my custom sliders...

[Texus]

from georges design...with nice steel mesh...keeps the Kids feet from fallin' through... a local dude built for me a few months back...

 

[Texus]

anutha close up...

the mesh is super solid... a nice "get creative" idea... these angle up like most do...

 

[C6H12O6]

Looks cool with the mesh. You should fab up some sort of propane system so you could BBQ on your sliders. "I'll see your manifold burrito and raise you a slider shish-kabob."

Are those powdercoated or painted? I've seen that same mesh used on other projects and it was really prone to rusting with all those little moisture-holding crevaces. Make sure you have it sealed up really well, or you could have issues.

 

[DuManchu]

Lookin great!

Do you have pics of them installed?

I always liked Georges slider design, nice and simple.

 

[Texus]

word..

they be p-coated...been on for a bit... no problems... yet

 

[Texus]

installed...

a couple of them on...

 

[sc40]

how much did you give for them?

if you dont mind me asking

 

[Texus]

$$

Just under $600... helluva deal in my book!! ..and not to rub it in...free powdercoating...

 

[concretejungle]

Those look great!!!

 

[2badfjs]

very nice work!

but your missing a little support between the rail and the outer tube

if you lean the weight of your rig on those tubes, there gonna bend.

i hope not,but i think so.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

your missing a little support between the rail and the outer tube

if you lean the weight of your rig on those tubes, there gonna bend.

Splain yourself . I'm about to weld up mine using George's design also, they seem plenty stout, haven't heard any complaints from the many people that have made them.

 

[Texus]

not so much...

The truck has leaned on the bars...no bend...I've jacked the truck up with these as well...no issues...now maybe if I get t-boned, or slam somethin' hard enough it may bend...

 

[2badfjs]

Q:Splain yourself . I'm about to weld up mine using George's design also, they seem plenty stout, haven't heard any complaints from the many people that have made them.

the tube that comes off the main slider from each end.
i feel the need for extra reinforcement by adding two pieces of tube that goes out from the main rail to the side tube.

but thats me, i over build everything

Q: The truck has leaned on the bars...no bend...I've jacked the truck up with these as well...no issues...now maybe if I get t-boned, or slam somethin' hard enough it may bend...

thats good!
what did you use,DOM tubing?

i really like the mesh screen. it adds a little more..........industrial look/heavy equipment

 

[concretejungle]

they look good to me. I have george's designed sliders and have come down on them really hard. I've actually bowed the slider rail itself, but it never bent up to hit the rocker.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I get what you're talking about - the tube "hoop" around the mesh, not the frame supports or 2x4 slider. They might get bumped, but don't know that they'd have the weight of the truck on them.

 

[fzj80kidpen]

I have to agree with 2badfjs.
Usually you see atleast one if not two tube supports between the outer tube and the rocker rail. As long as you are just brushing off you will be fine but a big impact could do some bending.

 

[Texus]

sure...

I good hit would prolly bend somethin' but where I live... that won;t happen anytime soon... I'll be in Vail for 2 weeks this sept & could smack it good there...but I don't want to bash my s*** if I can help it...I'll be cautious...

2bad... what does DOM mean for the tubing?... the shop used what they had on hand...these are crazy heavy, if that helps...

 

[2badfjs]

I good hit would prolly bend somethin' but where I live... that won;t happen anytime soon... I'll be in Vail for 2 weeks this sept & could smack it good there...but I don't want to bash my s*** if I can help it...I'll be cautious...

2bad... what does DOM mean for the tubing?... the shop used what they had on hand...these are crazy heavy, if that helps...

DOM: drawn over mandrel....its a prosses of making the tube
it's a bit stronger than HREW : hot rolled electric weld.

i use hrew in all my sliders