someone who's had to remove the welds and clean up frames that have had sliders directly welded to them, definitely go with bolt on.

I use 3/8 plate on the frame side and get 5/8 U-bolts bent up at a local spring shop. If you look at White Knuckle or some of the other popular brands, they all use a similar approach. Web photo below to illustrate.

On the 55 I posted above it's got 3 frame mounted and 1 that ties into a frame side body support on each side, it's an 80 frame though not a 55.

The other benefit of removable, is that if you do powder coat them they can be removed to be redone. I don't recommend powder on sliders though since if you actually use them they get scraped up by design, which allows water to get underneath the powder.

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Thanks for this input Steve. I’d forgotten about the use of a u-bolt in this application. I thought everyone used an additional backside plate.
 
Thanks for this input Steve. I’d forgotten about the use of a u-bolt in this application. I thought everyone used an additional backside plate.
The Slee Slider Steps on my 100 use the custom U-bolt approach. I have banged those sliders numerous times and they have never moved.
 

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