School me: Bolt-On vs. Weld-On sliders

Man, I am sooooo looking at a set of these for my truck. I plan on welding them on, tho. Only question is if they are angled up or are they "flat" with the mounting tubes. If you could, please take a pic of the sliders. Thanks!!

 

I went weld-on because I don't mind welding on my frame, and the weight difference is important to me.

 

I went with weld on. I bought mine from Stubbs Welding. I wanted the HD SKO's but my wife is short and didn't want them to stick out too far. She has a hard time getting into my truck when she's wearing a dress.
Richard made me a custom simple single rail set.
I had my local exhaust guy weld them on for under $100. He welds on vehicles all the time and has a surge suppressor specifically for that. His welds are beautiful.
Just a thought.

 

You're doing it wrong. If my wife couldn't get in the truck easily, especially in a dress I would lift it higher and make it my mission to make sure she never knew sliders and steps existed.

 

I went with weld on from @RelentlessFab, decided to go that route because they're stronger, lighter, cheaper and I don't plan on removing them.

 

I went with bolt-on from @RelentlessFab. Wanted something that I could remove easily if needed.

 

I should be going to get them coated today. I'll post pictures later when they are on. I should probably do a test fit before I go too...

 

I went with @RelentlessFab for weld ons as well. Had my buddy who works on my truck put them on for me.
Very happy with the results.

 

Can't wait until I get mine! Did you get the fill plates?

 

Nah. I figure if I ever want them I'll just have someone local fab up some. I painted mine myself with bedliner, too.

Not sure when you ordered yours but I got mine for the black friday sale and they came in at the beginning of April. They got hammered by orders!

 

I wanted to retain the ability to easily remove them.

You can always weld your bolt ons but not the other way around.

I'm not buying that bolt on are weaker than weld in any way that's relevant to rock slider use. I believe failure would occur elsewhere before the attachment method failed. Plus we've learned from seismic building design that weld quality is a variable, and you might not know it's bad until years down the road when the shock load hits and suddenly your structure is compromised.

 

I went bolt on as i just didnt want to weld to my frame and wanted to be able to remove them in case any work needed to be done.

Also there was really only one proper true bolt on / no drill option on the market when i bought (SOS Concepts), their price was right and they were also sliders that stuck out the furthest as i wanted to protect against door dings etc. They came out great and have been great useful peaces of mind for sure.

 

I just ordered some cbi bolt on sliders. Not really for the eas or anything like that. But if I ever sell my taco I’m taking just about everything off it and keeping what I can. These Sliders might built for a taco but in reality they will fit on anything if you put in the work. Will be saving money down the line. But yeah welding is definitely stronger. But also I’d be pretty impressed if you break the bolts.

 

Sorry to revive an old comment but what basis do you "not buy" that bolt on siders are weaker than weld ons...?

Welding directly to the frame literally makes the sliders PART of the frame. Unless they are some shitty ass spot welds, it's fundamentally ignorant to say there's no difference between the strength of bolt on vs. weld on. If you're a structural engineer and can show me some studies that prove otherwise -specifically for offroading armor- I'll be happy to take a look but that would be like saying a bolted together frame isn't weaker than a welded one. I think fabricators out there would agree who work with this stuff every day.

The argument about parting out your truck easier with bolt on products is totally understandable and undeniable but weld on equipment IS stronger than bolt on when under extreme stress/load regardless of whatever justification you may have for wanting to go bolt on vs. weld on.

 

I have @CaliRaisedLed bolt on because I didn't want to mess around welding