POST UP YOUR PICS OF ROCK SLIDERS

[308LUX]

Just in the process of making a set for myself and was wanting some inspiration ... post up any pics of rock sliders

[sloshy]

100x50x6 box section

[AUSDOG]

check out the home page on ih8mud. right hand side of page. mainly for
40 series cruisers but it'll give you some good ideas. aslo heaps of other top pics of bar work,bumper,cages etc.. hope it helps.



http://www.ih8mud.com/

[hilux79]

Hey Dan how have you attached them? Are they welded and stick-a-flexed on? I've got to make new ones up for mine and was thinking of doing the same as yours as I never use the ones that are on there as a step.

[308LUX]

awesome sloshy... very nice

Keep em coming

[sloshy]

Hey Dan how have you attached them? Are they welded and stick-a-flexed on? I've got to make new ones up for mine and was thinking of doing the same as yours as I never use the ones that are on there as a step.

Yeah, cut out the original sill and replace it with 100x50. Welded in and sealed up with sikaflex.

[bIg_ReD_bOiNs]

Hey Dan how have you attached them? Are they welded and stick-a-flexed on? I've got to make new ones up for mine and was thinking of doing the same as yours as I never use the ones that are on there as a step.

Yeah, cut out the original sill and replace it with 100x50. Welded in and sealed up with sikaflex.

They look like they are not mounted to the chassis at all? How strong are they mate, my sills are farqed and i was considering replacing them with silo section.

[lukethedork]

They look like they are not mounted to the chassis at all? How strong are they mate, my sills are farqed and i was considering replacing them with silo section.

There not mounted to the chassis. They are welded too the body of the vehicle.
Alot of the hardcore Jeep Cherokee XJs have sliders that are cut/welded box section the same as this guys ones.
Take a look at some jeep forums, it is a populor thing to do to the Jeep Cherokee XJ a vehicle that has a Monocoque chassis, or 'Unibody' and no real box ladder frame.

Luke.

[ausyota]

Mine from my old IFS Lux.

[mellows40]

here you go... got this one after doing a google search[img][img]http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj15 ... 4020Ro.jpg[/img][/img]

these are for FJ40`s

[mellows40]

I google searched and found soo mary differant designs to work from.. I sugest you do the same.. you should find what your looking for

[308LUX]

Im thinking of welding a plate onto the chassis with 12mm tapped holes and high tensile unbraco's to hold the sliders on

[mellows40]

Welding on a plate would work... but how good is your welding?... how about drilling all the way through and putting in a crush tube so you can bolt all the way through....by doing that you won`t put so much heat into your chassis. And you will still get the strength you need as your high tensile bolts will go all the way through instead of bolting onto one side of the chassis...

As far as strength goes I know what I would do... And I`m a welder by trade

[scuba steve 22]

Im thinking of welding a plate onto the chassis with 12mm tapped holes and high tensile unbraco's to hold the sliders on

not legal, it will weaken the chassis and it will crack

cheers steve

[sloshy]

They look like they are not mounted to the chassis at all? How strong are they mate, my sills are farqed and i was considering replacing them with silo section.

Stronger than I thought they would be, the only time I have bent one was wheel standing up a step up and coming down hard on rock with out the front wheels even touching when it landed. Still could open and shut the door with no problems. And they don't stick out like normal sliders do.

[bubs]

Strong

[mellows40]

Hey scuba steve,

Did you mean welding not legal?, .....

Or drilling through and fittin a crush tube with high tensile bolts not legal?

[scuba steve 22]

Hey scuba steve,

Did you mean welding not legal?, .....

Or drilling through and fittin a crush tube with high tensile bolts not legal?

as far as i know
welding to the chassis is illegal
i would bolt them with a u bracket like this

altho bubs might know better
cheers steve

[mellows40]

Cheers steve..
thanks for clearing that up

[NISDEO]

hey fellas,
here are the sliders i made for me truck....

used 75x50x6 RHS for the brackets to me chassis...



put em on the chassis to tack em up... still gotta gusset them yet



all done... cost me ziltch to make at work....



Scotty

[Sixty's Guy]

[Breaker Brother]

Im thinking of welding a plate onto the chassis with 12mm tapped holes and high tensile unbraco's to hold the sliders on

not legal, it will weaken the chassis and it will crack

cheers steve

It's not actually illegal to weld a chassis on a 4WD because unlike a truck they're not High tensile steel.
The issue here comes from lateral welds that traverse the cross section of the chassis,
if a "fish" plate is used that has radiused or angled ends, as commonly used by Hot Rodders
and other guys who modify or build cars then that is a perfectly acceptable way of doing it.
Most engineers I know will have no issue with it being done this way.

Here's an example of a nice "fish" plate


I've seen em done as 308LUX (cool nick btw) that take an absolute caning and still survive, as to the welding, welding a plate on is easier than installing crush tubes, and the clamp setup is easier again.

Basically it all comes down to how your going to drive your truck, if it's just a bit of sill protection your after, the bolt ons are the go. if you plan to land on them regularly, welding or bolting is the answer

Here's some pics of some different idea anyways

Notice none of them use a "fish" plate either....bloody Yanks!

[scuba steve 22]

i stand corrected :oops:here's some info that applies to nsw at least
halfway down the page
i would still use a fish plate as previously mentioned
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/ ... v_2007.pdf