Lucky8 sliders -- worth every penny and pound
#21
Yes, the rivnuts hold on the metal trim piece. As with everything else to do with the sliders, the trim piece is beefy. This is good because I generally kick them a bit to clean my boots when exiting and entering the vehicle in the mud.
If for one, do not give much credence to the use of tape to carry any load in construction. If you look at my Lucky8 installation thread, you will see that I lined the inside of the sliders and the trim piece with window installation tape to keep the pieces quiet. But, I would not trust anything I would use to be secured by tape.
Just my opinion, others may have other opinions?
Enjoy !
If for one, do not give much credence to the use of tape to carry any load in construction. If you look at my Lucky8 installation thread, you will see that I lined the inside of the sliders and the trim piece with window installation tape to keep the pieces quiet. But, I would not trust anything I would use to be secured by tape.
Just my opinion, others may have other opinions?
Enjoy !
#22
I made sure to remove them with a torque wrench, walking my way up to the break loose torque; then I reinstalled them to the same amount.
It has been a while since I installed the sliders, but I do recall identifying that the bolts removed were high strength steel and that I also measured the size and looked up the recommended torque on the internet. I don't remember the number. I wanted to understand if the bolts and its receiving nuts were aluminum and learned they were not.
It's also possible the torque was noted in the Lucky8 instructions?
It has been a while since I installed the sliders, but I do recall identifying that the bolts removed were high strength steel and that I also measured the size and looked up the recommended torque on the internet. I don't remember the number. I wanted to understand if the bolts and its receiving nuts were aluminum and learned they were not.
It's also possible the torque was noted in the Lucky8 instructions?
#23
Nah they just say 'tighten hardware down' lol. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/21...f?v=1624971000
No biggy, from a quick google ~60NM/45 ft/lb seems reasonable enough. I was too eager to be methodical tearing the underbody off to measure
No biggy, from a quick google ~60NM/45 ft/lb seems reasonable enough. I was too eager to be methodical tearing the underbody off to measure
#24
I'm a little puzzled by the door sill. The instructions say that the front is the side with the hole 8" back, but when lined up the holes in the new sill don't match up with hardly any of the holes in my truck. A small difference between 2022 and the 2020 they developed this with?
EDIT: yep I flipped it around with the 8" distance between sill end and first hole at the rear of the car, and the holes line up perfectly. Of course i scratched the paint underneath due to taking the wrong side on and off, but oh well, that's show business.
Anyways, the instructions appear to be wrong, at least for my truck. I'm definitely going to double check that both sides work backwards because something seems janky here
EDIT: yep I flipped it around with the 8" distance between sill end and first hole at the rear of the car, and the holes line up perfectly. Of course i scratched the paint underneath due to taking the wrong side on and off, but oh well, that's show business.
Anyways, the instructions appear to be wrong, at least for my truck. I'm definitely going to double check that both sides work backwards because something seems janky here
Last edited by Mcdooogs; 04-10-2022 at 11:16 AM.
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