Homemade rock sliders questions...
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Homemade rock sliders questions...
Well after doing some searching in here and on the interwebs. I have decided to jump into the fabrication world and try my hand at some rock sliders. I have a 2010 jku rubicon and decided that this would be a good place to start.
My Question is after removing the stock step bars I am left with the mounting brackets (3). Are these strong enough to include into the new rails,(possibly box them with some extra steel), or should they be scrapped in lieu of some beefier ones.
Here are some cell phone pics of my progress so far. Remember I am just a humble newbie fabricator
My Question is after removing the stock step bars I am left with the mounting brackets (3). Are these strong enough to include into the new rails,(possibly box them with some extra steel), or should they be scrapped in lieu of some beefier ones.
Here are some cell phone pics of my progress so far. Remember I am just a humble newbie fabricator
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not to bash but if thats flux welding id recommend going and having them welded with a gas welder bucause its not going to withstand the abuse trust me i learned the hard way many years ago with that building frames because its all i had until i got my gas hook up or if your welder has a hook up for gas id use it. just a suggestion i learned the same way your learning by jumping in with both feet now i have mig tig and plasma cutters and went through the hobart school so enjoy welding is a blast and i enjoy it very much
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not to bash but if thats flux welding id recommend going and having them welded with a gas welder bucause its not going to withstand the abuse trust me i learned the hard way many years ago with that building frames because its all i had until i got my gas hook up or if your welder has a hook up for gas id use it. just a suggestion i learned the same way your learning by jumping in with both feet now i have mig tig and plasma cutters and went through the hobart school so enjoy welding is a blast and i enjoy it very much
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Lol, not true. Flux is just fine, it actually penetrates better than gas just not as pretty. Practice makes perfect! Use some scrap, watch some videos and burn some wire.
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