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Nick B
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 08:28 pm: | 
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I know this topic has been beat to death.. but i still have a few questions. I have narrowed it down to rovertym, rockware, RN and AB. I was wondering if people had any feedback on the AB ones? And any feedback on installing them (problems,degree of difficulty). Im leaning towards the rockware ones b/c they mount to the frame. TIA |
marvin
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 09:19 pm: |
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Rovertym. I have them on both my rigs (discoII & RRC). There r&d is great and so is John. If thats out I would go with rockware. |
Boris G
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 06:04 pm: |
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I have AB because they were the only ones making them for LWB at the time. During installation the holes did not line up, had to drill new ones. Also the hardware that was provided was flimsy, had to buy new stainless-steel bolt to the tune of $50. Afterwards, the only problem I experience is if the rock slider is hit hard, it has the tendency to ride up a bit so that the rear doors can't open. The fix used to be to loosen up the bolts and jump on the slider. Got tired of doing it, and had the slider spot-welded along the seams. Problem solved 
Boris
1995 Range Rover LWB |
p m
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 11:13 pm: |
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Boris,
SafariGard sliders ain't any different
peter |
Mike Little
| | Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 11:18 pm: |
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Rockware sliders are great, they do not budge when using a Hi Lift on them and the price is extremely competetive.
That's my first choice. |
Ali
| | Posted on Friday, May 24, 2002 - 12:19 am: |
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I have some home made sill mounted sliders. I'm leaning on making up a set that mounts to the frame outrigger, solely due to the fact that rust is on its way. Our sills tend to rot out over time and lose the foundation for sill mounted units. I did see Rockware's unit last week and it looked very stout. They mount to the frame outriggers, low profile and have a body bushing. |
Ron A
| | Posted on Friday, May 24, 2002 - 07:32 pm: |
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Ali, when you say 'frame outrigger' what exactly are you refering to? Are you speaking of the body mount bracket or the radius and/or trailing arm brackets? Or are you speaking of the frame rail it's self?
Trying to get a picture of how you intend to mount these.
Thanks,
Ron A |
Ali
| | Posted on Saturday, May 25, 2002 - 04:10 pm: |
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I'm referring to the "body mount" brackets. Rockware utilizes these outriggers to mount their sliders and it looks/works great. I think other vendors are using these outriggers as well for their sliders. |
Ron A
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 01:01 pm: |
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Thanks Ali,
I run my own 'homebuilt' sliders and am always looking for ways to improve them.
Ron A |
Ali
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 02:17 pm: |
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Don't forget to tap a 1/8" NPT hole for push in air fittings so that the sliders can act as air tanks! |
Ron A
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:34 pm: |
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A slider could make for a decent little backup air supply but the volume is small and there isn't a real good place to put a quick disconnect that would be well protected.
For air I like to run the sun performance 2.5 gal. tank. I have it mounted on the outside of the frame rail between the body mounts. It's a near perfect fit underneath and protected by the slider and frame. I have a Quickair 2 mounted in back than supplies the tank and an ARB.
So far this has worked very well and the compressor seldom ever runs after the tank hits 120 psi. (note: the ARB shuttles at 80 psi)
Ron A |
Ali
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 11:27 pm: |
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I have a similar tank too but the sliders alone don't make a too bad of a vessel. The volume is around 1.5 gallons but I wouldn't recommend mounting any quick fittings to them. As you said they're very vulnerable. Rather, just drill and tap NPT holes so that you can run air into them. Mount the quick connect couplers at more convenient locations like on the front/rear bumper, etc. It's also a good idea to have a simple butterfly valve that can isolate the 2.5 gal tank from rest of the system. This way if you just have a quick need for air, such as lockers, then you won't have to wait until the entire 2.5 gal tank is pressurized. Saves the air comp from getting too hot as well!
Just a thought. |
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