Outer Limits 4x4 Board

making my own sliders and was wondering whats the best way to attach to the chasis so it is strong enough to use hi-lift jack on..thanks

pm drop bear or do a search on his thread regarding rock sliders he built for his own hilux
he put a step buy step thread about it

i have made a set from 40x40x4 box section and asked the same question. i have now decided to weld them on, but under advice, use a fish plate to stop any vertical welding to the chassie.

Joe.

There's a couple of pics of mine in here http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... c&start=60

75x50mm box section with 43mm (from memory) tube to the chassis, fish plated onto the rails.

If you want some pics of the mounts let me know and i'll post them up.

heres some info...

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=41441

scroll down and youll see i changed the mounting, ive come down hard on these quite a bit since i made them and apart from less paint they are holding up well, you can jack up off them as well if need be.

This is how I set mine up....it just uses a U-Clamp around the chassis. Works perfectly, and is really solid, doesn;t compromise ground clearance and is legal (not welded to the chassis).

whats with the little what looks like threaded bits . are u running them as an air tank aswell good idea but how safe.

Yeah, they are the fittings for them to be airtanks.....haven't got around to plumbing them up at all yet....but I don't see why they would be unsafe?

jugger wrote:whats with the little what looks like threaded bits . are u running them as an air tank aswell good idea but how safe.

That would depend on how much air you pumped into them.

top idea i like the design but not sure bout air tank there . but thats a top idea.

sierrajim wrote:

jugger wrote:whats with the little what looks like threaded bits . are u running them as an air tank aswell good idea but how safe.

That would depend on how much air you pumped into them.

i was thinkn more of over time and i spouse if u made them out of thick wall it shouldnt be a problem.

So long as you include a water drain on them or a water trap after the outlet but before any tools , air lockers or anything else you run off them, you shoud have no problem using them as air tanks so long as your happy with the welding that has been done.