modular wrote:
dgeist wrote:
They definitely have a nice look to them, not like cheeseball running-boards or such (not that they don't have a place...I just don't think it's on a 4x4 jeep). Definitely enough to stop that errant limb or piece of rock or wood from slapping your underbelly and making a big dent, but perhaps not enough to "slide" on.
Questions:
- How beefy are the inner bolts? They seem a little light for the task.
- It looks like they have some adjustability in the tolerance to the body panel?
- The outer attachment points don't look like the pinch welds. What are they screwed into?
I do believe they would be strong enough to slide on considering the gage of steel they used. The box they we're packaged in weighed about 50 lbs.. Now true rock crawling...no, but I have no desire to do that. The inner hardware (on the frame) are 1/2" "m" bolts like the ones used for mounting the front tow hooks. The bolts attaching the rails to the brackets are 5/8". All are grade 8...well, the metric equivalent. There is slight adjustability at the mounting bracket to slider. The outer attachment points are to the area just inside the pinch weld, again using "m" bolts thru holes that must be drilled.
Actually, I was thinking of the mounting that wouldn't be conducive to sliding (lots of things to hang up on). Good to hear the materials are beefy, though. Anyway, what do I know? I'm still playing with my garage door to get it to open wider so I can put on a lift...
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