tempting, but I kinda like the "Oxidized" look
Kinda like the whole underside of Onur's pimpin' new ride?
-Mike-
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Kinda like the whole underside of Onur's pimpin' new ride?
-Mike-
Rudy,
The amount of metal and the welds on those sliders look impressive. I think you are going to be very happy with those!
-Mike-
The amount of metal and the welds on those sliders look impressive. I think you are going to be very happy with those!
-Mike-
I agree - they look pretty beefy. Let's go try them out in Moab!
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I hope to try them out before, but not sure if work is going to let me after this week.
Rudy what's your opinion of the sliders after a year or so? How solid are the mounts? seems like there could be some potential for up/down slide with the U bracket and only the bolts on top? Have you beat them on rocks--how are they holding up?
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- #46
David, they are holding up great. I have beat them on rocks. Two trips to Moab and they have not moved yet (if they have it is so minimal I can't see it). I do need to repaint them as I have scratched them up some. The bolts on the u bracket are a tight fit, so there is not much room for movement. Both sides also have a plate that uses four bolts that attach to exsisting holes already on the frame. Over all, I am happy with them.
alia176
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My only concern with them is that they stick out quite far, similar to the mini truck's version. However, the weight of the 80 is quite a bit more so what kind off leverage are the outriggers exerting on the frame? Probably splitting hairs at this juncture... On the positive side, the longer tubes flex enough to absorb most of the impact I'd imagine.
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They only stick out to the width of the truck, not any further with the exception of the kick outs. They are made to not only protect the rocker panels, but also the lower end of the doors. As far as the leverage to bend the frame, I guess only time will tell....
alia176
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I think the frame is resilient enough to spring back as needed. If you're impacting the sliders that hard, you'll see the pinch weld under the rocker panel get crushed in and this seems to be fairly common on other 80s. My pinch welds exhibit signs of slight contact as well and I'm using way larger rectangular tubing (2"x4") than your round tubing.
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You know I am starting to weld and learn as I go. I have a handouts from a ME class I took years ago that has a bunch of different welds, but they are piled up. I would rather be naive and honest that I don't know what a pinch weld is. Can you enlighten me?
alia176
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LOL, the pinch weld is the seam where two pieces of metal come together under your rocker panel. Look down there and you'll see a ridge that runs along the rocker from front to back. When you come down really hard on your sliders, they'll bend upward and contact this area. Not a biggie but some folks get annoyed with the occasional banging sound when this happens.
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Thanks, I got it now. I guess too many things on my mind for what I have heard before to get everthing straight.
