Since I'm at it, might as well capture some notes. Will develop this thread more as I figure out more things
First impressions - Packaging
Shipped as palatized freight in prodigious box. This thing is packaged to the nines to preserve the fine powercoat finish. Suitably impressed.
Weight
- LX factory steps cut. OEM AHC tube armor removed. Total weight removed 23lbs / side
- Slee slider weight including all bracketing and bolts - 54 lbs / side
Weight gain - 31 lbs / side, or 62 lbs net gain for slider armor. Weight is much better than I had hoped and a primary factor in my decision for having sliders at all.
Design
Quite impressed with the overall production quality and fitment of the Slee sliders. Well engineered and top notch. Evident in things like the bracketing design and consideration for each slider leg (4 total). Particularly how a torsional moment load path is engineered to channel through the vehicle frame where it has cross members. With the stiffest slider leg bracing through the frames strongest point at the transmission cross member, rather than less torsionally reinforced parts of the frame. This goes above and beyond most slider designs I've looked at. Kudos!
The reality is that everything bends with force no matter how stout, and this design manages potential forces in a hit with consideration to the overall system. An overly beefy slider doesn't mean more strength necessary. It just transmits forces to the next weakest link. There's a real chance with some designs out there that the frame becomes the weak link and I'd rather a slider bend before the frame frankly. Also, some flex is not a bad thing. Things that flex can survive to live another day. Overly stiff designs, break. I'd rather a slider deflect somewhat to absorb forces and bounce back to position and I think these Slee's are well designed in this regard.
Where the major legs are located along the frame. Larger supports have tie-ins with the cross-members.
These sliders seemed pricey to begin with but the value is there IMO.
First impressions - Packaging
Shipped as palatized freight in prodigious box. This thing is packaged to the nines to preserve the fine powercoat finish. Suitably impressed.
Weight
- LX factory steps cut. OEM AHC tube armor removed. Total weight removed 23lbs / side
- Slee slider weight including all bracketing and bolts - 54 lbs / side
Weight gain - 31 lbs / side, or 62 lbs net gain for slider armor. Weight is much better than I had hoped and a primary factor in my decision for having sliders at all.
Design
Quite impressed with the overall production quality and fitment of the Slee sliders. Well engineered and top notch. Evident in things like the bracketing design and consideration for each slider leg (4 total). Particularly how a torsional moment load path is engineered to channel through the vehicle frame where it has cross members. With the stiffest slider leg bracing through the frames strongest point at the transmission cross member, rather than less torsionally reinforced parts of the frame. This goes above and beyond most slider designs I've looked at. Kudos!
The reality is that everything bends with force no matter how stout, and this design manages potential forces in a hit with consideration to the overall system. An overly beefy slider doesn't mean more strength necessary. It just transmits forces to the next weakest link. There's a real chance with some designs out there that the frame becomes the weak link and I'd rather a slider bend before the frame frankly. Also, some flex is not a bad thing. Things that flex can survive to live another day. Overly stiff designs, break. I'd rather a slider deflect somewhat to absorb forces and bounce back to position and I think these Slee's are well designed in this regard.
Where the major legs are located along the frame. Larger supports have tie-ins with the cross-members.
These sliders seemed pricey to begin with but the value is there IMO.
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