Can you install additional sliders over rubicon rock rails?
#21
Do you have personal experience with the Ace rails, or is that something you read on an interweb forum? I only ask because in 3 years of owning the rails, I've never once slipped, nor has my wife or my two kids, or anyone else that has been in my jeep. We don't have snow in Florida, but plenty of rain and mud. I've never felt the need to, but if it's really a concern, you can also add 3M anti-skid tape to the top of the rail.
My Ace rails replaced the OEM plastic steps and they offer great protection from rocks, tree stumps, etc. and also provide a useful step. This is from a recent trip where my Ace rails saved me from damage other than some scrapped powdercoat on the rails. I'm not sure the Rubi rails by themselves would have held up as well:
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My Ace rails replaced the OEM plastic steps and they offer great protection from rocks, tree stumps, etc. and also provide a useful step. This is from a recent trip where my Ace rails saved me from damage other than some scrapped powdercoat on the rails. I'm not sure the Rubi rails by themselves would have held up as well:
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Just out of curiosity: You mentioned that you replaced your stock plastic step with the ACE Rail. Do you also have a Rubi Rail? The Rubi rail takes up some space and makes the Ace Rail narrower for use as a step. This might impact your experience in using it as a step.
Your suggestion to use anti-skid tape is a good one and would likely help.
Please don't get me wrong; Many opinions from many people is what makes this (or any) forum great. I just think you could've shared your experience without insulting someone else or belittling their experience. (In this case me)
#22
Not sure why you feel the need to insult, but my experience is first hand. In fact, unless I have specifically stated otherwise, it always is. My reply was not toward any brand but rather toward a round tube in general. It's tough to argue that mud covered boots on a mud covered tube is less than ideal for a step. I never stated that the Ace Rails wound't provide protection, I merely stated that they are a less than ideal step.
Just out of curiosity: You mentioned that you replaced your stock plastic step with the ACE Rail. Do you also have a Rubi Rail? The Rubi rail takes up some space and makes the Ace Rail narrower for use as a step. This might impact your experience in using it as a step.
Your suggestion to use anti-skid tape is a good one and would likely help.
Please don't get me wrong; Many opinions from many people is what makes this (or any) forum great. I just think you could've shared your experience without insulting someone else or belittling their experience. (In this case me)
Just out of curiosity: You mentioned that you replaced your stock plastic step with the ACE Rail. Do you also have a Rubi Rail? The Rubi rail takes up some space and makes the Ace Rail narrower for use as a step. This might impact your experience in using it as a step.
Your suggestion to use anti-skid tape is a good one and would likely help.
Please don't get me wrong; Many opinions from many people is what makes this (or any) forum great. I just think you could've shared your experience without insulting someone else or belittling their experience. (In this case me)
I don't have direct knowledge of this, but I've heard some say that the Ace rails can flex enough in some extreme situations to push into the tub, and the Rubi rails can provide some additional protection. I haven't been on the type of extreme trails to encounter this phenomenon, so it may be just one of those internet rumors. In any case, the Ace rails along with the Rubi rails have been on my jeep for 3 years and I love the combination. It's saved me from damage on a number of occasions on rocks, tree stumps, etc. The Ace rails do reduce clearance by a slight amount, so that might be a factor for the extreme rock crawlers.
#23
I think it will depend on your footware. Can't speak for the Ace, but my Shrockworks get pretty darned slippery when wet if I'm wearing my hiking boots (which when I'm off road I generally do). They are not so bad if I'm wearing my sandals. The rails are just semi-gloss black powdercoat. The advice about anti-skid tape is spot on. In fact, the Jeep I posted above has exactly that on his Shrockworks rails.
#24
The rails that I banged my shin on did not have a textured finish. Is this something ACE changed? This happened on a buddy's Jeep. (While I've mastered the art of jumping in a Jeep on the driver's side without a step, I was uncomfortable getting in the passenger side. The result was comical as I failed BIG-TIME and turfed it face-down in the mud.) Anyway his Jeep is an 08' and he has had the rails as long as I can remember.
Edit to add: They have held up pretty well, and he runs his stock Rubi rails too.
#25
JK Freak
Early on I gave my Rubicon rails up after buying my Body Armor for a steps. They mounted to the pinch seam also, so I no longer could use the Rubi Rails. Now made up some bracket that welded up to the frame to mount the Body Armor steps. My question is how low from the pinch seam does the Rubi Rails hang? I'm just trying to cover up my pinch seam at this point.
PS: The Poison Spider might be another option
PS: The Poison Spider might be another option
#26
Early on I gave my Rubicon rails up after buying my Body Armor for a steps. They mounted to the pinch seam also, so I no longer could use the Rubi Rails. Now made up some bracket that welded up to the frame to mount the Body Armor steps. My question is how low from the pinch seam does the Rubi Rails hang? I'm just trying to cover up my pinch seam at this point.Attachment 520066
PS: The Poison Spider might be another option
PS: The Poison Spider might be another option