Rock Sliders with steps
05-22-2009, 07:45 AM
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I understand a happy wife makes for happy jeeps. Just for info, I just bought a 2 door so we should finish our 2 doors very shortly. Good luck finding the right ones.
I really like the Hanson sliders. But they aren't available for a 2 door (I think). Even if they were, my wife was specific about how high the step could be for her to actually be able to use it.
A lot of the sliders posted work far better for a slider and still offer a step. Unfortunately for me, I needed a step for the wife that was lower than the pinch seam by at least an inch or two. Most of the better options that function as both step and slider are higher than the pinch seam by about an inch or more. So everything else that I looked at (other than the Rampage) were not usable for my wife. They probably work great for most people, but she is only 5' tall, so my options were limited.
A lot of the sliders posted work far better for a slider and still offer a step. Unfortunately for me, I needed a step for the wife that was lower than the pinch seam by at least an inch or two. Most of the better options that function as both step and slider are higher than the pinch seam by about an inch or more. So everything else that I looked at (other than the Rampage) were not usable for my wife. They probably work great for most people, but she is only 5' tall, so my options were limited.
08-30-2009, 06:20 PM
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I wonder how well these are built?
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08-31-2009, 11:40 AM
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I just installed a set on my 4 dr.
Initial impressions:
Quality of mat'l and welds seems very good.
Finish left a little to be desired: Coating scratched off just moving them around on my smooth concrete garage floor during install. I will be spray on bedlining them very soon, to avoid any rusting issues.
As a step, they work great. I needed something that made it easier to get in to the Jeep, and these definitely do that job well.
As a rail, I have no idea. Haven't had the opportunity to test them, but they seem farily stout. Might not take a hit as hard as a straight up slider would, but should offer protection for moderate rock scrapes.
Overall, I would agree with Hoovis. As a hardcore slider ......... not so much. As a good intermediate slider with the advantage of having a usable step .......... A winner in my book.
Anthony
08-31-2009, 11:52 AM
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I just installed a set on my 4 dr.
Initial impressions:
Quality of mat'l and welds seems very good.
Finish left a little to be desired: Coating scratched off just moving them around on my smooth concrete garage floor during install. I will be spray on bedlining them very soon, to avoid any rusting issues.
As a step, they work great. I needed something that made it easier to get in to the Jeep, and these definitely do that job well.
As a rail, I have no idea. Haven't had the opportunity to test them, but they seem farily stout. Might not take a hit as hard as a straight up slider would, but should offer protection for moderate rock scrapes.
Overall, I would agree with Hoovis. As a hardcore slider ......... not so much. As a good intermediate slider with the advantage of having a usable step .......... A winner in my book.
Anthony
Initial impressions:
Quality of mat'l and welds seems very good.
Finish left a little to be desired: Coating scratched off just moving them around on my smooth concrete garage floor during install. I will be spray on bedlining them very soon, to avoid any rusting issues.
As a step, they work great. I needed something that made it easier to get in to the Jeep, and these definitely do that job well.
As a rail, I have no idea. Haven't had the opportunity to test them, but they seem farily stout. Might not take a hit as hard as a straight up slider would, but should offer protection for moderate rock scrapes.
Overall, I would agree with Hoovis. As a hardcore slider ......... not so much. As a good intermediate slider with the advantage of having a usable step .......... A winner in my book.
Anthony
