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DIY4X sliders installed..

41565chevelle

41565chevelle

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I just received my sliders yesterday and have them mounted up already. I called looking for a 0 degree angle with 2 stantion tubes and I'll be damned if Kurt didn't have a set sitting there! Sold!

This was the first built product from DIY I have ordered. I have ordered parts and pieces before but nothing requiring welding and fab work. Holy crap, well built, solid as a brick *^%#house, and fit super tight. Matter of fact, it was so tight it required a BFG hammer to massage my body mount. (It looked jacked to begin with). Suffice it to say, I was very impressed. I am off to get some 10ga sheet to make my own filler plates. I would have had him do it but they sliders were already packaged and ready to go and I was way anxious to get them.

Thinking a couple aircraft lightening holes with flanges down turned. Once that's done I will get them off and to the powder coater.

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that's a new record.

Just over a week from order to installed.

Looks great!
 
Very cool. Just a thought. If you have the dimpled holes pointing up, that will help give you some grip for your shoes while you are standing on it
 
muddermilitia said:
Very cool. Just a thought. If you have the dimpled holes pointing up, that will help give you some grip for your shoes while you are standing on it
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I thought about that but we do go wheeling out here in flip flops at times. It's not the safest thing to do but dimples up could suck on an errant big toe!:eek1:
 
I have been eyeballing these. How do they mount. Do you have a pic of the underside showing the mounting.

Thanks
 
BEEBOB said:
I have been eyeballing these. How do they mount. Do you have a pic of the underside showing the mounting.

Thanks
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I can look to see if I have a pic tomorrow.

They bolt through the cab/rocker support structure. 3 bolts in the front and three going through the rear. Drilling is required.
 
I know what you mean. I think that area has some rot on the rear support on mine.
 
BEEBOB said:
I have been eyeballing these. How do they mount. Do you have a pic of the underside showing the mounting.

Thanks
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I'll get a pic tomorrow for you. I got a little creative tonight with some down time and welded up two tubes from inside if the sliders to a flange that bolts to the frame. Yeah, a little overkill for sure but solid as a rock! Now I just need to finish punching out the holes in the fill plates tomorrow, weld those in, test fit one more time and then off to the powder coater.
Kurt's mounting design is super solid. I did not expect it to be as good as it is. I drive home late from work and have to dodge the drunk drivers on the freeway. I pity the poor bastard that drifts into the side of these things....! :D
 
Ok, I didn't get a pic today of the mounting but I did get the filler plates done. I just need to weld them up and get them coated.

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:shame: look away John, your wife will kill you if you start on sliders now :haha: :haha:

I wish my rockers didn't fall apart so I could run nice sliders...
 
those are nice.

Are you concerned about water puddling on the filler plates? Can't tell if you have any reliefs along the inside tube so the water can run out between the tubing and the filler plates.
 
I think they look awesome.

For anybody else working on side steps like this, let me share my experience. Mine have steps and they fill up with mud. I think a very open design is good here. After running through some mud, the steps are more of a detriment than asset. We avoid them and step on the bare tube just in front or behind the step - because the mud doesn't pile up on round tube.
 
I did get a chance to finish the sliders, now I just need to take them off and head to the powder coaters.

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