Rock sliders

[jjvw]

Idk, there's times where a bar will hang you up and other times that little bit of stick out can keep you off your windshield frame. I don't think it's a black and white deal.

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I'm not selecting rock sliders to protect my windshield.

 

[cmoore]

I'm not selecting rock sliders to protect my windshield.

Well, this thread isnt about your jeep. Yours is already done.

 

[steelhd]

You are missing the point. You can't hit what isn't there. And this isn't Johnson Valley.
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It's hard to see from that picture what your point is. A DOM tube caused that? That a tube would not have prevented that? That a "correct" configuration with a tube would have caused a problem?

 

[TNHEADDUCK]

You think the big tubes are great for pivoting around rocks and trees because that is what happens when the big tubes get in the way of the rocks and trees. Then you justify that pivoting as a feature because that is all you know. The reality is that the big tubes are getting in the way of the rocks and trees.

How much do you actually wheel ?

 

[jjvw]

Well, this thread isnt about your jeep. Yours is already done.

That is not true.

 

[jjvw]

How much do you actually wheel ?

Enough to have noticed a few things.

 

[TNHEADDUCK]

Enough to have noticed a few things.

When we build our sliders we use DOM tubing for the sliders and the boat sides, we also add 3/4" UHMW or Nylon to the tubing on the boat sides so they will slide over the rocks,logs or whatever, but we definatley use the tubing to pivot and drag over the rocks. I wheel all over the mid-south and rarely see anything but tubing used for sliders, maybe its a West Coast thing to not use tubing IDK.

 

[TNHEADDUCK]

Here's a set I just built for my rig, they serve two purposes, one of them is so I can get my old ass in it. I actually angled them down to gain me a few inches when I put the 43s on

 

[rasband]

It's hard to see from that picture what your point is. A DOM tube caused that? That a tube would not have prevented that? That a "correct" configuration with a tube would have caused a problem?

The point is if I had my old GRs on there (see the current avatar pic) I wouldn't have been able to be in that spot, and that extra 1.5" or so I got back since doing the custom mini-boatsides was enough to get me traction to get up and over on rocker knocker in Pritchett Canyon. That new design has a rub rail that helps with rigidity along the tub where it's more vulnerable, but otherwise it's mostly out of the way.

 

[jjvw]

When we build our sliders we use DOM tubing for the sliders and the boat sides, we also add 3/4" UHMW or Nylon to the tubing on the boat sides so they will slide over the rocks,logs or whatever, but we definatley use the tubing to pivot and drag over the rocks. I wheel all over the mid-south and rarely see anything but tubing used for sliders, maybe its a West Coast thing to not use tubing IDK.

None of that changes my assertion that you can't hit (or drag) what isn't there. Every time you hit or drag, that is impeding forward progress. However, if the thrill of hitting and dragging stuff is exciting, then there are solutions to that problem.

 

[jjvw]

It's hard to see from that picture what your point is. A DOM tube caused that? That a tube would not have prevented that? That a "correct" configuration with a tube would have caused a problem?

Caused what? The result is that the rig was not impeded by itself from the sliders being needlessly bulky.

 

[TNHEADDUCK]

Come South young man and we will see what solutions you bring to the party, here are some pictures from last weekend just getting to the trails we ride. You drag everything but the dome light before your done.

 

[CMBD]

Someone should start a dedicated pissing contest thread to save people looking for relevant input don't get caught up in this nonsense.

OP doesnt even know how much lift he has, so he could probably give a fuck about a propane powered buggy in some rocks 2000+ miles east of him

 

[jjvw]

Come South young man and we will see what solutions you bring to the party, here are some pictures from last weekend just getting to the trails we ride. You drag everything but the dome light before your done.

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You can explain how these magical trees and rocks in the south and the PNW work differently where they require extra physical protrusions on the rig so that you can have more opportunity to hit and drag and catch and scrape than you would on a rig that was slimmer, lighter, and smoother.

 

[jjvw]

Someone should start a dedicated pissing contest thread to save people looking for relevant input don't get caught up in this nonsense.

OP doesnt even know how much lift he has, so he could probably give a fuck about a propane powered buggy in some rocks 2000+ miles east of him

The intriguing part is that this all started because I had the audacity to suggest that the FluxOR sliders would benefit from a small rub rail to bump up their capability.

 

[CMBD]

The intriguing part is that this all started because I had the audacity to suggest that the FluxOR sliders would benefit from a small rub rail to bump up their capability.

So this is all your fault

 

[CMBD]

I wanted steel and a not huge step.

Ended up with these Rugged Ridge rocker guards. 3/16" and I have crashed them a fair bit. Only damage is to the finish.

 

[The]

Idk, there's times where a bar will hang you up and other times that little bit of stick out can keep you off your windshield frame. I don't think it's a black and white deal.

@Kelson I've seen a lot of Genright skids hold up well in Washington from Naches to the Busywild to Evans Creek. Good luck with whatever you decide.

sweet thanks for the info, Evan’s creek is a fun place to bad it’s no longer accessible

 

[The]

Someone should start a dedicated pissing contest thread to save people looking for relevant input don't get caught up in this nonsense.

OP doesnt even know how much lift he has, so he could probably give a fuck about a propane powered buggy in some rocks 2000+ miles east of him

It’s fun to see the debate, at the end of the day it’s all based on preference, wheeling style, and location. And thanks for the reminder I need to fill out my profile lol

 

[jjvw]

It’s fun to see the debate, at the end of the day it’s all based on preference, wheeling style, and location. And thanks for the reminder I need to fill out my profile lol

If this all comes down to preference, style, and location, then maybe you can explain how a wide swath of the country somehow benefits from a bunch of bulky protusions that necessetate the rig getting caught on the terrain with greater frequency. That is the argument being made by some.