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Help needed mounting side steps - got pics?

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Help needed mounting side steps - got pics?

Post by matthewK »

i bought the landcruiser and the guy has tech screwed the side steps/brash bar into the body , i need to see how they are properly mounted so i can fix this stupid stuff up

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Post by macca81 »

oddly enuf, thats not at all unusual a way to affix them...... it you dont like it attached to your body, get some sliders
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Post by cooki_monsta »

tech screws are ftw! my cars body loves tech screws :armsup: :armsup: :armsup:
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Post by matthewK »

i want some way of putting them to the chassi as a slider and not tech screwed tot he body point is to protech the body not destroy it
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Post by cruiser60series »

old cruiser i used to have had them welded to the chassis. Simple and solid but i cut them off leaving jagged points to smack my head on everytime i got under the car.
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Post by bazzle »

Just have a look under any 4bee fitted with ARB steps and copy the large U bolt idea.

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Post by matthewK »

i got u bolts but jusdt need to understand how its done
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Post by Matt N »

SWB Jeeps are popular for having sill protection bolted to the bodywork. It's not dodgy at all, it's strong when designed well and doesn't impeded ground clearance. Warn, ARB plus a whole lot of other US suppliers make this type of sill protection commercially.

Lots of sliders here, mostly welded
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/sliders/

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http://www.oppositelock.com.au/detail.a ... ixkey=7092
i got u bolts but jusdt need to understand how its done
Brief instructions:
Your u-bolts need a square U, not a round U, and need to be large enough to wrap around your chassis rail. You need 2 u-bolts per mount. Hook your u-bolts around your chassis so the threads face outwards. Weld the arms of your sliders to some plate, drill four holes into the plate to match the spacing of your u-bolts. Bolt it all up.

Mine are not mounted with u-bolts. Instead there is another plate on the inside of the chassis rail which effectively sandwiches the chassis between that plate and the outer one that the slider arm is welded to. 4 high tensile bolts pull the plates together.
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