Doubtful this will happen. Have you ever heard the John Cox story regarding Mack Bolt?Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
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Doubtful this will happen. Have you ever heard the John Cox story regarding Mack Bolt?Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
I'm with JB. F*ck Mack. Custom Fab will cut and sell any size that you want, where Mack will insist on a stick or buying a section of whatever they have left. Also I went to Custom Fab needing about 18x18" of 3/16" and they just gave it to me from out of there drop.Quote:
Originally Posted by JB
Right now I'm thinking I'm going to buy this "generic" kit with their 80 series frame brackets and then just fab up my own outriggers to the frame: http://4xinnovations.com/p-RS08.html should be about 2-300 bucks shipped to my door. i also just remembered another reason manufactured sliders would be a waste of money is I replaced my stock dual cats with a single magnaflow cat, so the cat protection that comes with most manufactured sliders would get in the way.
Another tech question: do you guys think all 1/8" DOM tube will be enough to hold up my rig on the rocks or should I go with something thicker under the rockers (like 3/16" thickwall tube)?
use rectangular for the outriggers, not round, and 1/8" might be enough. Depends how many you have. Dropping a vehicle on a rock is not the same as lifting it with a forklift.
For the round, DOM isn't necessary. save your money and buy the cheaper tube.
Bring it by sometime during the week and I'll look at it and give you my amateur opinion. Not Tuesdays though, thats trivia night.
ya and custom fab is twice the price. Mac is the best place to go when you need more then a foot of anything and have always cut me whatever i have needed, just dont go in there acting like a hardass or a knowitall and you wont have and issue. Usually if you go in there and bull**** with Jake (the guy with the baird) about trucks and jeeps he will cut you a pretty good deal. As for DOM they usually wont make an order, due to their cost being high and people bailing on the order, they do however usually have a small stock of HREW at a very reasonable price.Quote:
Originally Posted by 85cj7
Opinions are like a$$ holes. . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
What do you guys think of this design? Looks like a little overkill.... I'd like to keep them as light as possible considering my front bumper weighs over 200 lbs.
http://george4wd.taskled.com/sliderd.html
http://george4wd.taskled.com/sliderf.html
or the fact that i deal with each one on a weekly basis....:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by 85cj7
Both opinions and a$$holes? Busy man! :flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
What do you know?!?! Seacrest has bought steel new like twice, he's practically an expert.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
:flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by 85cj7
I would not call that overkill. I have no idea if the "bolt on" design is typical of aftermarket sliders but I would personally prefer welding them to the frame (which you could easily do using those sliders) I just would not trust the bolts alone. Overall they look decent to me. One thing I did not like was the cat protection looked like a giant rock anchor but since you already moved your exhaust, you could get rid of that part anyways.Quote:
Originally Posted by 96beast
My .02, if you are interested in learning to fab stuff, sliders would be an easy (simple) place to start.
I'm not a fab expert by any means, but I don't like the idea of those sliders bolting on either.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy53002
Yep, the bolt that runs under the frame doesn't look right at all. Looks like a well thought out design for the most part though.
The u-bolts are the most common way these are mounted but plenty have welded onto the frame too. I've never heard of anybody breaking the bolts. I'll be shopping around in the coming weeks and will finalize my design based on the prices.
Breaking the bolts isnt as much of an issue as the inevitable give that is inherent with that design. Everything will wiggle enough that when you drop the rocker on something hard, the slider will bend enough to hit the body. Cook's sliders used to be like this until he tied them into his cage to reinforce em.
Eh, some movement would be fine, just need to prevent this from happening:
http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/...ockerpanel.jpg
Is there any reason for you to not drill holes and run the bolts through the frame?
so colorful
Sweet.... what does it mean? Red=weak?
And what kind of unit is a "ul"?
how much load did you put on this flem?
12000lb. I figure thats around a 6000lb vehicle being dropped 1 ft.Quote:
Originally Posted by bcolman
unitless, its a ratio.Quote:
Originally Posted by 96beast
Don't let these naysayers talk you out of a good bolt on slider. Just use grade 8 or 10.9 Hardware and you will be fine. Judging by most of these fawkers weld jobs I would trust a bolt any day to their penetration...:rainbow:
agreed. I wouldn't weld to the frame of any modern vehicle unless its for suspension or repair. I'll define modern as any body style that was offered with obd2.
they are getting sneaky with materials and heat treatment
that is just dirty
I also would not weld to that truck.
Pussie....Quote:
Originally Posted by Seth
Your shirt is at dexter house. (mutt)