Steps/ rock sliders!
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I planned on doing 3 mounting points straight to the frame for each slider. I figured just a square piece of 3/8" plate bolted to the frame with 4 bolts then the slider mount welded to that might stiffen it up a little, but maybe not enough to keep from hitting the bed. I could even use some angle iron and do 2 bolts in the bottom of the frame and 2 in the side of the frame with the slider mount welded to that... I may have to figure out a way to stiffen the frame up a bit...
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I planned on doing 3 mounting points straight to the frame for each slider. I figured just a square piece of 3/8" plate bolted to the frame with 4 bolts then the slider mount welded to that might stiffen it up a little, but maybe not enough to keep from hitting the bed. I could even use some angle iron and do 2 bolts in the bottom of the frame and 2 in the side of the frame with the slider mount welded to that... I may have to figure out a way to stiffen the frame up a bit...
They need to be welded on with fish mouth plates. Vertical welds are bad on a heavy use truck like this too. We use Diamond shaped plates on our Toyotas when we weld to the frame. Diagonal welds are much better.
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Drilling the frame IMHO is a no-no on a frame that twists the way this does. It will leverage the holes and could crack an already weak frame IMO.
They need to be welded on with fish mouth plates. Vertical welds are bad on a heavy use truck like this too. We use Diamond shaped plates on our Toyotas when we weld to the frame. Diagonal welds are much better.
They need to be welded on with fish mouth plates. Vertical welds are bad on a heavy use truck like this too. We use Diamond shaped plates on our Toyotas when we weld to the frame. Diagonal welds are much better.
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Good to know. So, if done the way you do them, do you think they would stiffen the frame enough to keep the bed from hitting the sliders or no? Just wondering if I can tuck them up tight below the bed like in the pics or if I'll end up having to drop the sliders to keep them from hitting.
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I've seen a design which uses a receiver hitch welded to the backside/underside of the slider. Then a removable step, that fits into the receiver. This step protrudes out further than the rock slider, and is lower too. And removable, so that when 4x4in' won't get hung up on big rocks.
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