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I ordered and installed my stiders last weekend and ran into the same issue with the top panels being mounted on the wrong sides. Luckily I read this thread and was aware of that potential issue so I checked and made that correction before I mounted them.
I got mine yesterday and noticed the same thanks to this thread. Swapped the panels last night and will do the install today.
One more install pro tip, on the middle mounting bracket, make sure it's slid all the way to one side (towards the rear I think) to allow enough space for the backing washer to fit on there. The hole in the bracket for the stud is elongated, so there's plenty of room, I just had to slide it all the way to one side for everything to bolt together. Much easier to do when everything's loose.
Sorry about that! All outgoing shipments now have a label saying to check the orientation of the plates.
Correct, since this was called to our attention we started to place labels on every outgoing package to notify customers. It's a small issue that takes 5 minutes to swap over but can be a big headache if you get finish with the install and then have to remove them to swap the plates.
Could you please measure the total width? I'd like to know how far they stick out.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.
Here you go!Could you please measure the total width? I'd like to know how far they stick out.
Thanks, bud!Here you go!
Love the modifications! I'll be stealing your idea on the u nuts and drain holes after my next off road trip.It's been almost 4 months since I installed the TOR rock sliders on my 2 door, and here are my thoughts about them.
I love how they look, the built quality, and how beefy they are. There are some things that I think @Turn Offroad might improve though. One of them is the coating – it scratches pretty easily by the small rocks and sand that gets stuck in the shoes. I had GoRhino side steps on my Bronco before swapping them out for the TOR sliders, and the coating on those steps was more scratch resistant.
There's one design flaw that I'd like to focus on specifically. These rock sliders are prone to collect sand, rocks, and water inside of them due to the semi-open structure. The cutout logo in the step surface also adds its share of dirt to this problem.
I definitely didn't want to carry that ballast – it would eventually lead to corrosion. After some ideation, I came up with a solution on how to protect the internals from dirt, and here's what I did. I purchased two 60" x 3" x 0.75" 18ga stainless steel corner guards and made covers out of them. I coated them with the Rust-Oleum primer and textured spray paint.
When I bought these rock sliders, I liked that all the seams were covered with sealant, but later I came to the conclusion that it would have been better if TOR had made some cutouts along the bottom edge instead, so the water and dirt could find its way out. Even though I closed the top opening with the sheet metal, I drilled 5 small drain holes along the bottom edge, so that the water from a pressure washer could drain out and not sit there for days.
I covered the TOR logos with the Bronco badges. I made them using two keychains I had bought on Amazon. I'm sorry, TOR, – your cutout logo looked good, but the tires liked to play cornhole game with it. I can only wonder how much more ballast these rock sliders would have collected if my Bronco didn't have mudflaps.
I replaced the regular nuts with U-nuts. They will make the unscrewing process much easier in case I want to inspect the internals.
Even though the covers were not going to be much visible after the rock sliders have been installed, I was glad that the Rust-Oleum paint's texture turned out to be very close to the texture on the rock sliders.
Before this project, I had almost zero experience in metalworking, so it was quite a challenge for me, but can say that I'm pretty happy with the final result.
