Outer Limits 4x4 Board

i am ready to knock up a set of rock sliders for my luxy but not sure how 2 mount them this is my first set i hav made n got a basic idea im no welder or boilermaker im actually a plumber lol. could u show me sum pics of how u mount urs. thanku

its been posted and argued a few times on here you can try the search you might be lucky to find some photos if they havent been moved or deleted

weld a plate to the chassis with a thread tapped into it... then bolt the sliders to it.

GU-ish wrote:weld a plate to the chassis with a thread tapped into it... then bolt the sliders to it.

If you weld to the chassis doesnt this need to be engineered
Better to make a clamp setup like what is used for GQ sliders

bolts are used across the top to squeeze the plates together.

GU-ish wrote:weld a plate to the chassis with a thread tapped into it... then bolt the sliders to it.

dont do this...period

the guy just said he isnt a welder and you give him the advice to weld plates onto his chassis..done wrong you can f@#k your car and wont be driving it on the road anymore

make up a u bracket design and use a 1/2 high tensile bolt on top to clamp them together

or just buy a set off me or Bubs

dave

can you fit sliders like the ones above on a gq with no body lift is there enough room above chassis rails

ssfabricator wrote:can you fit sliders like the ones above on a gq with no body lift is there enough room above chassis rails

for LWB or SWB...on LWB easy, been doing it for ages..on SWB i am working on a universal mounting style at the moment as there is bugger all room above the chassis where i would like the rear mount to be

dave

this is the LWB mounts

Bolted on top of the chassis is the best way

Good advice through here. no need to add any.
As bowlsey says, welding plates etc to the chassis are all sweet if your using an offroad only or comp truck / or u know your way around a welded with correct procedures and prep etc etc...

But generally for a road car, try to avoid welding up through the middle of the chassis, u can get severe cracks later down the track next to the weld which will be devestating if your going 100km/h.

My new swb has plates welded onto the chassis for the rear bar with a thread in it ( cheezy rear bar for quarter chop ).

sliders are on the dodge, just a vertical plate welded to the chassis from top to bottom. Now that ive seen that im going to have to cut them off, plate them ( causing splits around the current welds ), and then adobt a bolt up design as pictured above.

Screwy

thx 4 the help boys i seen a few days go a 80series in the shopping centre and he has got flat plate on 1 side and used big u-bolts to go round the chassis and bolt on. not sure if thats a good way so can i hav ur opinions on that cus i will do that if it will work..thx again

83-mud-lux wrote:thx 4 the help boys i seen a few days go a 80series in the shopping centre and he has got flat plate on 1 side and used big u-bolts to go round the chassis and bolt on. not sure if thats a good way so can i hav ur opinions on that cus i will do that if it will work..thx again

How were the u bolts wrapped around the chassis? Were the nuts of the u bolt facing away from the car outwards, if so this can work well with a flat plate hard up against the rails.
If they are facing up or down with a flat plate i cant see that lasting, will most likely bend. Also if facing inward could work if they go through the slider with another flat plate on the other side with the nuts up tight.

ideally thoough, running 2 flat plates with nuts squashing the chassis is only slightly more work then running a u bolt as ur only saving urself 1 plate and a few holes. and U bolts are dearer then a peice of steel that size too.....

screwy

the U shape bracket with bolts at the top as pictured above is the way to go as it gives the smallest protrusion below the chassis. less to scrape over rocks etc

Bloody hell where do you drive that requires protection from landmines?

PJ.zook wrote:Bloody hell where do you drive that requires protection from landmines?

There not called sliders for nothing