rock slider questions

[ignotus]

Hi all,

Any one have them on a series vehicle and used them? Are they bolted on or welded? 88 or 109? Did they flex/ move, dent the body work? Pics of damage?
Not trying to determine if useful just best practice to attach.

Thanks,
gene

[CMorris]

Attach them to the outriggers of the frame, bulkhead support, and tank supports. This is a set I made for a 109, basically a copy of what Ike Goss used to make.


Galvanized and on the truck

[disco2hse]

Nice looking truck it is too, as are the sliders.

[AustinK]

Nice looking sliders - do you have drawings or prints that could be used to FAB them? I am going to make a set for my 109 and not having to field measure the attachements would be great.

[CMorris]

Hi Austin,
No prints, sorry. They are made out of 2x4 boxed steel. The easiest thing to do is make the slider body itself then come up with a way to hold them under the sill, make your angle iron brackets and tack them in place. I used simple scissor jacks with brackets welded on top to hold the slider bodies in place.........they (the sliders) are very heavy and this is a nice way to micro-adjust them before welding brackets on.

[kwells]

Hi Austin,
No prints, sorry. They are made out of 2x4 boxed steel. The easiest thing to do is make the slider body itself then come up with a way to hold them under the sill, make your angle iron brackets and tack them in place. I used simple scissor jacks with brackets welded on top to hold the slider bodies in place.........they (the sliders) are very heavy and this is a nice way to micro-adjust them before welding brackets on.

Truck is gorgeous!! What size and brand are those tires??

[ThePhotographer]

Truck is gorgeous!! What size and brand are those tires??

Hard to describe how truly beautiful the truck is. Tires are 7.50x16 Michelin XZLs http://landroverparts.roversnorth.co...MICHXZL&type=0

[disco2hse]

Hard to describe how truly beautiful the truck is. Tires are 7.50x16 Michelin XZLs http://landroverparts.roversnorth.co...MICHXZL&type=0

**Sigh** can't buy them here.

[CMorris]

Hard to describe how truly beautiful the truck is. Tires are 7.50x16 Michelin XZLs http://landroverparts.roversnorth.co...MICHXZL&type=0

Thanks for the kind words Zack.
disco2hse.................the tires are available from Rovers North (Zack posted the link above). I just picked up my spare last week.

[cedryck]

Nice project. Did you copy the mounting positions from Ike as well?