wildsmith
SILVER Star
My side steps were in a state so I wanted to make some sliders but they need to work as steps so my family can still get in and out easily as well as fending off rock attacks. The outside of the chassis rails on AHC equipped 100's are a bit cluttered with damping actuators and such so there's only really room for two legs. Even then the actuator stone shields will need to be removed and a couple of pipe clips relocated. As there's only going to be 2 legs per slider I've gone for 100mmx50mm box section with a 5mm wall for the outriggers which I have room for with my 16mm body lift. At the chassis they go to a 150x215mm plate in 6mm. The front outrigger has clearance for stiffening pieces to the foot plate but the rear outrigger has an AHC pipe in the way. This shouldn't be too much of a problem as the rear outrigger is much shorter, only 190mm, than the front. The AHC pipe could be cut, have a join fitted and go through a hole in the stiffeners. I'm still deciding if the AHC is staying or going so once that's resolved I'll go back and add the stiffening. The main section of the slider is 100x50mm box with a 5mm wall with a short tube welded into each end for a jacking point. The stiffeners between the main box section and outriggers is in case the sliders are used as an anchor point for a not quite side ways recovery. There's a bit of thin wall tub runs along the main box section to help make the step and some chequer plate across the top to finish it off.
Rear mounting point with stone shield removed and pipe clip relocated:
Front mounting point with stone shield removed:
Another look at the back with the slider in place:
and the front:
The sliders:
Installed - not in your face, need some dirt on them
Here you can see they sit up a bit from the chassis rails courtesy of the body lift really:
Thats another job out of the way, bash plates next I think.
Rear mounting point with stone shield removed and pipe clip relocated:
Front mounting point with stone shield removed:
Another look at the back with the slider in place:
and the front:
The sliders:
Installed - not in your face, need some dirt on them
Here you can see they sit up a bit from the chassis rails courtesy of the body lift really:
Thats another job out of the way, bash plates next I think.
The chequer plate sits on top of the tube, I didn't recess it, that would be a lot of work and I'm not sure what the advantage would be.
