Finally after several outings and several dented and rusty rocker panels later I've decided to add some sliders to my Liberty.
For the slider material I used 2X3X.25 tube with 1X2X.125 tubing for the frame tie-ins. Like much of the other sliders on the market for the KJ I used 1 inch square tubing to bolt up to the pinch weld with 7 - 5/16 grade 8 hardware.
Since I was using a non-standard tubing for the sliders (compared to others on the market) I wanted to give the front a little extra personality.
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Here I did a preliminary cleanup with a Zircon flap disc
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for the rear of the sliders I did a simple 45 bevel and the sliders themselves were ready for mounting.
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Here is the obligatory jack stand mock-up pic. Deciding on the exact location for the slider took too much time.
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Next up I mounted .25 plate to the "frame" and tacked my support runners to the pinch weld tubing. Notice my ingenious way of working on holding the slider in place for tack-up solo.
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Passenger side slider is all tacked up and ready for the angle bracing prior to final welding.
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Fit up of one of the angle braces for the slider.
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Angled braces all welded in and waiting the mountains of spatter removal and finish prior to painting.
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After first coat of VHT Roll bar and Chassis paint.
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After much grunting and choice words they are up in place.
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Overall the project was simple. As I said before the measurements took the most time to finalize. By the end with materials, hardware and paint I am in less than $200 for a solid set of sliders.