Modifications Done some work to your Land Rover to make it better on road or off? Talk about it here!

build your own rock sliders

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 05-12-2013, 09:06 PM
TOM R's Avatar
Super Moderator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: south n.j. and ne va.
Posts: 5,735
Received 226 Likes on 196 Posts
Default build your own rock sliders

ok I saw a thread and cannot find it now had drawings to build your own sliders or have them built, anyone know?
 
  #2  
Old 05-12-2013, 11:49 PM
CUpgt's Avatar
Pro Wrench
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Upstate South Carolina
Posts: 1,450
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

I think DiscoMike has drawings. A buddy of mine that builds buggies built mine. Nothing fancy but stout.

Name:  slider2.jpg
Views: 3408
Size:  440.6 KB
Name:  slider-1.jpg
Views: 2828
Size:  415.0 KB
Name:  sliders.jpg
Views: 4246
Size:  114.5 KB
 
  #3  
Old 05-13-2013, 08:35 AM
TOM R's Avatar
Super Moderator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: south n.j. and ne va.
Posts: 5,735
Received 226 Likes on 196 Posts
Default

those look fine I would just need to weld on some step tubes, love the running boards but they keep getting hung up on stuff

where the long supports bolt to the frame are you using pre existing holes or are they new drilled?
 
  #4  
Old 05-13-2013, 08:51 AM
CUpgt's Avatar
Pro Wrench
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Upstate South Carolina
Posts: 1,450
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

New drilled holes. I will be adding tree bars/steps soon
 
  #5  
Old 05-13-2013, 09:15 AM
Disco Mike's Avatar
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 25,707
Likes: 0
Received 99 Likes on 81 Posts
Default

If you want some drawings, send me your e-mail address and I'll send them to you.
 
  #6  
Old 05-13-2013, 10:05 AM
TOM R's Avatar
Super Moderator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: south n.j. and ne va.
Posts: 5,735
Received 226 Likes on 196 Posts
Default

pm sent thanks

any drawings for diff guards?
 
  #7  
Old 07-15-2013, 01:46 PM
earlyrover's Avatar
Rock Crawling
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Oregon, north of Salem
Posts: 452
Likes: 0
Received 25 Likes on 16 Posts
Default

CUpgt
Those look good, but since they run such a long distance to the frame, where I assume they are bolted, one would think that they would bend upward a bit, if slid on big boulders? Many years ago, I ran running boards, but found them to hang up on rocks when creeping around narrow jeep trails in Montana mountains, so I never did like running boards when in the mountains on narrow trails.
 
  #8  
Old 07-16-2013, 08:00 AM
drowssap's Avatar
Baja
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Boston Strong
Posts: 9,298
Received 317 Likes on 311 Posts
Default

I believe the angle iron welded to the inside is to bolt to the rocker panel;
 
  #9  
Old 07-17-2013, 08:47 AM
Disco Mike's Avatar
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 25,707
Likes: 0
Received 99 Likes on 81 Posts
Default

It only takes 3 or 4" grade 8 bolts to secure the slider to the body, look at the picture below.
They do not need to be attached to the frame, those long arms just give you more things to get hung up on in the rocks.
 
Attached Thumbnails build your own rock sliders-rockslider1.-jpg.jpg  
  #10  
Old 07-17-2013, 03:39 PM
Madlands's Avatar
Winching
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 555
Received 5 Likes on 4 Posts
Default

Mike, I may be weong because Im on my phone but, that pic you put up looks like its in CAD or some sort of solidworks. Does that mean you happen to have the measurements and stuff for those pictured? If so I'd sure appreciate them.
 


Quick Reply: build your own rock sliders



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:25 PM.