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slider attachment
What do you guys find is needed for attaching sliders on xjs?
I come from a toyota background ans we just weld them to the frame with scab plates and gussets. We usually do 4 or 5 legs.
Reason I ask is that I have seen several sets now that only use 2 legs. I am planning on doing 2x2x.120 square tubing for the construction. Want to keep weight down and the taco is the hardcore wheeler so the jeep sliders won't see too much abuse. Is frame plating required on these things?
I come from a toyota background ans we just weld them to the frame with scab plates and gussets. We usually do 4 or 5 legs.
Reason I ask is that I have seen several sets now that only use 2 legs. I am planning on doing 2x2x.120 square tubing for the construction. Want to keep weight down and the taco is the hardcore wheeler so the jeep sliders won't see too much abuse. Is frame plating required on these things?
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Two legs bolted to the unibody + pinch seam bolted. You could weld that as well. In my case I bolted everything for now as I might plate the unibody one day after wich I would just weld the sliders to it.
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For bolt on aplications are you just drilling new holes thru the frame rail or are there existing holes you try to use?
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There are some here.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&g...33&bih=239#p=0
Also a quite a few threads in the fab section.
I was just skeptical about how the unibody frame held up and wanted to get peoples first hand experiences.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&g...33&bih=239#p=0
Also a quite a few threads in the fab section.
I was just skeptical about how the unibody frame held up and wanted to get peoples first hand experiences.
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You drill new holes. I have stage 3 JCR sliders and you are suppose to drill new holes and use self tapping screws provided. Some people complain that self tappers might not be strong enough but keep in mind that they just hold the slider in place, all the weight and stress is by the pinch seem where the slider lays flat against the body. I was able to use nuts and bolts instead of many of the self tappers. There are some holes in the unibody by my mounts where I was able to put a nut inside the frame using thin pliers.
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Im sure they'll be fine but i would attach a plate to the end of the legs, that way they will have more area covered for stress to disperse. I plated mine. 3"x3"x1/4" angle iron. Very simple and works very well! And cheap! Cost me $10.
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Originally Posted by helmut
They have plates at the end of the legs. That's where the holes are for the bolts.