ok i started tonight and i left my camera at the shop but heres the jist i cut the rockers out (one started to bubble the other i stoved in) and am welding in 2x4 steel tube and off of that i am welding tube sliders...


so that being said the point of the jumpstart thread is:

how far out do you guys with sliders come off the body? i'm looking at about 6in out from the rocker but it looks excessive but i want them to protect the sides from trees a little too...opinions...being finished after work tomorrow so quick response is good thank you.

 

mine stick out about 2 inches past the tire to keep rocks away from the doors and theyve saved me from rolling over too having them out that far

 

Mine needs this same thing shortly too. If you go with the 2x6 then you can have some overhang to protect it better I think. And where are you welding too? The floor board and the inner rocker (biframe like piece) or do you leave a gap between the floor and the new piece and weld to the bottwof the door piece and the inner rocker? Thanks

 

i have a tube bender....the 2x4 is replacing the rocker panels and being welded into the unibody i am welding tubular sliders onto that

 

If you're that worried about your body just build an exo!

 

exo is planned but i don't have the time so i am gonna do it bit by bit

 

are you welding it strait out or up at a angle?

 

I want to do this so bad let me know how it turns out and post some pix

 

Sounds good. You going to brace it into the frame rails?


Definetly post pics along the way

 

ok pics time:::

more 2x4 steel 1/8 wall:



all cut to length and bent up:




smashed rocker:



no more smashed rocker:



ok jumped ahead to test fit:





welded to door jamb and inner rocker:







i may brace back to the inner rails but it seems beefy i picked the jeep up by them on the lift

 

It looks great that's the same way I want to do mine love to tube work

 

I'm going to angle mine up a little but I'm leaving my stock rockers. Looks pretty good though!

 

Nice!! That's exactly what I want for mine.

 

Sweet build man. I dig how far the tubes come out.

 

5 3/4" kinda odd to get used to getting in and out though