Thoughts on these?

[Haggis]

I'm thinkin' about gettin' a set of these sliders for my Dodge. They're made by Wilson Off-Road Fab out of Texas I was wondering of any of you were familiar with this shop and what kind of rep he's got. The wife and kids are tired of climbing in and dropping out of the truck. And Haggis is gettin' jealous of the attention the LJ's getting. Can't even park 'em in the same garage without one of them tearin' into the other.

[Rockcrawler]

I'm thinkin' about gettin' a set of these sliders for my Dodge. They're made by Wilson Off-Road Fab out of Texas I was wondering of any of you were familiar with this shop and what kind of rep he's got. The wife and kids are tired of climbing in and dropping out of the truck. And Haggis is gettin' jealous of the attention the LJ's getting. Can't even park 'em in the same garage without one of them tearin' into the other.


I don't know anything about the company, but I would think that you would want more than just 3 standoffs given the weight of the vehicle if you're going to use them as true sliders.

I wasn't aware that anyone was making them for the Dodges... this is news to me.

Kyle

[DaveInDenver]

but I would think that you would want more than just 3 standoffs given the weight of the vehicle if you're going to use them as true sliders.
I don't think 3 standoffs would be an issue. Slee's sliders for the FZJ80 and UZJ100 (the previous and current gens of Land Cruiser) has 3 connections to the frame. The 80 series GVWR is about 6500 lbs and the 100 series is about 6800 lbs and the ones I've seen get plenty of real work, not just glorified steps. They seem to hold up fine. A Ram 1500 has about the same GVWR of ~6500 lbs, right? I'd imagine that if you've loaded a 3/4 or 1 ton to its limit that you might have to reconsider your sliders, but I'd think a 2500 or 3500 is also more likely to be the tow vehicle for a rock crawler. Those are nice looking sliders, though.

[fisher205]

I've been looking for some sliders for my Dodge. How do I contact Wilson's?

[Haggis]

Thank's for the input. They will be used as sliders but more for stump shots and log bumps, we don't have many rock trails here.

The number for Wilson's is 281-380-8579, as for Lee.

[Bella PSD]

How much are they?

Louie

[Rockcrawler]

My bad... I wasn't thinking 1/2 ton... My 3/4 ton w/ the Diesel is ~7000 lbs dry. When I was talking about putting them on my truck, we were talking 4 or 5 standoffs if I remember correctly to be able to use them for hi-lift etc. I remember the sliders that were on my ZR2 would deflect when the truck was lifted w/ the hi lift. Those sliders had 3 standoffs and the truck was about 5000 lbs dry. I forget the wall thickness and all the specs on them at this point... it has been a few years, but they were very stout units. I suppose w/o being able to triangulate the sliders for proper bracing on any of these vehicles there will be a certain amount of deflection. Just something to think about as far as how you are going to be using them. In my mind, sliders are either put on the vehicle with the intent of using them and REALLY using them, to lift the vehicle, pivot the vehicle around a rock etc. or they can be used for the oh s*** times to save the body.

[Haggis]

They're priced $575, no finish; you cna have them powder coated or Line-xed for more depending on what you want. They're a little pricey, but for wheel well to wheel well protection I don't think it's to far out of line considering the price for similar sized desposable nerf bars.

[goodtimes]

$575 is not out of line, assuming that no corners were cut on materials, there are quality welds, and they actually fit.

[calamaridog]

$575 is not out of line, assuming that no corners were cut on materials, there are quality welds, and they actually fit.

:iagree:

[Haggis]

Thanks guys for the input. I decided to order a pair, will get them sometime in April. I'll let you know how it turns out and post some pictures.

[calamaridog]

Haggis,

If they will actually come in contact with a rock, I would not LineX them.

I've seen a few people LineX just the top after paint/powdercoat for traction and I've also seen people use anti slip tape on top if that is what you are worried about.

Looking forward to seeing them:wings:

[Haggis]

Calamaridog, I was planning on prepping them with Metal Ready and then putting a good coat of Por-15 on, then a top coat of paint. I've used this method for many years on everything form my Buick street machine to Heavy Equipment we used on the sawmill and always had good results. Up here you have to prep for the winter salt and powdercoating alone is not enough. This way touch up is just a rattle can away. I know from other threads that some people have had problems with Por-15, but I've found that with good surface prep on the bare metal and on the Por-15 itself this makes for good results.