PSC eat your heart out. (Sliders)

Island4x4 · 05-11-2007, 04:08 PM

38 pounds a piece.
3/16 plate
1" sch 80 pipe

I drew up some blueprints for you guys quickly. I'll post them up later on once I re-work them. Feel free to copy them if you like since thats what I'm posting the blueprints for!

going to epoxy prime them tonight hopefully and get them painted. They go on next weekend if all goes well.

Javelinadave · 05-11-2007, 07:23 PM

Nice!

When I built a set for a Defender that I had had them sprayed with Line-X. $80 and a deal at that. I think it would take a bomb to get the Line-X off.

Scotch740 · 05-11-2007, 11:21 PM

SWEET

I want drawings, cost, materials list. I am thinking I am going to save 300 on my flat skid and BMML and was gona spend that on rockers. But I would love to make my own rockers. Just kinda afraid to show off my fab skills where people will see them every day

Maybe I can give the shop guys at work a case of beer to bend and weld the tubes on. Are yours covering wheel well to well? More Pictures please, they look great

. wish I could afford metal, MIG welder, tube bender, notcher... but now I just got to work with a stick welder, grinder, and band saw

and $pend the bill on the metal.

Island4x4 · 05-12-2007, 12:05 PM

Yup, they cover wheel well to wheel well. I'm sure I'll have to do some fine adjustments on them though since I haven't loosened the body mounts yet to dry fit them.

I didn't bend any tube or notch anything either

All I used was a zip cut, grinder, mig welder, chop saw press brake and a tri-square.

If you don't have access to a press brake, you could just weld the skid plates together from two pieces.

more pics to come when I get them on.

**Matt Gertsch** · 05-12-2007, 02:35 PM

They look really nice, but I would have gone with tube instead of the pipe. Pipe isn't designed for impact resistance.

Island4x4 · 05-12-2007, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Gertsch

They look really nice, but I would have gone with tube instead of the pipe. Pipe isn't designed for impact resistance.

Thanks.

Not to sound like a dick head though.... I make my money as a steel fabricator so I'm pretty sure that schedule 80 is going to be plenty strong for the wheeling I do. I didn't build the stand offs all at 90s either. The end two are angled so if I do hit on them, they'll push into the four middle stand offs. Its structurally sound.

I didn't build these for you, I built them for me

360wrangler · 05-13-2007, 07:27 AM

nice jog love the miters. also the sch 80 pipe will hold up fine it is over 1/4 wall and it is a lot cheaper. im doing the same thing with tube fenders/sliders/eco cage. love em great job !!!!

360wrangler · 05-13-2007, 07:27 AM

nice jog love the miters. also the sch 80 pipe will hold up fine it is over 1/4 wall and it is a lot cheaper. im doing the same thing with tube fenders/sliders/eco cage. love em great job !!!!

**BESRK** · 05-14-2007, 10:15 AM

I've used Sch 40 for exo cage stuff.. basically areas that saw a lot of banging and grinding. It actually stands up to alot of abuse..

Island4x4 · 05-17-2007, 12:31 AM

Painted up!

I don't like the full gloss though so I'm going to sand them down this weekend and just go with a semi-gloss. Nothing else on my jeep is gloss so why start now. Keep it all looking the same.

TJ-Marine PA · 05-21-2007, 07:03 AM

I'd really like to see the measurements and drawings (if possible) you used for these, so that I can ask my father to get me the steel to make these from the scrap bins at his work.

Tinker · 05-25-2007, 09:45 AM

Yes please post up the prints and materials list, these are very nice looking and well done.

Island4x4 · 05-26-2007, 01:11 PM

Sorry for the long wait between updates.

Just got them put on last night and it was a pain in my butt to get the two front bolts put in due to the void spaces but I'll see if I can't get the blueprints re-worked for you guys sometime today or tomorrow.

I'm going on a mill shutdown on monday so I've got a bit of stuff to do before hand. But I'll try! IN the mean time.... some pics for your enjoyment.

I saw these outside my apartment on the way to take pics and I thought... Everybody loves ducks! I'll take a picture of the ducks!

**Kerndone** · 05-26-2007, 04:03 PM

Quick comment, are you at all concerned about the width of your step/sliders? They seem to stick out a bit far and I wonder what kind of extra leverage those could provide against your tub.

Another thing, any plans for bolting the bottom of the rockers to the tub?

Good work, I'd love to make myself some one day when I know how to weld...unfortunately I'll probably buy some before that happens.

-Frank

Island4x4 · 05-26-2007, 06:27 PM

Nope, not concerned at all. Poison Spyder's rocker steps come out 5" as well.
No plans to bolt them to the sub frame either. They're mounted securely into the body mounts... plenty strong.

As far as extra leverage goes... I've already tried them with a Hi-Lift. Worked like a charm