| Author | Message | ||
     Kennith P. Whichard III (Kennith) Member Username: Kennith Post Number: 241 Registered: 05-2002 |
I just visited expedition exchanges site, and saw these, they look intelligently designed, and the argument against nerf bars makes good sense. What say ye, Discowebers? Cheers, Kennith BTW: I am back | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 2119 Registered: 04-2002 |
Well I'm not sure where you are Kennith but to start with you must be in CA (or willing to make a drive) to get your hands on those beauties. | ||
| Kennith P. Whichard III (Kennith) Member Username: Kennith Post Number: 243 Registered: 05-2002 |
LOL, I have made that drive a few times before from PA, it's not all that bad. What do you think about the sliders, though, as compared to rovertym? Cheers, Kennith | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 2120 Registered: 04-2002 |
No experience w/ either but I when the first pics came out I was really suprised because they matched, in many ways, the picture I had in my head of how mine will be built when I tackle that project this summer. | ||
| Derek Reed (Dmr) New Member Username: Dmr Post Number: 16 Registered: 11-2002 |
I installed these on my DII a few weeks ago. They are very well finished w/ clean welds and fit extremely well on the sills. They match the vehcile lines very well and are very robust in their construction. I have only taken them out once and they have not been thoroughly "tested". | ||
| Al Cruz (Alc) Member Username: Alc Post Number: 64 Registered: 10-2002 |
Their pretty stout, I've sat on a rock with these and they've held extremely well. No flex and/or movement at all. The build quality is excellent and I dig the way it follows the contour of the body. | ||
| Kennith P. Whichard III (Kennith) Senior Member Username: Kennith Post Number: 255 Registered: 05-2002 |
Hmmm... Their case is looking good. Cheers, Kennith | ||
| James (Jimmyg) Member Username: Jimmyg Post Number: 189 Registered: 10-2002 |
Most "good" sliders will NOT flex or move at all! Many fit well, and have a great finish. We all need facts that stand these sliders apart from the rest. | ||
| Kennith P. Whichard III (Kennith) Senior Member Username: Kennith Post Number: 256 Registered: 05-2002 |
To me it looks as if they give almost an inch of clearance over the Rovertym sliders. What do you think? | ||
| Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Senior Member Username: Koby Post Number: 291 Registered: 02-2002 |
James- What kind of facts you looking for? Something quantifiable? | ||
| Ron L (Ronl) New Member Username: Ronl Post Number: 12 Registered: 11-2002 |
I have a set, What would you like to see? Al Cruz set approx 70% the weight of his disco on the drivers side slider, it did not budge. This predicament involved negotiating a large boulder, as he came around the large boulder leaning towards the rock he lost his footing and slammed into the side of the slider. Taking the same line at different approach angle I slammed on top of the DS slider upon impact I lost footing on the PS and slammed on the PS slider. Only dammage: my DS slider was a deep scratch in the outer steel bar. | ||
| Ron Brown (Ron) Member Username: Ron Post Number: 173 Registered: 04-2001 |
They are still sill mounted, if fact the only difference I can see between them and Rovertym is that they cost more and don't have the optional nerf bar part the RTE ones have. Still think frame mounted is the way to go. Like anything else if you had any kind of side impact they would bend the mounts/sills. Ron | ||
| Kennith P. Whichard III (Kennith) Senior Member Username: Kennith Post Number: 259 Registered: 05-2002 |
Yeah, looking for something quantifiable. It loks as if, however, I may go with the Rovertyms because they are only a hour or two away. Cheers, Kennith | ||
| Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Senior Member Username: Koby Post Number: 296 Registered: 02-2002 |
Ron Brown- So you have frame mounted rocker panel support, sustain a side impact and bend the center crossmember frame supports. Now what? Kennith- Suffice it to say that the sliders have been through substantial testing. You'll have to ask the EE guys for more details. You want numbers? They kick ass 100% | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 252 Registered: 09-2002 |
They work for me: http://www.expeditionexchange.com/corva2003/DSC02819.jpg | ||
| Ron Brown (Ron) Member Username: Ron Post Number: 183 Registered: 04-2001 |
"So you have frame mounted rocker panel support, sustain a side impact and bend the center crossmember frame supports. Now what?" The best method I have seen uses the body mount outriggers and also mounts to the sills using bushing mounts. With this there is the minimum amount of leverage and also the least stress on the sills. Eventually everything will bend but trying to fix sill damage is VERY hard and VERY expensive whereas body mounts at the worst you are looking at relatively minor repairs. Even a new out rigger is cheap and relatively easy. Ron | ||
| Kennith P. Whichard III (Kennith) Senior Member Username: Kennith Post Number: 269 Registered: 05-2002 |
Thanks Craig, I guess I am trtying to decide wheather or not they are worth the extra money. I like the powder coating method much better, though, and that may be enough to win me over.  Cheers, Kennith | ||
| Greg (Gparrish) Senior Member Username: Gparrish Post Number: 1156 Registered: 04-2002 |
Well, are they shipping them now? Thought you had to live in California to get them. |
