I got my new rock sliders installed yesterday! I ended up getting some on Ebay from a guy who has been fabricating them for awhile and had some good reviews; his shop is called Bottorf Fabrication. They were $455 and no tax and he included the shipping in the price. They are 1/4 inch steel and each on weighs about 60 lbs so I am glad I opted for the heavy duty OME springs and shocks when I did that upgrade.

I first removed the plastic sill covers and then using using two milk cratres set the slider just under the sill. Then using a floor jack I raised each one into position. The fit was good and I drilled my first hole at the back just inside the rear door. I started with an 1/4 inch hole and worked my way up to 7/16 jumping every 3 or so size bits. I had to drill from both the outside and from the underside and I used an old right angle Milwaukee drill that is about 30 years old but still works great. Once the back bolt was in and tightened up I did the front hole. When that one was done I removed the jack and did the other 3. He includes grade 8 bolts and nuts.

Here are some images. These are nice sill protectors for the price paid and my wife with her short legs will like the edge which acts like a runnning board.

 

How long did they take to arrive, from the date of purchase to your doorstep?

Just curious...

 

I was out of the country when I ordered them and told the owner to wait to hear from me when I got back. That being said when I did order them they took about 3 weeks. He says to figure for 2 but he told me they had gotten in some other welding work that slowed his production schedule down. It didn't matter because in the end they sat in my garage for a few weeks before I had the time to put them on!

 

That style is built by a few people and as far as I am concerned, they are the best, been running a set for nearly 7 years.

 

According to his e-bay store if you buy a winch bumper and rock sliders you get BOTH for $700, not a bad deal.
I like those sliders.

 

Are they pretty easy to put on?
From the pictures it looks like you take off that annoying plastic peice that runs across the bottom on each side. Is this true, because that would be a huge plus!
I would love to put some sliders on one day, but right now im paying for college...


(EDIT: I just re-read your original post, and I saw you DID take off the plastic covers. Thats what I get for reading so many picture books when I was litte... I always get attracted to the pics before the words...)

 

What did you do to treat the holes you just created? Did you paint them before you installed the bolts? If I'm not mistaken, that part of the truck is steel. If you didn't do it already, I'd back them out one at a time, run a brush through the holes and then paint - make sure to let dry before re-installing the bolt.

 

There are no holes created, if done properly. When you remove the plastic sill, you use those factory holes to mount the slider to the truck.

 

"I started with an 1/4 inch hole and worked my way up to 7/16 jumping every 3 or so size bits. I had to drill from both the outside and from the underside and I used an old right angle Milwaukee drill that is about 30 years old but still works great."

Mike, I haven't seen any yet that use the factory holes, not even the unit from RTE. I'd be a lot more likely to install if they used the factory holes, so if you know of a manufacturer that uses them please let me know.

 

Yes, if the manufacture doesn't drill the holes in the sliders for you, that does make it harder.
I drilled thru the factory hole, going to a 7/16th" hole using a grade #8 bolt, tokk all of 10 minutes when doing thru the factory sill holes.
You will love how those sliders hold up, they are great.