Help Needed Installing Rock Rails

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:28 am

does anyone have pics of installing rock rails? or pics of where you bolted them up and what did you use to hold them up bolts? self tapping? pics would be of great help ooh or does anyone have installation instructions maybe? that they could scan and post or something

chetos · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:48 am

I didn't take any pics of the instal. What kind did you get? Didn't they come with instructions or hardware? Or did you fab them yourself? My step sliders (RL) came with everything I needed. Bolts for the pinch seam and self tappers for the frame. I believe his instructions on his website. I threw mine away...sorry. :oops:

spoonplugger1 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:55 am

You hold them up with an extra set of hands attached to beer and pizza energized buddy, or the old put a jack under it and lift it into place trick. It's an easy process trust me. Instructions that came with the sliders will explain the rest. In a nut shell you attach the template that came with the sliders on the 1 inch tubing piece on the outer edge making sure the holes line up correctly to the holes in the tubing.
Tape them on the tubing lightly and lift the sliders into place and center on the side of your rig, remove any bolts in the front part of your seam that get in the way. Once you have it centered where you want them you raise the jack enough to lock the slider in place clamp the ends of the templates to the seam with your visegrips so they don't move and cut the tape that attaches the templates to the sqaure tube.
Lower the sliders, drill the holes, put the sliders back up and install the bolts thru the tubing/seam than drill the frame and install the self tapping bolts or whatever holds the flanges to the frame. Prime and paint and reinstall for the last time.
Now go scrape the paint back off.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:12 pm

ya the ones i have are ones that i had a buddy fab up for me thats why im wanting pics and/or instructions

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:22 pm

Best to do a dry fit. Put the rails on the Jeep and hold them up with a jack or other means. Mark all the holes.. Take the sliders off.. Drill holes. put sliders back on.. bolts them up.. Jack up jeep by rails and hope they dont break.. :lol:

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:52 pm

okay thanks but does anyone have pics?? i would like to see some pics of the unibody and the pinch weld that would really help me

Jeephead1977 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:22 pm

anybody have a pdf of these directions or pictures

chetos · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:48 pm

I can take some when I get home. What do you want? Where it bolts to the frame and pinch seam?

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:26 pm

ya that would be great chetos thats exactly what i was looking for thanks oh and lots of pics please

Neatus · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:34 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

does anyone have pics of installing rock rails? or pics of where you bolted them up and what did you use to hold them up bolts? self tapping? pics would be of great help ooh or does anyone have installation instructions maybe? that they could scan and post or something

These are instructions of installation of the RRO Rock Rails that someone took the time to write. There are some pictures in the write up. I hope this is helpful.

http://kjinfo.741.com/RockyRoadRockrails.pdf

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:55 pm

hey ya that might work neatus but its not opening correctly for me can you try again?

chetos · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:15 pm

I am not really sure what you need or from what angle. This is the driver side front of mine. One is just the pinch seam bolts and the other has both pinch seam bolts and frame.

this is both

here is the pinch seam bolts

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Neatus · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:38 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

hey ya that might work neatus but its not opening correctly for me can you try again?

you need adobe reader or some program that can open a pdf...it is working for me. here is the actual website.

http://kjinfo.741.com/rockrails.htm

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:16 pm

ya those photos a great thanks chetos one more quick question if ya dont mind how many bolts do you have in the pinch weld seam? and how many in the uni body? and thanks neatus for the pdf the 2nd one worked fine

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:22 pm

aah i almost forgot what is the distance between the actual rail and the support?

chetos · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:42 pm

RL designed it with 3 in front part (frame) and 3 in back (frame) and 7 pinch seam bolts.

Mine are step sliders and stick out further than regular sliders. Mine stick out about 4 1/4 from pinch seam frame and about 1 1/4 from the the '05 tupperware. Those are the inside of my slders.

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