'05 2500hd Rock/Rub Rails

[FlatlinesUp]

 

[Expedition.Report]

Looks great!


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[Bushcoat]

Very nice! Are those 315s or 285s on there?

 

[FlatlinesUp]

Very nice! Are those 315s or 285s on there?

They're 315's. They look small though lol

Thanks for the kind words.

 

[J.R.]

Sweet! I need to do this.
Could you give us a full side shot?

And How many times have you hit that xfer case/ trans crossmember offroad? Apparently I hit mine ALOT. LOL

 

[simpleman]

I do like how they turned out.


You better watch where you're going and remember where you been.

 

[FlatlinesUp]

Sweet! I need to do this.
Could you give us a full side shot?

And How many times have you hit that xfer case/ trans crossmember offroad? Apparently I hit mine ALOT. LOL

Yes, I've got some gouges under there. Better/more skid plates are on "The List"

 

[FlatlinesUp]

I do like how they turned out.


You better watch where you're going and remember where you been.

^ was a BIG (not a fat joke) help in getting these done!

*ok, maybe a little bit of a fat joke...

 

[Superduty11]

Very nice. I'm looking to do similar to my Super Duty

 

[simpleman]

^ was a BIG (not a fat joke) help in getting these done!

*ok, maybe a little bit of a fat joke...

I'm not fat, I'm just big boned.

The angles look pretty good too.


You better watch where you're going and remember where you been.

 

[SDDiver5]

Super aggressive look and stance. Nice work.

 

[TeamWild]

Nice rails! I do have a question since I'm thinking about building a set. Being one piece do these rails hit the body when your bed flexes separate from the truck body? I am worried these would crunch up the bed panels if I get the truck twisted up. I think a 2 piece thing would not be as strong. Any insight on this would be great.

 

[FlatlinesUp]

Nice rails! I do have a question since I'm thinking about building a set. Being one piece do these rails hit the body when your bed flexes separate from the truck body? I am worried these would crunch up the bed panels if I get the truck twisted up. I think a 2 piece thing would not be as strong. Any insight on this would be great.

In this pic the front wheel is all the way off the ground and I'm jacking from about the center of one of the rub rails. I couldn't tell any appreciable difference in flex of the rails at all. Doors still open fine, gap on main rectangle tube still looks about the same etc. I think they'll work fine. About to put them to the test this weekend.

 

[TeamWild]

Very nice, Now the planning starts with liberal uses of your ideas. Thanks

 

[FlatlinesUp]

Thanks for the kind words.

Added some industrial stair tread tape, then painted over. Going to pull the whole rail assemblies off after the weekend trip for a final clean up, and paint. May end up doing bed liner.

these are not the dents you are looking for [/jedivoice]

less pinkish red: