Slick rock trail , next ?

06 KJ Sport · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:00 am

Here are some pics I found of Slick Rock on another local site........................Reno 4x4.com

http://www.reno4x4.com/forum/showthread ... 279&page=2

http://www.reno4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12406

http://www.reno4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10292

http://www.reno4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10702

http://www.reno4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9628

ENJOY

Lot of GREAT pics!!

Inc · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:20 am

Nice finds there 06. I am getting more and more excited about this ride. :twisted:

Neal · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:10 pm

06 KJ Sport wrote:

How much for the sliders?? What brand did you go with??

Rock Lizard - the super slider - should have them in about a month

Neal · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:05 pm

Is there a tentative date set yet?

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:10 am

I don't think so. I know the only date mentioned was by Ken and it was around labor day or something, but not sure if it was for this run or if he was doing it with other guys or what. :?:

Neal · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:24 am

I'm good for anytime, pretty much, except the last 3 wks of Oct.
Should have the rock rails by end of Aug. and will try them out here - plenty of trails real close

Looking forward to more runs

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:30 am

I will hopefully have the new mods done to my rock rails by tomorrow. Much stronger and better able to do their job. :twisted:

06 KJ Sport · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:13 am

OOOO How I wish I had Sliders :roll:

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:18 am

06, did you check the junk yard? I know there were 3 KJs there last I went IIRC. Not sure if any had rock rails but worth a try. They aren't as beefy as the aftermarket ones but they do their job and protect until you can upgrade.

Neal · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:22 am

It's only money - get the good ones :twisted:

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:24 am

Or if you do find the cheap ones at the junkyard, I can show you how to make them better like I am doing to mine.

Either way, better to have than to have not. :wink:

06 KJ Sport · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:38 am

Reno A.W. doesn't have them, but you know that. Dave over there was asking me about your KJ and when I was going to lift mine!! Know anywhere else I can get them in a hurry??

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:47 am

06 KJ Sport wrote:

Reno A.W. doesn't have them, but you know that. Dave over there was asking me about your KJ and when I was going to lift mine!! Know anywhere else I can get them in a hurry??

Well, I just cut off the round bars that are the part of the rock rails on my KJ. I am keeping the mounting arms to mount them to the new bars I am getting tomorrow. I am going to beef everything up. You are welcome to the old round bars.

Do you know how to weld? If you do, you are welcome to try and fab your own. And you can buy some more square bar to make the mounting arms out of or something. They might work for the time being if you are truly desperate and if you do it right. Do you have the mounting locations already in your subframe or would you be making new mounting locations?

06 KJ Sport · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:50 am

Dont know but I am sure that I would have to make new ones. I have thought about fabbing up my own, just need some good pics and deminsions

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:01 am

Well, you can go to ALL J/boulderbars or rocklizardfabrications and check out their versions to get you an idea of what to do.

I have the pinch weld bar added already and I am going to be mounting the square gusset bars like the RL ones for side to side strength. I am just going to be running square tubing like the All J ones only they will stick out far enough so you can use a hi lift on them. I'm not sure how far the All J ones stick out to be honest.

I mean, the boulder bars are really the simplest design out there. Pretty easy to copy. I might have almost all the metal you'd need to make the boulder bars with my left over round bar from my stock ones. They are slightly bent from abuse on the trails but still in usable shape for sure.

Check out these and see if you want to make them or just pony up the dough for the real deal. Don't buy new Mopar ones, not worth the money, but if you found them really cheap off a junk vehicle somewhere they'd be worth it. Let me know if you want my leftovers.

http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/L ... liders.htm
http://www.boulderbars.com/kjboulderbars.htm

06 KJ Sport · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:18 am

Hold onto your spare parts for awhile. When the welders at work get here I am going to ask them if they would weld if I pay for materials

Hope they buy into it

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:33 am

Sounds good. :wink:

ken · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:32 pm

Well hey everyone it has been crazy around here. My mother lost a very long and difficult fight with cancer, and have been smothered with Aall of the aftermath things should be clearing up soon for some more summer runs. Tomarrow my buddy and I are supposed to go check the lake levels at slick rock area to see if we want to camp there this year or scrap and do eagle lake up in susanville area. I will keep you all updated.

Inc · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:42 pm

Sorry to hear about your mother Ken. She is in a better place now though and her ordeal is over. Our love and condolences to your family.

Keep us updated on what you find out about slick rock and or eagle.

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:27 pm

Ken, sorry to hear about your mom.

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