hey Dadgummit, do you happen to have a link to the actual 1/4 12 pt tapperyou're referring too ( I am a visual person).....

Thanks man

 

It is not a special tool at all. Just use a 1/4 inch 12 point socket. Look at the end of a tap and you will see that it is square, it will fit right in to the 1/4" socket (12 point not 6 point). It is a much easier way to tap holes as opposed to wearing out the cartlage in your wrists with one of thise t-handles. With these sliders you need to tap 14 holes, with a ratchet, a 1/4 socket and the tap it should be pretty easy.

 

Thanks Dadgummit,

One last question.... what size tap? fine or course thread?...

 

it is 7/16" fine thread or 7/16-20 (same thing) The sliders came with one but I purchased a second, just in case. If I don't end up needing it I can always return it.

 

Great Thanks! Now I just have to hope for a break in the rain this Sunday! Weather.com says rain but CNN's weather service says just cloudy. We will see.

 

I just received my sliders and was going to install them this weekend. My sliders didn't come with a tap, was there a second bag of hardware or was it in with all of the other bolts? Otherwise I'm going to have to buy 7/16th fine thread tap.

Thanks for all of the info.

 

Hi absoluttorque,

If it is like my kit, the tap was packaged in a little plastic case. That case was included in the bag with the nuts and bolts.

I hope this helps.

Jeff

 

Huh, that sucks, I guess I didn't get one with mine, oh well, off to the hardware store I guess

 

Hi absoluttorque,

You might want to pick up a spare drill bit, or two.

There are a couple of threads on slider installation. One addresses the LoD sliders specifically. In that discussion there is talk of drilling the holes in the frame. A second thread, which I believe has been active even as of today, is about the installation of the Shrockworks sliders. There is discussion on the Shrockworks thread (and the LoD thread) about drilling holes through the frame. That was the toughest part for me. In hindsight, I wish I would have purchased bits compatible with the frame steel, and also drilled only a 1/4" hole, followed by a hole closer to the final hole size, and finally the end hole size. I broke several bits stepping my way up. I also wish I would have used a lubricant on the bits and taken the process more slowly.

I did find success marking the holes in a different way than has been mentioned. Once I got the sliders positioned correctly, I used a round object (I think it was the end of copper tube that just fit the hold in the brackets, and I dipped the end in paint (any kind will do) and then I inserted the tube in the hole and dabbed the paint onto the frame. It worked well for marking the exact location of the hole. I was concerned that if I used a center punch, I might be off a little because of the angle of the punch in some of the tighter spacers. (A bolt dabbed in paint would work, too.)

Take it for what it's worth.

Jeff

 

Thats some great advice, I am heading up to the hardware store to pick up a right angle drill (I've wanted one for awhile and this is a great excuse). I also will try the paint trick, I've got extra bits (1/8, 3/8 and the final size) and I picked up a a 7/16th fine thread tap. Heading everyones advice I picked up tap lube too so I think I'm just about ready to go.

I put one on already using the factory bolts and it seems to be pretty level using a floor jack, but I have an auto trans.

I'm nervous about doing it but I think it's pretty straight forward if I take my time.