Sliders before or after bl?

86MUDRCJ · May 18, 2011

I have som etube laying around and was wanting to make sliders. Should I wait till after i put a bl on or do it before? Thanks

Cole

RangerSVT · May 18, 2011

After...
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86MUDRCJ · May 18, 2011

RangerSVT said:
After...
SVT

okay thanks i was hopin i could do it before.lol

Bennybooster · May 19, 2011

after

legoms013 · May 19, 2011

uummmm............after

crawlin91 · May 19, 2011

after, you will be able to mount them higher

86MUDRCJ · May 19, 2011

Well gotta get a bl now.lol anyone know somebody who wants to get rid of one?

straycat · May 19, 2011

Should not matter, Bro. I have ss nerf bars and after I did the body lift they followed along with the lift:

Bray D · May 19, 2011

Do it now, and never get around to installing a BL. Spend that money on bigger tires, and borrow your buddies grinder and cutoff wheel to cut your fenders.

86MUDRCJ · May 19, 2011

I really dont wanna cut the fenders. They are the only set i have.lol but the front is all im worried about really.

4x4junkie · May 20, 2011

straycat said:
Should not matter, Bro. I have ss nerf bars and after I did the body lift they followed along with the lift:

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/797133/fullsize/ranger-basketcase2.jpg

They must be mounted to the body and not the frame.

azbronco2 · May 20, 2011

why would you mont the sliders to the body? I guess I don't see the point there I would think I always mounted mine to the frame I wanted them for sliding over rocks not damaging the body. They should mount like the roll cage directly to the frame. Definatly mount after the body lift and you could gain more clearance for the rocks. I made my body lift from 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 square tube 250 wall I always do and never had a problem. I think I have maybe forty dollars with the tube and new bolts for the lift hope this helps.

4x4junkie · May 20, 2011

I've seen functional rock sliders mounted to the body (kinda got no choice on a Jeep XJ lol), though you'd have to plate the whole lower area of the body for reinforcement and incorporate them into it. With a frame available, it does seem a lot easier to just mount them straight to the frame.

Those above aren't actually "sliders" though, they're step bars. Though somewhat similar, they're typically made from thinner material and aren't gonna stand up well to being set down on a rock.

azbronco2 · May 20, 2011

got ya I thought he ment "sliders" not steps, or nerf bars they have no real purpose but for a step and I always thought they mounted to the body bolts?

86MUDRCJ · May 21, 2011

Yes i am building sliders.lol amd i have been thinking about just putting different fenders on it (baja) amd that way i dont have to lift it.

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