Homemade rock sliders questions...
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looks great.can you take a side shot.id like to see what it looks like from that angle.can you see the support pieces when standing beside it.trying to tuck mine like the poison spyder set. but these looks stronger welded to the frame like that
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It has always been my understanding that using the gas helps to cut down on splatter. I have also heard that the flux core welds penetrate better hence the reason you don't see any settings on your welder chart for 1/2" welds with solid core wire. I use the gas process for stuff like sheet metal and (yesterday) conduit where I am using low heat fast welds on thin wall base metals. If I am welding something structural or that is thicker than about 1/8" I use the flux core process. I would much rather be able to use the gas process for thicker stuff. I guess you could weld thicker base metals with the gas process if you welded it with multiple passes.
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Just my 2 cents...
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Not sure welding directly to the frame is the best idea with such a load put on such a small area something is going to bend or break eventually...especially if you get it hung up...flux core wire emits a shielding gas around the weld to keep impurities out while using a gas does the same thing it is a cleaner weld with the gas..much less grinding. A proper weld should not have to be ground any at all unless it is sheet metal where you need a completely smooth seam. The more wire you burn the better you will get.
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The main benefit to a self shielding flux core wire is it can be used outdoors, and it does burn hotter than a solid wire such as er70 s-6 (MIG wire) with a C25 gas when running the same settings. With the right settings and joint fit up Mig wire will get as much penetration as a self shielding wire. There is no one wire that does everything. For building stuff such as this I would recommend using MIG and not flux core. Self shielding flux core wire is a farm wire. lol
Also I would NOT weld to the frame. Never weld between the suspension mounting points on a stock frame which is a tempered material and welding to it changes the structure of the metal and can cause frame failure ...... bad bad bad.....
Also I would NOT weld to the frame. Never weld between the suspension mounting points on a stock frame which is a tempered material and welding to it changes the structure of the metal and can cause frame failure ...... bad bad bad.....
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Originally Posted by wsutwiggy
I weld to my frame all the time, the day I see a broken or cracked frame that is fully boxed, that will be the day I stop. If it's good eought for evo, its good enough for me. Haven't head of them cracking thier frame yet. As far ar welding and not using gas, well I'll never use flux, it's shit. I haven't broken a weld yet with gas.
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I had the same factory steps and just made some custom rock sliders myself. I chose not to use those brackets. I bolted my rock sliders on using the same mounting points on the body As the original steps but fabricated my own brackets.