Has anyone installed the White Knuckle sliders on an LX? If so, what kind of protection do they offer for the AHC components? Do they require that the stock AHC protection be removed?
Just a caveat: I don't plan on doing any serious, hard-core rock crawling but I do want my suspension system to be protected in the off-chance I hit a pointy rock.
I've looked at the Slee versions but the price is prohibitive. Just for the sliders alone, there is nearly a $300 difference in price ($1464 -vs- $1185), a large part of which is shipping. (Side note: that confuses me because WK is shipping from CA to TN whereas Slee is shipping from CO to TN)
Once you add on the AHC protection, it totals out at approximately $530 more than the WK sliders ($1717 -vs- 1185. Also, I have the option to receive bare-metal WK sliders and do the painting/powder coating myself or with the help of a good friend who is a professional powder coater. This would drop my price for the sliders alone down to right at $1000 (including shipping). Obviously, I'd have to take into account the cost of painting the sliders myself but I think it'll be minimal.
I've also looked at the Budbuilt version and once again, the price is prohibitive for me.
Trust me, I know that any kind of damage to the AHC components is probably going to cost significantly more than the $250 for the Slee protection package but if the WK sliders don't require the removal of the stock protection, then I wouldn't need to purchase it and thereby save myself over $700 that could be used on a rack or bumper.
Feel free to slap me around if I'm totally underthinking this decision.
Just a caveat: I don't plan on doing any serious, hard-core rock crawling but I do want my suspension system to be protected in the off-chance I hit a pointy rock.
I've looked at the Slee versions but the price is prohibitive. Just for the sliders alone, there is nearly a $300 difference in price ($1464 -vs- $1185), a large part of which is shipping. (Side note: that confuses me because WK is shipping from CA to TN whereas Slee is shipping from CO to TN)
Once you add on the AHC protection, it totals out at approximately $530 more than the WK sliders ($1717 -vs- 1185. Also, I have the option to receive bare-metal WK sliders and do the painting/powder coating myself or with the help of a good friend who is a professional powder coater. This would drop my price for the sliders alone down to right at $1000 (including shipping). Obviously, I'd have to take into account the cost of painting the sliders myself but I think it'll be minimal.
I've also looked at the Budbuilt version and once again, the price is prohibitive for me.
Trust me, I know that any kind of damage to the AHC components is probably going to cost significantly more than the $250 for the Slee protection package but if the WK sliders don't require the removal of the stock protection, then I wouldn't need to purchase it and thereby save myself over $700 that could be used on a rack or bumper.
Feel free to slap me around if I'm totally underthinking this decision.