installed a set of big daddy offroad aluminum rocker guards
yesterday on the wifes lj. they are very light weight at
13 lbs each. we'll see how they hold up...
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| Author: | elephantrider [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:26 pm ] |
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installed a set of big daddy offroad aluminum rocker guards yesterday on the wifes lj. they are very light weight at 13 lbs each. we'll see how they hold up...
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| Author: | JJsTJ [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:54 pm ] |
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Nice! 
Have you seen the new versions that Savvy is coming out w/? They are aluminum tub skins w/ replaceable stainless rub rails that bolt onto the tub skin. |
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| Author: | bill97redtj [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:10 pm ] |
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They almost look like jk rubicon rails. Nice! I have warn rails and they are heavy. |
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| Author: | Diggerfreek [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:06 pm ] |
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Very nice and clean
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| Author: | elephantrider [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:15 pm ] |
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jj i havent seen the savy ones yet, but ill check em out. i wanted to go with aluminum ones due to the weight. they seem very beefy, but we'll see if they gouge any when doing their job, which im afraid they may. i promise they are waaaayyyy better than the rubi rails. LOL i added a few pics when i pulled it out of the geerage. got the aussie locker for the front im about to install as well, then its regear to 4.56. hopefully the wife will be done after that. 
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| Author: | JJsTJ [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:22 pm ] |
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For reference: http://www.savvyoffroad.com/ I'm sure yours will work just fine for most hits and scrapes. The Al. movement in Jeep parts is going crazy. I am wishing I had the funds to work on some custom parts for my SFA to replace all the heavy steel pieces. Maybe some day. |
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| Author: | elephantrider [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:37 pm ] |
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 wow those are hella nice they look beefy
too... i didnt see a price on... i have seen the aluminum movement as well, looks like places are coming out with more and more products. the weight savings really pays off and helps justify the price for sure. 
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| Author: | JJsTJ [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:47 pm ] |
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Check their Al. gas tank skid too. Very cool indeed and Rubicon and Johnson Valley tested tough! |
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| Author: | bill97redtj [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:03 pm ] |
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JJsKJ wrote: Check their Al. gas tank skid too. Very cool indeed and Rubicon and Johnson Valley tested tough!
I need to check them out also. I wanted the warn gas skid but it must be heavy as hell. Al would be perfect. I'm not hitting rocks unless a mountain pops up in the fla panhadle soon. |
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| Author: | JJsTJ [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:14 pm ] |
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bill97redtj wrote: JJsKJ wrote: Check their Al. gas tank skid too. Very cool indeed and Rubicon and Johnson Valley tested tough! I need to check them out also. I wanted the warn gas skid but it must be heavy as hell. Al would be perfect. I'm not hitting rocks unless a mountain pops up in the fla panhadle soon. If you are not hitting rocks then that just means that you need to head West and visit us in Cali or similar locations so you Can hit some rocks!! All the cool Jeep kids are doing it! 
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| Author: | Diggerfreek [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:49 pm ] |
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Yes, rocks are way way better than sand  You could always drop by CA and play in the little mountains and then drop by CO to play in the BIG boy mountains
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| Author: | bill97redtj [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:02 am ] |
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JJsKJ wrote: bill97redtj wrote: JJsKJ wrote: Check their Al. gas tank skid too. Very cool indeed and Rubicon and Johnson Valley tested tough! I need to check them out also. I wanted the warn gas skid but it must be heavy as hell. Al would be perfect. I'm not hitting rocks unless a mountain pops up in the fla panhadle soon. If you are not hitting rocks then that just means that you need to head West and visit us in Cali or similar locations so you Can hit some rocks!! All the cool Jeep kids are doing it! Would love to get out there!! That would be a hell of a tow from Fla, and would take a month to drive it at 55-65mph. We have some light rocks in Al. But never got to check them out yet. Maybe after we are done with axel swap. Btw jj your boys tj looks good on them rocks. |
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| Author: | elephantrider [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:59 am ] |
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just a little info on the actual hardware that came with the bars - the mounting holes that were drilled in the actual bars were 5/16th size, but the mounting hardware that came with were of 3/8th flavor so i had to drill the holes out. the nuts that came with it were fine thread while the hex head bolts were of course thread, so i had to go to ye ole home depot to get the matching nuts to work with the hex head bolts. last thing - there are three mounting locations on the bottome of the tub and one of the bolts needs to be roughly 5" long but all three bolts were only 2", which is more than enough for the front and rear mount, but not near long enough for the middle mount. not sure if there was a mix up on the guy who put the hardware in the bag, but it was a small inconvenience, and when you pay over $300 for a set of rock rails, you would expect to have everything correct. once again, the actual rails are super bad arse, just a little to be desired on the hardware. |
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