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A long shot... Marlin Crawler rock sliders??
- Thread starter 85 Jimmy
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Good info looks great
Thank you sir, if I missed something let me know
Thanks for posting the info and install on these sliders. Definitely something i want to add to the K10 but i've got swap over to a K5 fuel tank setup first.
Both @skunked and myself did that to the k10 if you need some references.
Yes, i'll have to check that out. I'd like to run the 31 gallon tank if it will fit a shortbed truck.
It’s later in the thread on his
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/84-k10-the-animal-fordyce-trail-run.310302/
Mine is a long bed, but may be of use. Start of chaos before it get installed...
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/the-bent77-k10-steering-box-stuff.322474/page-205#post-3853426
My biggest problem with those is the fact they only mount to the body. I realize their testing worked well and that the frames have a lot of deflection, but there has to be a better way. I've fixed SO much rust in the body of my K5, I don't trust the body bushings to bear the weight of the entire truck.
I have a Ford friend who built his own sliders that attach directly to the frame. Granted, while on a rock, they push up against the body, but they seem to work well. I'll be making my own that attach to the frame, with a cross-member between the frame rails.
If you triangulate it correctly, I trust frame-mounted rock sliders much better than body-mounted ones. Unless you are building a rig from Arizona or Nevada...I don't trust body-mount rock sliders.
Ultimately, I want a full boat-hull rock-slider, skid-plate setup so all the weight goes against the frame and nothing else.
The sliders I built for my suburban are bolted to the frame and rubber bushing mounted to the inside of the rocker panel. They banged against the pinch weld on dirt roads so I came up with a way to tie it all together.
Thanks... appreciate it
Hey man, did the bushings add any noticeable road noise? Are they still holding up well? I was concerned that even with a bushing, they might leverage with body movement and cause a crack or something. I was debating on doing something similar to yours, but The Canyonero is a daily and I like the lack of noise on the roads.
I have driveline vibrations and my engine & trans are mounted on poly bushings. My truck vibrates more than I want it to but I don’t blame it on the sliders. I’ve put 40k miles on it, dragged them a lot and I’ve seen no cracking at the sheet metal of the rocker panels. I made sure to use rubber bushings, they’re as soft as the rubber body mounts. If I had used poly bushings I’m sure the truck would vibrate much more.
Last hijack question: where did you find rubber bushings? I seem to only find polyurethane.
I’m not sure man, it would take a lot of digging to find where I sourced them from.
OK, no worries. I'll figure something out.
