These U-nuts fit perfectly.
Any Poly alumni? Class of '81 here!@Turn Offroad I see you are in Riverside, as I am. You need to represent and get the bell into your logo somehow
Where did you find those countersunk washers protecting the bolts on the bottom of the sliders?
They are 3/8" to 7/16" bolt head protectors. I bought mine from krawloff-road.com for $3.50 a piece. Not sure if they are still available there, but there are several other vendors on the web that sell them. Make sure you paint the washers before installing them - they tend to rust.
Thank you for this review of your installation. I was following the Turn Off Road YouTube video and wasted hours with no success. Found your post here and got both sides done in no time. Thank you!Got my sliders installed yesterday. I absolutely love the look and can't wait to put them to good use! While my comments on the install below may seem negative, I am really happy with how things turned out.
I feel this is the best compromise of being high/tight to the body, strong enough for my needs, and a useful step for the wife and kids. The way these install remind me of the RTR sliders, but at a significant discount, and the quality seems really good.
As others have commented, the packaging was top notch and my sliders arrived nearly flawless. I only had a few light scuffs (not through powder coat), which is surprising given the fact that every FedEx package delivered to my house looks like it fell off the truck on the highway a few times.
I even noticed that they added what appears to be sealant in the nooks and crannies to help protect from moisture and direct water out. Drain holes seem a little small in the corners of the dimple plate, so I may need to drill those out depending on how much they hold water (mud will make it worse). The sealant is something I haven't seen other manufactures do and coming from aerospace where almost all parts are installed with sealant on faying surfaces and with fillet seals, I'm a big fan of this approach. It is something that I wish RCI would do on their crossmember skids that already have significant surface rust because the powder coat can't get into the seams that were left unwelded on the upper side.
Couple things to note on install:
- As I mentioned in a previous post above, I had to swap the top plates because mine were swapped. Luckily I caught it before install.
- The install video recommends to torque down the center bracket to help get it aligned. However, this method resulted in my bracket sitting too low, making it impossible to get the slider to line up on both ends.
- I strongly suggest you wait to position the center bracket until you position the forward and aft brackets and slider. Once everything is hand tightened on the other brackets and slider, you can slide the center bracket into place.
- What I discovered upon positioning the center bracket was that the slot is off for the lower body mount on both sliders. See photo below. Looks to be off by 1/8" or so. Just enough to not be able to thread the fastener. This explains why I had the issues I did. I'm hoping to get replacement brackets that align properly, but will handle it on my own by routing out the slots if need be.
- Careful you don't lose any washers or nuts when installing on the pinch rail studs. I had a nut fall between the bracket and slider and it was a pain to get out without removing the slider.
- You may need to drill out your pinch rail holes for clearance. I managed to ram my sliders in place, but the sound wasn't pleasant LOL.
- Take your time positioning the slider. I got a little too carried a way and tapped the rocker panel with the slider enough to give it a slight dent.
I bought the L-shaped brackets on Amazon.@2door nice work with your stider modifications. Wondering about the brackets that your custom cover bolts to (circled in the attached pic) …did you fabricate those or source them from Amazon or similar?
