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    Nice work! How do they mount?

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    They bolt through the pinch seam and then a bracket/brace goes to the frame.

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    Trial fit



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    Quote Originally Posted by cowboy4x4 View Post
    They bolt through the pinch seam and then a bracket/brace goes to the frame.
    I like the look! Did you isolate them somehow (body mounts) or they attached hard and will that effect the body to chassis movement?
    I'm not lost! I just don't know where I am going!!!!

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    I'm going to put some sort of bracing to the frame, there are five bolts going through the pinch seam, I think what I'll do is have two brackets at the back and two at the front and nothing in the middle. That should have enough distance to allow any body/frame movement.
    Last edited by cowboy4x4; 12-01-2012 at 11:45 PM.

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    I would have to go look at my van to be sure (sorry, coffee time right now), but is there a way to run the bracing to the body mounts like many of the Jeep rocker guards do? That would help marry them to the frame/body, but still allow some flex. I see Oz's concern about having the slider mounted to frame and body at the same time. Might tear the pinch seam over time.

    Brad

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    On my Truck I had the mirrors whited out, so i figured I would do the same to the van, trying to get away from the "white work van" look.

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    Painted and installed.


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    Got the drivers side rock rails all done... ready to go.



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    Looks great, super nice job!
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