Getting Sliders - Suggestions?
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I'm thinking about Scolaros's Sliders.
You're leaning in the right direction...
although there are a lot of smaller custom fabbers here on mud that would love the business too.
although there are a lot of smaller custom fabbers here on mud that would love the business too.
Box Rocket
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If money is not part of the equation, then my preference is in this order....
1:Metal Tech
2:Slee
Those are the two major players as far as sliders, then it's a sizeable gap and you get into some of the less expensive options that are more of a custom approach.
If you're on a budget, hard to beat the price of the 67" Trail-Gear sliders although you'll need a little bit of welding to finish them up. Check out my ROTW linked in my sig for details on my Trail-Gear Sliders.
Edit: THIS LINK has better details on the Trail-Gear sliders on my truck.
1:Metal Tech
2:Slee
Those are the two major players as far as sliders, then it's a sizeable gap and you get into some of the less expensive options that are more of a custom approach.
If you're on a budget, hard to beat the price of the 67" Trail-Gear sliders although you'll need a little bit of welding to finish them up. Check out my ROTW linked in my sig for details on my Trail-Gear Sliders.
Edit: THIS LINK has better details on the Trail-Gear sliders on my truck.
Rocky Road Outfitters makes a pair for the 80. It has the catalytic converter skidplate already on them as well. But I cant speak for their quality, cause I dont own a pair.
LINUS
Waiting for the Great Pumpkin
Is there a wife/significant other/princess driving the cruiser?
I like the Slee step sliders myself, and they are more family / average daily life friendly.
Maybe you should state what specifics you need/want in your sliders, then people can chime in based on functionality, rather than just who their favorite builder/brand is. JAT
I like the Slee step sliders myself, and they are more family / average daily life friendly.
Maybe you should state what specifics you need/want in your sliders, then people can chime in based on functionality, rather than just who their favorite builder/brand is. JAT
I have MetalTech sliders and really like them. Bought them and they arrived a week later. I was thinking about the Hanna Quality sliders before my purchase. The reason I didn't go with the Hanna is that, from everything I hear, he takes a long time (although his work is top notch). I didn't look too hard at the Slee sliders because his catalytic converter skid plate doesn't seem to protect as well as Hanna or MetalTech. Good luck in whatever you decide.
I love my Metal Tech sliders. They're great to work with too. I just landed mine on the cat guard. All of the weight was on the cat guard on a big rock. I could turn my tires and pivot side to side on it. I did scuff them.
little_joe
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I thought long and hard as well, and finally ordered slider steps from Mike @ BumpIt. The 3/16" wall tube, cat protection, and price are all perfect for me. Just one more to consider - you can't go wrong with any of the aforementioned vendors, though.
If I buy a set of sliders I too would go with the step sliders from bumpit. I will probably build though. Let us know what you go with.
Redline Sliders
I got mine in kit form from Justin at Redline. If you can weld it way be a way to save a few bucks. Here is a link to an older post with pictures and Justin's contact info. I got mine without the plate.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/252914-my-new-red-line-sliders.html#post3889796
I got mine in kit form from Justin at Redline. If you can weld it way be a way to save a few bucks. Here is a link to an older post with pictures and Justin's contact info. I got mine without the plate.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/252914-my-new-red-line-sliders.html#post3889796
Congrats! I love my MT sliders...
You haven't wore those out yet?
Last time I saw your rig you had thoroughly tested the driver's side. I think MT has used you for testing out their design, so he'll be getting the improved model, right?
LOL! Mine are the pre-production slider... And yes, I have tested them to the limit more than once! I honestly believe that they are the strongest sliders you can get. Period.
Can't go wrong with the Metaltech sliders, enjoy.
I went with Mike at Bump It Offroad as well. They are of excellent build quality and Mike was a great guy to work with. He built them on schedule too. Very reasonably priced too, I think they were only 550 or 600 for bare metal.
Here for some pics for future reference:
I went with Mike at Bump It Offroad as well. They are of excellent build quality and Mike was a great guy to work with. He built them on schedule too. Very reasonably priced too, I think they were only 550 or 600 for bare metal.
Here for some pics for future reference:
I'm definitely going with TrailGear. $140 plus $24 for the gusset kit and Note: 58" & 67" Rock Sliders are now made from seamless DOM material.
I like the look of Metal Tech's sliders and I think that I'm going to go with them, though I've heard that the front mudflaps cannot be used with them. Not sure if you can use front mudflaps with anyone's sliders though...
