Interest in rock sliders?

Rock Lizard · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:43 pm

I've had these designed up for awhile, but just never started production. With the high interest in my upcoming front and rear bumpers, I figured I would test the waters for my Skink Sliders. Check them out here: http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/jeep_liberty.htm
Those pictures are a little old, but they give a basic idea. The actual production models will have my High Density Poly-Ethylene (HDPE) sliders, and will mount to the pinch seam and to the unibody with three mounts. I am not going to powder coat these for several reasons: Powder coat sucks on sliders. You beat them on the rocks and scrape the PC off, then you get some serious rust issues and they are more difficult to touch up. PC is too expensive to scrape off on the rocks. Spray cans are a lot cheaper and easier to touch up, and can be customized with different colors easier/cheaper. Packing and shipping a powdercoated product of this size is a pain in the rear, and not cheap. I can coat these with primer, paint, or powdercoat, but just wanted to warn potential customers ahead of time about the powdercoat.

So, check out the pictures, the features, and the prices, and let's see who wants on my list for these. And, to spark a little more interest and tease you guys a little bit, I have a little promotional contest that I will be starting very very soon involving all of my KJ products (sliders, front and rear bumpers).

Guyute1210 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:42 pm

Not sure if I like the idea of these attaching to the Pinch weld. How safe is that, I wouldn't want to come down on something and trash the pinch weld/rocker.

chemguy · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:44 pm

Guyute1210 wrote:

Not sure if I like the idea of these attaching to the Pinch weld. How safe is that, I wouldn't want to come down on something and trash the pinch weld/rocker.

Dude, my super nerfs are welded to my pinch weld! No worries at all. :twisted:

Skyjump136 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:50 pm **Posts:** 1633

Actually, I wouldn't buy rails if they didn't attach to the pinch weld. It adds a lot of strength and all the best rails already on the market utilize it.

Rock Lizard · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:50 pm

Guyute1210 wrote:

Not sure if I like the idea of these attaching to the Pinch weld. How safe is that, I wouldn't want to come down on something and trash the pinch weld/rocker.

Every good rock rail since the beginning of time has incorporated the pinch weld into the mounting system. The pinch weld mounts are to distribute the forces along the pinch weld and the bottom of the floor, and the unibody mounts are to keep the rails from rolling upward on the pinch weld. I wouldn't even consider a rail/slider that didn't use both pinch weld and unibody mounts.

EDIT: Dang, skyjump read my mind faster than I could.

Guyute1210 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:59 pm

cool, thanks guys...i really didnt know that. sorry, my comment being the first one up there, is probably gonna skunk up the thread. Nice lookin rails anyway!

Rock Lizard · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:00 pm

Guyute1210 wrote:

cool, thanks guys...i really didnt know that. sorry, my comment being the first one up there, is probably gonna skunk up the thread. Nice lookin rails anyway!

Don't sweat it, that's what the posts are for.

bennybmn · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:57 pm

Has anyone ever considered covering the "ladder" part of the rails with a sheet of something? I mean there are now horizontal bars where there used to be nothing, they could catch on something, ya know? Just curious.... Would make a nice flat bottom.

chemguy · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:12 pm

bennybmn wrote:

Has anyone ever considered covering the "ladder" part of the rails with a sheet of something? I mean there are now horizontal bars where there used to be nothing, they could catch on something, ya know? Just curious.... Would make a nice flat bottom.

Why add unnecessary weight?

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:06 pm

Bennybmn,

I asked that a long time ago and those with the Boulder Bars said they never got rocks/boulders hung up between the mounting bars.

ManicMechanicJoe · **Posted:** Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:55 pm

I like the bars. Looks like a cheap alternative to AllJ's and they look just as tough. I like the looks of em too. For $250 (or $213 intro) depending on how quick I get my tax refund you got a deposit...who can give me directions to H&R Block?

SunDvl · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:12 am

What about the "05 and later KJ's with the crappy plastic side molding? What changes are necessary, so the finished look is good? Definitely interested.

Kugellager · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:41 am

SunDvl wrote:

What about the "05 and later KJ's with the crappy plastic side molding? What changes are necessary, so the finished look is good? Definitely interested.

Just use a few self tapping screws to hold the inner edge on the bottom up and out of the way and that should solve the problem.

John
];')

Ed · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:52 am

Rock Lizard, you Rock!

What d'you reckon the shipping would be on these to Australia?

Rock Lizard · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:05 am

Ed wrote:

Rock Lizard, you Rock!

What d'you reckon the shipping would be on these to Australia?

I'm afraid to even look. 80lbs to Germany was dang near $300. If I had a distributor that bought a crate load of these at a time, then it wouldn't be too bad, but dang, I'll have to research it if you are serious.

nails023 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:51 am

First of all thanks for the interest in making products for our KJs. I would be interested in a set for an 05. I will even be local soon. So no shipping woo hoo!!

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:32 am

As I said in the Rockies section, I'd be glad to demo a set locally and provide valuable feedback on them.

KW AV8R · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:33 pm

Tokyojoe wrote:

As I said in the Rockies section, I'd be glad to demo a set locally and provide valuable feedback on them.

Dave, Dave, Dave ... Do you really think Martin would take you up on that offer since I live just around the corner (kinda) and I've offered virtually unlimited access to mine until I get home in late Feb? :wink:

Plus, Ted already beat us to the punch. :cry:

white04kj · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:30 pm

For $213 I definitely want to be put down for a pair. They look like they're coming out more or less on my birthday, so I should be able to afford 'em (I hate what college has done to my bank account

) They look real nice, can't wait for them to ship.

EDIT: I forgot to ask, will you include something like a drilling template to help line up the holes we'll have to drill, or will we need to cut one out of cardboard or something?

chemguy · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:00 pm

White04, how's your new coach working out with recruiting? And to make it KJ related, Black KJ's rule :twisted:

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